Category: Economics
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
In India, female bodybuilding is as challenging as it is rewarding “These bodybuilders on the contrary focus on their muscles and strength, which often defies the conventional views on femininity,” Kunnath explains. “It’s a complex landscape of stereotypical ideas and societal expectations of femininity they have to navigate.” #India #bodybuilding #WomenEmpowement #weightlifting 4 Talking Points…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Sudan army boycotts US-led peace talks The army dashed hopes of a ceasefire deal by boycotting Wednesday’s talks, saying it would not attend as the RSF had not implemented “what was agreed upon” in Saudi Arabia last year. #Sudan #Africa #War #Diplomacy Solidarity with Palestine must be about decolonisation, not just ceasefire The student protests…
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The Grand Old Party
A Letter from the U.S. Republican Party Greetings Peasants, We are the GOP, aka The Grand Ol’ Party. And our parties are great because it’s only white people that are invited unless you’re the help. We aren’t bigots because we are the Party of Lincoln, and he freed the slaves. Yet, the blacks still complain…
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Adulting is Expensive AF
“Life on Earth maybe expensive, but at least you get a free trip around the sun.” -Unknown When I was a kid (aging myself here), Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous was a colossal show. You’d see celebrity homes that were mansions. So I thought a million-dollar home would be a damn palace when I…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Horror, grief, trauma in Ethiopia’s Gofa a week after deadly landslides Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed posted on X on Tuesday that he was “deeply saddened by this terrible loss”, adding that the Federal Disaster Prevention Task Force has been deployed to the area and is working to reduce the impact of the disaster. But according to…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Eight Palestinian Olympic athletes to compete in Paris under the shadow of Gaza war For Nader Jayousi, technical director of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, the most important thing is not just to take part. The delegation is hoping to finally place an athlete on the winners’ podium. “We don’t need people to feel sorry for…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Project 2025 Continues the Historic Racist, Fascist Project It has also been conveniently forgotten how often democrats have assisted in bringing right wing policies to fruition. It was Bill Clinton whose Crime Bill, assisted by then Senator Joe Biden, sent thousands of Black people to jail. It was Clinton whose Telecommunications Act ended Federal Communications…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
“This Must End”: Israel Orders New Mass Evacuation, Continuing Attacks on Gaza Health System “We have an obligation as healthcare workers, as public health advocates, to state very clearly … our demands not only for an immediate and sustained ceasefire, but an end to the Israeli occupation.” #GazaGenocide #War #Violence #MiddleEast Jubilation and stunned silence:…
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The Week In Stories Around The Globe
China Mocks U.S. Presidential Debate: ‘Very Entertaining’ “Objectively speaking, the low-quality performance of these two old men was a negative advertisement for Western democracy,” he said, posting clips of the video with a jokey musical soundtrack. #China #DebateNight2024 #bidentrump #Politics TRUMP USED “PALESTINIAN” AS A SLUR. BIDEN AND DEBATE MODERATORS DIDN’T SAY A WORD. When…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Leftist Climate Scientist Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Mexican Presidency in Landslide With Mexico facing a devastating heatwave and other climate impacts, Sheinbaum has pledged to prioritize clean energy development, vowing to “lead a $13.6 billion program to jumpstart Mexico’s renewable energy sector,” Politicoreported. Sheinbaum is set to take office in October. #MEXICO #ClaudiaPrimeraPresidentaDeMéxico #LatinAmerica #EleccionesMéxico2024 Lebanon: Israel’s White Phosphorous Use…
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