Heavy Rain in Europe Increasingly Concentrated

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Photo by Atilla Bingöl on Unsplash From flooding in northern Italy to torrential rain in Slovenia and submerged subway stations in Paris, extreme weather events have become a reality in EU member states. Increasingly, heavy rainfall is causing flooded streets, evacuations, and billions in damage, placing enormous strain on cities and municipalities across the continent….

USCIRF Recommends Uzbekistan for Special Watch List Over Religious Freedom Violations

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Photo by Ozodbek Erkinov on Unsplash According to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Uzbekistan should be added to the U.S. State Department’s Special Watch List for engaging in systematic violations of religious freedom. The recommendation comes in the commission’s latest reporting, which highlights an array of laws and administrative practices that it says punish…