Category: International
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Los Angeles protests: a visual guide to what happened on the streets The Trump administration’s immigration raids in the California city prompted mostly peaceful protests, which escalated when the president sent in the national guard #LosAngelesProtests #FuckICE #Trump #LosÁngeles Colombian Presidential hopeful shot at Bogotá rally “Today I ask the international community to make an…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe
Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT First Nations people in Australia have long been disproportionately harmed by deaths in custody, according to the Australian Human Rights Commission. The death comes as the Yuendumu community prepares for the findings of an inquest into the fatal police shooting in 2019 of 19-year-old Warlpiri…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Damien Agossou Degbo
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s Evolved Man of the Week profile. Today, we will highlight historical and contemporary figures who embodied what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the teacher, trainer, and martial arts master Damien…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Words won’t save Gaza – The West must stop enabling Israel’s war Firstly, the UK and its allies must immediately suspend all arms exports and related components to Israel. Current UK measures – suspending just 10 percent of arms licences – are grotesquely inadequate. If the foreign secretary can describe the atrocities being committed by…
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The Rent’s Too Damn High
As a child, I would sit and imagine what life would be like as an adult. For example, things my imagined older self would buy and faraway places I’d travel when I had the funds. All the places I saw on the Discovery Channel and PBS as a kid I wanted to go as an…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
What did India and Pakistan gain – and lose – in their military standoff? The conflict erupted after gunmen killed 26 civilians in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir, on April 22. A little-known armed group, The Resistance Front (TRF), initially claimed responsibility, with India accusing Pakistan of backing it. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised retaliation,…
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The Evolved “Young” Men of the Week: Dhruv Chaudhary, Mithran Ladhania, and Mridul Jain
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s Evolved “Young” Men of the Week profile. Today, we will highlight historical and contemporary figures who embodied what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to teens from India, Dhruv Chaudhary, Mithran Ladhania,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
First U.N. aid reaches central Khartoum since Sudan war began, U.N. says The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) manages the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, which has disbursed over $14 million this year for aid partners in North Darfur, Haq said. This includes a $2.5 million emergency allocation released last week for health,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Al-Shabab battles Somalia’s army for strategic military base Al-Shabab has been fighting the Somali government for more than 16 years and frequently targets government officials and military personnel. It said in a statement that its fighters had captured the base and Wargaadhi town – a claim the government denied. #Ethiopia #Africa #War #Conflict NATO Was…
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Evolved “Young” Man of the Week: Sri Nihal Tammana
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s Evolved “Young” Man of the Week profile. Today, we will highlight historical and contemporary figures who embody what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the New Jersey Native, environmental campaigner and…
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