
U.N. expert group warns of risk to data-carrying underwater cables
Data worth an estimated $10 trillion — equal to twice Japan's GDP — moves through underwater cables every day.
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Data worth an estimated $10 trillion — equal to twice Japan's GDP — moves through underwater cables every day.
The four-member U.N. team went to Ankara and Istanbul and their report to the U.N. Human Rights Council is due in June.
The global trade federation IFPMA joined a chorus of voices saying health spending is a critical investment, not just a cost.
The U.S. will suspend participation in the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty against nuclear-capable cruise missiles.
U.N. special rapporteur Agnès Callamard requested and authorized the probe and her team now plans to visit Turkey.
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The Trump administration's broadsides embolden nations with poor rights records and encourage attacks on journalists.
Japan will leave the International Whaling Commission, which will drop to 88 members, and resume whaling in April.
The strikes are not affiliated with any political party but support international organizations seeking emissions cuts.
The non-binding deal tries to solve some of the polarizing but age-old issues surrounding people crossing borders.
The effort accompanied a similar pact for migration that the U.N. General Assembly also approved this month.
Negotiators overcame a deadlock on a crucial element about how nations must report their greenhouse gas emissions.