John Hume: Nobel Peace Laureate by Ita Marguet Laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December 1998, John Hume (born 18 January 1937) said … ‘I want to see Ireland as an example to men and women everywhere of what can be achieved by living for ideals, rather than fighting for them, and by viewing each and every person as worthy of respect and honour. I want to see an Ireland of partnership where we wage war on…
Dramatic Arctic fires and sea ice melt, show need for urgent climate action “Exceptional and prolonged” temperatures in Siberia, have left parts of the Arctic warmer than sub-tropical Florida, and fuelled “devastating” wildfires for a second consecutive year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday 24 July 2020, while warning also of rapidly decreasing sea ice along the Russian polar coast. According to the UN agency, temperatures in Siberia have been more than 5C above average from January…
