Category: Economics
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
What we know about Japan’s deadly earthquake A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit western Japan on Monday, killing at least 84 people and triggering fires, power outages, demolishing buildings and forcing evacuation orders for tens of thousands of residents along the coast. #Japan #earthquakes #Tsunami #JapanEarthquake NIAC Statement on Kerman Terrorist Attack in Iran NIAC President Jamal Abdi issued the following…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Starving Palestinians loot aid trucks as desperation mounts in Gaza’s Rafah “The humanitarian situation has become very desperate, not only for the residents of Rafah city but also for the one million displaced Palestinians here who are becoming hungry, thirsty and traumatised as the war pounds on,” said Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Rafah.…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks “Rape and arbitrary killings feature prominently in these results, along with kidnappings, extortion, and the destruction of property, illustrating a deeply concerning pattern of abuse inflicted upon civilian populations,” #CongoGenocide #CongoIsBleeding #Africa #UnitedNations Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify “We regret to…
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My Fellow Americans, Fuck You!
A Letter from Uncle Sam Greetings, my fellow Americans, This is Uncle Sam, or U.S. for short. My dear fellow Americans, I know many of you need healthcare, a living wage, and to get your student loan debt canceled. Well, too fucking bad. You damn peasants! I’m Uncle Sam, and I got wars to fund, dammit.…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Conflict in Sudan Growing in Scope, Brutality as World Remains Silent At the end of each year, she said, U.N. officials are usually hopeful of receiving any remaining funds left over for such an emergency. But, she added, “because of what is happening in Gaza … the funds that were intended or that could have…
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To Old for this Shit!
“I’m Getting Too Old For This Shit” is the catchphrase of the fictional character Roger Murtaugh (played by Danny Glover) from the Lethal Weapon series of buddy cop action films. At the time, Danny Glover was only 41 years old. This summer, on July 28th, 2023, I turned 40 years old. Like my boy Danny Glover, I’m also getting too old for this shit.…
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The Struggle for Peace
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched a violent and organized attack on civilians and IDF forces in Israel. Resulting in the deaths of 1,400 Israelis and 200 plus hostages being kidnapped by the organization. This tragic attack has had a violent ripple effect in the Middle East. The right-wing Netanyahu government has inflicted a swift…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Israeli Apartheid Is at the Heart of the Brutality in Gaza and Israel We need to change the conditions from which this brutality sprang. Sending more bombs, warplanes, guns and bullets won’t solve the problem. We’ve been providing Israel billions of our tax dollars—supplying about 20% of Israel’s entire military budget—for years. And we’ve done it…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Israel-Palestine escalation updates: Gaza under bombardment Following one of the deadliest attacks on Israel in decades, Netanyahu promised to turn all Hamas hideouts in Gaza to “rubble”, telling residents of the besieged enclave to “leave now”. It is a statement that underscores the fundamental plight of Palestinian civilians in Gaza who live under Israeli blockade…
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Lonely Boy
Loneliness: The Silent Killer The male loneliness epidemic is a growing problem in the United States and the United Kingdom. Men are more likely than women to report feeling lonely, and the number of lonely men has been increasing in recent years, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many factors contribute to male…
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