February 21, 2023, Clermont Ferrand, Auvergne Rhone Alpes, France: Russia President Vladimir PUTIN delivers his speech to the nation, as the war is about to enter its second year, and a day after U.S. President Joe BIDEN’s surprise visit to Kyiv, in Ukraine, condemning Moscow’s ”brutal” assault on a sovereign country. Pictures taken on a computer on Rossiya 24 TV channel. (Credit Image: © Adrien Fillon/ZUMA Press Wire)
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August 23, 2023, Hong Kong, China: A group of fishermen pour mock-up ‘nuclear waste water’ on image of Japanese prime minister Kishida in response to the Japanese government’s decision to release Fukushima’s radioactive polluted discharge (nuclear waste water) into the Pacific Ocean. (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Press Wire)
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In the conflict in Ukraine, drones have become a weapon of choice. Russia has repeatedly accused Ukraine of carrying out drone strikes on its territory. Drones have been deployed by both sides in the conflict, with Russia using Iranian-made drones on targets in Ukraine, while Ukraine says it is rapidly increasing its production of drones as demand grows on the front line. Although Ukraine hasn’t claimed responsibility for specific drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said that attacks on Russian territory are an ”inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process”. These weapons are profoundly changing the ways that wars are being fought. Welcome to ‘DRONE WARS’
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August 15, 2023, HONG KONG, CHINA: China’s large financial enterprise, CHINA EVERBRIGHT GROUP’s Everbright Centre in the commercial hub in Hong Kong.Aug-15,2023Hong Kong.ZUMA/Liau Chung-ren (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Press Wire)
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The kids win today in the Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit, in Helena, Montana. The judge who heard the United States’ first constitutional climate trial earlier this year ruled in favor of a group of young plaintiffs who had accused state officials in Montana of violating their right to a healthy and clean environment. As reported in The Guardian, Eva, a plaintiff who was 14 when the suit was filed said, ”I’m so speechless right now. I’m really just excited and elated and thrilled.” The lawyers described the first-of-its-kind ruling as a ”game-changer” and a ”sweeping win”. The case was brought by the non-profit Our Children’s Trust legal team based in Eugene, Oregon. The firm has similar outstanding youth-led constitutional climate change cases pending in numerous state courts. The team is also litigating the ground breaking Juliana v United States federal climate change lawsuit moving its way through the federal court system.
June 20, 2023, Helena, Montana, USA: Youth plaintiffs walk to court before closing arguments in the landmark Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit attend trial in the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena. Sixteen young people argue that the state is robbing their future by embracing policies that contribute to climate change during the first of its kind constitutional lawsuit in the United States. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)
August 14, 2023: Game-Changer: Climate Kids Win! They win today the Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit, In Helena, Montana the judge who heard the United States’ first constitutional climate trial earlier this year ruled in favor of a group of young plaintiffs who had accused state officials in Montana of violating their right to a healthy and clean environment. As reported in The Guardian, Eva, a plaintiff who was 14 when the suit was filed said, ”I’m so speechless right now. I’m really just excited and elated and thrilled.” The lawyers described the first-of-its-kind ruling as a ”game-changer” and a ”sweeping win”. The case was brought by the non-profit Our Children’s Trust legal team based in Eugene, Oregon. The firm has similar outstanding youth-led constitutional climate change cases pending in numerous state courts. The team is also litigating the ground breaking Juliana v United States federal climate change lawsuit moving its way through the federal court system. FILE PHOTO TAKEN ON: June 12, 2023, Helena, Montana, USA: Youth plaintiffs and their attorneys in the the landmark Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit walk to the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena for the first day of their trial. Sixteen young people are suing the state of Montana over their constitution right to a safe and clean environment. It’s the first case of its kind to reach trial in the United States. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)
August 8, 2023, Elkton, Oregon, USA: A chocolate Labrador retriever keeps cool in a garden hose on a hot summer afternoon near Elkton in southwestern Oregon. The National Weather Service is predicting a heat dome moving into the area at the end of the week with temperatures expected to push over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)
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August 3, 2023, HONG KONG, CHINA: An animal caretaker gestures with a wand as she approaches male Two-Toed Sloth at OCEAN PARK,Hong Kong. New exhibition corner is opened at the Ocean Park for Sloth in order to strengthen public awareness for conservation of endangered species in the animal kingdom.Aug-3,2023Hong Kong.ZUMA/Liau Chung-ren (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Press Wire)
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