Category: Nature
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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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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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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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Death toll in Libya’s Derna flooding could reach 20,000: Mayor ‘We undertook all the precautions and informed the … the inhabitants of the areas the disaster could have taken place, we created an emergency room .. the security forces carried out their duty,” he said. #Libya #LibyaFlood #Africa #NaturalDisasters Japan says swarms of tourists defiling…
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BRICS expansion sparks joy in Africa “You can see the deliberate effort to represent Africa regionally,” Chitanga told DW. “South Africa being from Southern Africa, they [BRICS] have added Ethiopia from East Africa and Egypt from North Africa,” he noted, adding that the move would represent African interests more broadly and inclusively #BRICS #Africa #economy #trade Minnesota…
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FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup win kiss His tenure has been marked by moves to modernize Spanish soccer as well as scandal. He revamped the Copa del Rey to make it a shorter and more exciting competition. But his overhaul of the Spanish Super Cup, which…
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23-Year-Old Kezia Asiedua Sanie Becomes Youngest Member Of Board Of Trustees For Head Of State Awards Scheme. ” It’s more than just a title to me – it’s a chance for me to help expand the initiative to reach thousands of young people to make positive changes in their lives by helping them to reach…
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200 Members of Congress Vow Not to Interfere If UPS Workers Strike “All workers, including UPS Teamsters, deserve fair wages, safe conditions, and decent benefits,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “If a bargaining agreement can’t be reached, we will not intervene if UPS workers strike.” #UPS #WorkersRights #Solidarity #UnionStrong A spicy taste of freedom in China…
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Jenin updates: Residents start rebuilding after Israeli attack “[Palestinians] cannot be treated as a collective security threat by the occupying Power, all the more while it advances the annexation of occupied Palestinian land, and displacement and dispossession of its Palestinian residents,” #Jenin #FreePalestine #isreal #WarCrimes OceanGate and How the Wealthy Kill One Person Killed, Several…
