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In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges

The small Southeast Asian nation of East Timor is at an energy development crossroads

The Independent UK

White House's First Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Set To Leave the Administration This Month

Michael Leach has accompanied Biden as a champion of diversity and inclusion. The move comes as DEI efforts are disputed by GOP.

Latin Times

Biden's Top Migration Officer Set To Leave The White House Amid Increased Border Tension

Katie Tobin's departure comes amid high tensions between White House and senators on changes to Asylum laws

Latin Times

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East Timor heads to the polls in parliamentary election

East Timorese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that analysts said would likely see two resistance-era figures battle to be prime minister.

Reuters

As Timor-Leste heads to the polls, Armanda Ferriera remembers the cost of the country's independence

When 63-year-old Armanda Ferriera talks about Timor-Leste's bloody struggle for independence, tears spill from her eyes.

ABC News

East Timorese leader flies to Australia for critical talks

East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta is scheduled to arrive in Australia for a state visit as negotiations over lucrative gas resources reach a critical stage for his impoverished nation

The Independent UK

Australian FM warns East Timorese against Chinese debt

Australia’s foreign minister on a visit to East Timor is warning the nation against going into “unsustainable debt” to the Chinese on a major gas project

The Independent UK

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Penny Wong visits PNG and Timor-Leste as expert warns neighbours are ‘playing the China card’

Foreign affairs minister met PNG leaders on Monday in Port Moresby and will continue to Timor-Leste on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

In East Timor, president-elect confronts thorny addiction to oil

Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta will be inaugurated on Friday as his country eyes new oil and gas development.

Al Jazeera

Veterans face off in final round of East Timor presidential poll

Jose Ramos-Horta seems to have edge over Francisco ‘Lu Olo’ Guterres, but Asia’s youngest nation wants to move forward.

Al Jazeera

Profit strategy: Psychiatric facilities prioritize out-of-state kids

South Carolina children who need immediate, around-the-clock psychiatric care risk being stranded for days — even weeks — waiting for help, only to be sent hundreds of miles away from home for treatment.

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