MIL-OSI New Zealand: University of Otago announces academic promotions
Source: University of Otago Wednesday 12 December 2018 11:43am Announcing the advancements today, Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne commended the new professors, acknowledging their hard work, dedication and ability. “These promotions highlight the regard with which the individuals, and their work, is held, along with the integrity of their leadership. It also underscores the range of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Zealand’s National Statement to COP24 Climate Summit
Source: New Zealand Government Mr President, tena koe. E nga rangatira, tena koutou. The government that I am a part of, led by the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, has been in office for a little over one year. In that period of time we have pursued an extensive agenda in relation to climate change action. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: New Zealand’s National Statement to COP24 Summit
Source: New Zealand Government Mr President, tena koe. E nga rangatira, tena koutou. The government that I am a part of, led by the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, has been in office for a little over one year. In that period of time we have pursued an extensive agenda in relation to climate change action. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: PFAS advice for Kernot Lake in Morwell
Source: Government of Victoria 3 Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has detected PFAS (per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances) in Kernot Lake, Morwell and is advising the public not to eat fish caught there.PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals, many which have been in common use for many decades, including in historic firefighting foams and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Seeding southern clouds
Source: Australian Government – Antarctic Division Some members of the AIRBOX team: (from left) Dr Dagmar Kürbistin (Uni of Wollongong), Jared Lewis (Uni of Melbourne), Dr Robyn Schofield (Uni of Melbourne), Dr Ruhi Humphries (CSIRO), Dr Alberto Alberello (Uni of Adelaide), and Dr Alessandro Toffoli (Uni of Melbourne) (Photo: Glenn Jacobson) 12th December 2018 A […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Translation: What is discussed in the COP24 and why reaching an agreement is more complex than it seems?
MIL OSI Translation. Region: Spanish / Latin America / UN – Source: United Nations – in Spanish Headline: What is discussed in the COP24 and why reaching an agreement is more complex than it seems? Nearly 100 ministers are expected to conclude negotiations for the 24th UN Conference on Climate Change, also known as COP24 […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Sincha Dimara: My mother, a West Papuan survivor of many hardships, spurred along by her faith
PROFILE: By Sincha Dimara in Port Moresby I once asked my mother how was it that she married at the tender age of 16 and left home in West Papua for a foreign land – neighbouring Papua New Guinea – never to see family again for more than three decades. She told me: “When your […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Video: Migration Conference closes with pledge to help millions
Source: United Nations (Video News) [embedded content] As the Intergovernmental Conference on Migration closes in Marrakech, Morocco, Member States who adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration are set to work on its implementation at national level. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3pSnYkjOVU MIL OSI Video –
Read More →MIL-OSI Video: Surgeons Aboard USNS Comfort Perform a Cleft Lip Surgery
Source: US Navy (video statements) [embedded content] RIOHACHA, Colombia (Dec. 2, 2018) Canadian forces Maj. Davin Schmidt, an oral surgeon aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), speaks on the cleft lip surgery performed on a young patient aboard the ship. Comfort is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: PTSB securitisation deal to become the norm with EU debt proposal – Carthy
Source: Sinn Féin 11 December, 2018 – by Matt Carthy MEP PTSB securitisation deal to become the norm with EU debt proposal – Carthy Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has said that the Permanent TSB deal to sell thousands of mortgages in a securitisation deal will become the norm under a new proposal from the […]
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