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October 13th is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction with the United Nations. The day focuses on the rising cost of disasters, as well as disaster risks, including the impact of climate change and development choices.  Fatma Özdoğan, PhD Candidate and Researcher at the University of Montreal, co-wrote an article on this topic, focused on the impact of how we talk about disasters, with Professor Ali Asgary of York University.  Wire Host Caeden spoke to Özdoğan for International Desk.

The Israeli military has intercepted the Freedom Flotilla, which is trying to break Israel's aid blockade by delivering food and medicine to Gaza. Wire Host Caeden spoke to Acacia O'Connor, actor and on-the-ground spokesperson for the Global Movement to Gaza, about Israel's interception of the flotilla, and what we know about the whereabouts of the New Zealanders on board. Update: All three New Zealanders who are part of the Freedom Flotilla are confirmed to be taken by the Israeli Military. There will be a snap action taking place in Te Komititanga from 3pm today to protest what has happened.

Earlier this month, four out of five members of Brazil's supreme court voted to convict the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a military coup after losing the 2022 election.  However, members of the right-wing political opposition that support Bolsonaro are attempting to pass a bill that would give him amnesty.  For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Dr Marieke Riethof, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics at the University of Liverpool, about the conviction of Bolsonaro and the public response.

Last week, thousands of young people began mass protests in Nepal, sparked by a social media ban but over larger frustrations with government corruption. The protests have led to Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign, especially in the wake of public outrage over the killing of 22 people during the police crackdown on protestors.  For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to University of Queensland Lecturer in Political Science Dr DB Subedi about the circumstances behind these protests, how they fit into the wider region, and the misinformation surrounding them.

The Trump administration's crackdown on both tertiary education and immigration is creating an uncertain environment for students in the United States, particularly international students.  It also comes as the administration has slashed research funding, rolled back protections for disadvantaged student groups, threatened lawsuits against colleges, dismantled the education department and more. For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Yale Daily News' Andre Fa'aoso, about what it's like to be an international student in the United States right now. 

“When Genocide Wasn't News” is a recently released Canadian book that documents major Canadian news organisations' reporting on Gaza. The book claims the media has “whitewashed Israeli violence, dehumanised Palestinians and smeared a growing protest movement.” Gabriela Perdomo Páez, Assistant Professor of journalism at Mount Royal University, says journalists who support peace efforts can easily be accused of being “biased” in favour of those promoting peace.  For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Perdomo Páez about Canadian news coverage of Gaza.

Once a beacon of democratic progress, Georgia is at risk of sliding into authoritarianism, particularly due to Russian influence.  Six opposition leaders face criminal charges, and the major opposition parties have been banned, while “Georgia Dream”, the political party in power, faces allegations of corruption and voter fraud. However, the party faces increasing opposition within Georgia, including mass protests over their pro-Russia laws.  82% of Georgians feel their country is in crisis, with 78% directly citing the Georgian Dream political party as the cause.  Wire Host Caeden spoke to Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, about Georgia's anti-democratic crackdowns and public response.

United States President Donald Trump's mega-spending bill passed its final vote in the House of Representatives and is now set to become law. Despite its controversy and universal opposition from the Democrats, the bill has been supported by the vast majority of Republicans. For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Associate Professor of Political Science at Boise State University, Charlie Hunt, about the bill and Republican support.

Los Angeles is approaching a week of protests against ICE, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Over 200 protestors have been arrested since the protests began, and restrictions have been placed on protestors, including a curfew. The White House has sent 2,000 members of the National Guard to the city already, and another 2,000 are expected to be deployed. This is despite California Governor Gavin Newsom attempting to stop their deployment.  For International Desk, I spoke to Andre Fa'aoso from the Yale Daily News about the protests.

The United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled that trans women do not meet the definition of women under UK equality laws. The decision means services for women, such as refuges, hospital wards, and toilets, can exclude trans women. For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Jane Fae, a director at TransActual UK, about this decision and its backlash.

The United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled that trans women do not meet the definition of women under UK equality laws. The decision means services for women, such as refuges, hospital wards, and toilets, can exclude trans women. For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Jane Fae, a director at TransActual UK, about this decision and its backlash.

Kilmar Ábrego García, a man legally in the United States, was wrongly deported to a maximum security prison in El Salvador earlier this month.  The Trump administration refuses to bring Ábrego García back to the United States despite a Supreme Court ruling stating that Trump must “facilitate” this process. Wire Host Caeden spoke to Associate Professor Jean Lantz Reisz from the Gould School of Law at the University of Southern California about Ábrego García's removal from the US and what this means for the rule of law.

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested by the International Criminal Court and will be tried in the Hague for crimes against humanity. This comes as the ICC faces criticism for other, more controversial current arrest warrants, including those against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Wire Host Caeden spoke to Dr Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria from Curtin University in Perth about Duterte's arrest and broader issues facing the ICC.

Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a Signal group chat with top United States security officials who were discussing military plans for strikes on Yemen. The group chat discussed operational details, and officials, including the Vice President JD Vance, seemed unaware of Goldberg's presence.  Jeffrey Goldberg initially left out some of these sensitive details in his article on the group chat but has released more specific information after the Trump administration downplayed the situation and said no classified information was shared. For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Andre Fa'aoso from the Yale Daily News about this issue.

Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a Signal group chat with top United States security officials who were discussing military plans for strikes on Yemen. The group chat discussed operational details, and officials, including the Vice President JD Vance, seemed unaware of Goldberg's presence.  Jeffrey Goldberg initially left out some of these sensitive details in his article on the group chat but has released more specific information after the Trump administration downplayed the situation and said no classified information was shared. For International Desk, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Andre Fa'aoso from the Yale Daily News about this issue.

The United States is seeing a surge in backlash to the Trump administration's policies, particularly those focused on undermining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion domestically and the administration's foreign policy position on Palestine. Wire Host Caeden spoke to University of Waikato Senior Lecturer in history Garritt Van Dyk about the history of boycotts and the resurgence of this protest tactic against Trump. They then spoke to Andre Fa'aoso from the Yale Daily News for his perspective from the ground on these growing opposition movements, particularly the impact of these movements within Universities.

The United States is seeing a surge in backlash to the Trump administration's policies, particularly those focused on undermining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion domestically and the administration's foreign policy position on Palestine. Wire Host Caeden spoke to University of Waikato Senior Lecturer in history Garritt Van Dyk about the history of boycotts and the resurgence of this protest tactic against Trump. They then spoke to Andre Fa'aoso from the Yale Daily News for his perspective from the ground on these growing opposition movements, particularly the impact of these movements within Universities.

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden speaks to Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about Waitangi Day and the new ‘State of the Nation' report from the Salvation Army. And for the inaugural International Desk, 95bFM's new segment focused on breaking and under-reported news from around the globe, they speak to Brock University's Dr. Jordan House about California's use of incarcerated individuals as firefighters. For City Counselling this week, Producer Sofia catches up with Councillor Fairey about further criticism regarding Auckland Council's proposed restrictions on dog walking, as well as further criticism on the decision process to move the Western Springs speedway to Waikaraka Park.  And she speaks to co-President of the New Zealand Association of Scientists and Principal Investigator in Te Pūnaha Matatini Centre of Research Excellence, Troy Baisden, about US President Donald Trump cutting and limiting rafts of funding for science and health research and its implications.

The recent wildfires in Los Angeles drew attention to the hundreds of firefighters who came from California's prison system. The California Department of Corrections has claimed their “Fire Camp Program” is voluntary but this has come into question by prison reform advocates and ex-incarcerated individuals. Advocates have called for stronger protections for incarcerated workers, especially as climate change creates a need for an expanded labour force to respond to natural disasters. For our inaugural International Desk, 95bFM's segment focused on breaking and under-reported news from around the globe, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Brock University's Dr Jordan House about this programme and its potential in other jurisdictions such as Canada.

WIA Director and Company Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ. - WIA's Editor-in-Chief of Amateur Radio magazine Roger Harrison VK2ZRH. - VK4FUQ Felix will have the operational news, VK3FFF Bruce takes a look at Special Interest Group news and VK2LAW Jason is at our International Desk. - Many clubs have held a "Bunnings Sausage Sizzle' this year but we have news of a club that has done 18,000 times better.

This is the ALARA presentation which we do several times each year including very close to Christmas, I'm ALARA President VK2AYL Michelle. - Lesley VK5LOL with the operational news covering contests and a look through the "DX Window". - Presenting the news with me this week will be Shirley VK5YL who will be covering the International Desk and we'll also have A.R.Newlines Editor Caryn Eve Murray KD 2 GUT. - Linda VK7QP will handle special Interest Group news but to start todays Broadcast WIA Directors Lee VK3GK and Chris VK3FY.

This is the ALARA presentation which we do close to our Birthday and the ALARA contest each year, I'm ALARA President VK2AYL Michelle. - Presenting the news with me this week will be Shirley VK5YL who will be covering the International Desk. -Lesley VK5LOL with the operational news covering contests and a look through the "DX Window". - Linda VK7QP will handle special Interest Group news and we also have WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ.

Migrants are returning to Australia post-pandemic, and with more and more non-English speakers in our community, some firms may see a need to build international desks that can better service those persons to ensure equal access to justice. Both from the perspectives of legal service and business needs, building such a desk makes a lot of sense. On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Robinson Gill principal Lu Cheng about her experience in running her firm's China desk, how and why the opportunity to build such a capability within her suburban firm came about, what is so important about building such desks, and the ever-present need to ensure equal access to justice to those in the community. Ms Cheng also responds to questions about whether or not offering such services for non-English speakers in the community will become a duty for law firms of all stripes, the challenges in establishing an international desk within a law firm, how to manage client relationships for those non-English speakers, ensuring that business owners and leaders see the value in establishing an international desk, and the trends dictating the need for such capabilities. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

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We continue the story of a covert smuggling operation to bring abortion pills into Ukraine, shortly after the Russian invasion. In this episode, reporters Katz Laszlo and Gregory Warner go to Ukraine, landing on a fall night during a citywide blackout, to pick up the trail of the pills and find out about the doctors and patients who needed them. But as they follow the pills around the country, what they learn changes their understanding of how we talk about these pills, and how we talk about choice, in a war.  This episode is the second of two done in collaboration with NPR's Rough Translation. You can find the first episode here (https://zpr.io/CnmNVFQ6X5gc). Special thanks to the Rough Translation team for reporting help. Thanks also to Liana Simstrom, Irene Noguchi, and Eleana Tworek. Thanks to the ears of Valeria Fokina, Andrii Degeler, Noel King, Robert Krulwich and Sana Krasikov. And to our interpreters, Kira Leonova and Tetyana Yurinetz. Thanks to Drs Natalia, Irna & Diana. To Yulia Mytsko, Yulia Babych, Maria Hlazunova, Nika Bielska, Yvette Mrova, Lauren Ramires, Jane Newnham, Olena Shevchenko, Marta Chumako, Jamie Nadal, Jonathan Bearak, and the many others who we spoke with for this story. Thank you to NPR's International Desk and the team at the Ukraine bureau. Translations from Eugene Alper and Dennis Tkachivsky. Voice over from Lizzie Marchenko and Yuliia Serbenenko. Archival from the Heal Foundation. Legal guidance provided by Micah Ratner, Lauren Cooperman, and Dentons.  Ethical guidance from Tony Cavin.  EPISODE CREDITS: Guest hosted by - Gregory Warner and Molly Webster Reported by - Katz Laszlo, Gregory Warner  Produced by - Tessa Paoli, Daniel Girma, Adelina Lancianese w/ production help from - Nic M. Neves Mixer - James Willetts and Robert Rodriguez w/ mixing help from - Jeremy Bloom Fact-checking by - Marisa Robertson-Textor and Edited by - Brenna Farrell Music: John Ellis composed the Rough Translation theme music.  Original music from Dylan Keefe.  Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions and FirstCom Music.     CITATIONSPhotos -  See a Lviv blackout through host Gregory Warner's eyes – he posted photos from his time in Lviv on Twitter (https://zpr.io/egzpZZw7xPKk). Podcasts - To understand Ukraine's president, it helps to know the training ground of his youth: the competitive comedy (https://zpr.io/ympqrikgCkE3) circuit, in this Rough Translation episode.  Listen to “No-Touch Abortion” (https://zpr.io/5SB6bpNzUs6r) from Radiolab for more on the science and use of abortion pills  Articles -  Further reading: a study on medical abortion (https://zpr.io/f8h5WNfKaMtk) by Galina Maistruck, one of the main sources in our piece Our newsletter comes out every Wednesday. It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Sign up (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)! Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today. Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org. Leadership support for Radiolab's science programming is provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation Initiative, and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.  

We are joined by another international subject matter expert this week, in Laura van der Zwet!  Learn all about the great work being done by the Dutch Probation Service. Specifically, their International Office.   If you have ever watched an episode of Locked Up Abroad, and been curious as to that experience, you are going to love my chat with Laura!  Not only has Dutch Probation devised a model to address the issue of their citizen's being detained in prisons outside of the Netherlands, but that have learned how to leverage a network of international volunteers to support it.  Always a pleasure learning new cultures and systems...and Laura does not disappoint! The International Desk, Dutch Probation The Criminologist channel, You Tube The Paragon Group

Fighting right-wing smears of progressive healthcare proposals.   Republicans have been so effective at smearing so-called “government-run” healthcare as expensive and wasteful that they have obscured just how much the current, private healthcare industry gouges Americans on everything from pharmaceutical drugs to routine care. This week, we're re-airing two interviews with experts who say healthcare can be safer and more affordable if corporations got out of our collective pockets.  Dan Zuberi  If hospitals would spend a little more money paying their own employees, instead of outsourcing for the cheapest support workers, they would save money by cutting down on costly hospital infections. That's the analysis from health professor Dan Zuberi. Steve Knievel  Steve Knievel is an advocate for Public Citizen's Access to Medicines program, focusing on expanding affordable access to medicines. They say that to help stop Big Pharma's price gouging in the U.S., Congress must listen to the American public, ignore the pharmaceutical industry's high-paid lobbyists and finally pass legislation granting Medicare the authority to negotiate drug prices. Jim Hightower   The Sad Whine of Supreme Court Right   Ralph Waldo Emerson told about a guest who came to dinner and spent the entire evening prattling about his own integrity: “The louder he talked of his honor,” Emerson wrote: “the faster we counted our spoons.”   Today, America has not one, but six guests in our national home babbling about their integrity. They are the six extremist Republican judges who now control our Supreme Court, and it's a bit unsettling to hear them go on and on, almost frantically pleading with us to believe in their judicial impartiality. Bill Press The View From Europe with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli   Sylvia Poggioli is senior European correspondent for NPR's International Desk. She covers Italy, the Vatican, Western Europe, and the Balkans. Poggioli has reported on the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, the civil war in the former Yugoslavia, and how immigration has transformed European societies.   If you'd like to hear the entire episode, visit BillPressPods.com.  

Sylvia Poggioli is senior European correspondent for NPR's International Desk. She covers Italy, the Vatican, Western Europe, and the Balkans. Poggioli has reported on the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, the civil war in the former Yugoslavia, and how immigration has transformed European societies. Today Bill featured the work of the World Central Kitchen run by Chef Jose Andres. They have served millions of meals in disaster areas and war zones, including over a million meals in and around Ukraine. You can support their work by visiting the World Central Kitchen website at WCK.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The NOAA Climate Prediction Center International Desk provides an amazing service to governments and humanitarian organizations around the world- -all free of charge. Join us to learn about the extensive forecast products that the International Desk Provides, how these have evolved, and how they meet the needs of customers such as USAID.

International Desk reports on Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissing the government and dissolved parliament after anti-governments against Covid-19 handling, economic depression, and poverty. Mariam Ben Slama is a masters student from the Paris Institute of Political Science.  She spoke to Justin from the city of Sousse.

Justin spoke to Health, SIS, and GCSB Minister Andrew Little about Chinese cyberattacks, terror suspect Suhayra Aden being repatriated to New Zealand, and several University of Auckland professors believing mātauranga Māori is not science. International Desk reports on the political situation in Tunisia. Neighbourhood Watch updates on Covid restrictions in SA and NSW, as well as reporting on sexual harrasement training for federal politicians, and a settlement for abused inmates at a NT youth detention centre. Producer Conor Head-McCarthy reports on the Commerce Commission's draft report into supermarket competition and pricing.

International Desk updates on Brexit, as the transition period between the UK and the EU will end on December 31st.

On their weekly chat, Justin and Health Minister Andrew Little talked about the government's COVID vaccination programme and a deal over Ihumātao. International Desk reports on the updates on Brexit. The Thursday Wire showcases the best of 2020, including Ayana talking to Minister Damien O'Conor over RECP, the Auckland Central candidates' debate, and a January interview with Dr Siousxie Wiles on coronaviruses.

James reports on the private Green School in Taranaki recieving more than 10 million dollars in government funding. Justin caught up with Justice Minister Andrew Little and talked about border testing, raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility, and restrictions surrounding referendum campaigns. On Neighbourhood Watch, Zoe updates Justin on what's happening in Australia on the terms of coronavirus, and indigenous people in Queesland blocking access to a coal mine. International Desk reports on a coup d'etat in Mali.

International Desk reports on a coup in the Western African nation of Mali, as a faction of the military known as the National Commitee for the Salvation of People (CNSP) outsed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

Diari Ayah bertemu Sujadi Siswo, seorang wartawan veteran yang sudah 30 tahun berkecimpung dalam industri media & kewartawanan.Pengalamannya terlalu banyak dan harus kita akribkan. Beliau merupakan ketua di International Desk, Channel NewsAsia.Bila ditugaskan sebagai Bureau Chief di Indonesia selama 10 tahun, beliau melalui berbagai cabaran dan pengalaman menarik di sana. Antaranya beliau dapat menembusi network Jemaah Islamiah untuk menemuramah mereka dan pernah laporannya dipersoalkan di Indonesia oleh pihak tertinggi.Sujadi juga merupakan Executive Producer rancangan Selamat Pagi Singapura ketika saya menjadi antara pengacaranya.www.kedaisujimy.comwww.twitter.com/sujimymohamad

Fillipina journalist and media owner Maria Reesa has been found guilty of "cyber libel" and could face up to 6 years in prison.  

International Desk reports on the conviction of Fillipina journalist Maria Reesa for "cyber libel". Justin Wong spoke to Green MP Chloe Swarbrick on Auckland Council's emergency budget. On Community Garden, Bronwyn Wilde talked to artist and curator Sophie Jeram about the distinction between public space and common space. Justin also discussed with Peter-Lucas Jones of Te Whakaruruhau o Nga Reo Irirangi Maori about the government's proposal to reform Maori media.

Justin brings us an update on the happenings in Hong Kong this week. 

Darragh O'Connor is back with episode #324 of the International Desk on Phoenix 92.5 FM in Dublin to review this past Sunday's first-ever all-women's WWE PPV, Evolution, with Mike Freland (Freland's Wrestling Rewind and Front Row Material) and Tony Cottam (SmashCast).

Darragh O'Connor and Brin O’Rourke are back with episode #323 of the International Desk on Phoenix 92.5 FM in Dublin to discuss DX reuniting in 2018 and Shawn Michaels returning to the ring.

Darragh O'Connor returns with #322 of the International Desk and is joined by Wrestleview.com's Editor in Chief Adam Martin to discuss a variety of topics including the Brie Bella/Liv Morgan incident on RAW, attending ALL IN and Starrcast in Chicago, debate over Cody Rhodes post-WWE and WWE returning to Saudi Arabia.

I am, I suppose, somewhere in the middle of the pack when it comes desk organization. Somewhere, that is, between a "compulsive." whose desk is clean except for a small symmetrical pile of papers beside a cup of well-sharpened pencils, and a "chaotic." whose workspace looks like the emptied-out contents of a half dozen waste-paper baskets. The problem, of course, is how to impose some organization on the mountain of things you really should read or think about. I mean, where do you even start? I used to have the same problem when it came to describing the U.S. financial environment. 

Ricardo Evangelista, Head of International Desk at Evangelista says the Middle East clients are more inclined to trade oil and metals. “Clients understand that the current climate instigates weakness in oil”, says Evangelista and adds, “the traders are more emotionally attached to oil… it is more like a sacred cow, hence traders struggle psychologically to bet against their gift”. atch the full segment as Evangelista discusses Qatar-Saudi tiff and how the clients are adjusting to the political turmoil in the UK.

Ricardo Evangelista, Head of International Desk at ActivTrades, talks about the upcoming revolution in the world of financial markets technology - Artificial Intelligence. Evangelista and Presenter Zak Mir discuss the potential merits and demerits of artificial intelligence, its impact on the job markets and the potential regulations and finally whether artificial intelligence will overpower human decision making. #ActivTrades, #ArtificialIntelligence, #trading, #risk, #markets, #technology