umbertino Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Irish border checks risk creating a 'depressing, jobless' region Survey reveals devastating emotional impact as people in area fear return of hard border Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent Tue 15 Oct 2019 13.15 BST https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/15/irish-border-checks-risk-creating-depressing-jobless-region Russian troops patrol between Turkish and Syrian forces on border Soldiers’ presence underlines Moscow’s role as power broker after evacuation of US personnel Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Tue 15 Oct 2019 15.04 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/15/russian-troops-patrol-between-turkish-and-syrian-forces-on-border Catalan independence leaders accused of 'totalitarian attitude' Spain’s foreign minister says regional government excludes views of people who do not back independence Sam Jones in Madrid and Stephen Burgen in Barcelona Tue 15 Oct 2019 10.22 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/15/new-catalan-vote-on-independence-is-inevitable-says-jailed-leader 30 years after communism, eastern Europe divided on democracy's impact Pew research reveals very different views on whether countries are better off today Jon Henley Europe correspondent Tue 15 Oct 2019 15.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/15/30-years-after-communism-east-europeans-divided-over-democracys-impact 'Failing' food system leaves millions of children malnourished or overweight Unicef report finds poorest children at greatest risk, while price of healthy food in rich nations drives food poverty Saeed Kamali Dehghan Tue 15 Oct 2019 14.26 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/15/failing-food-sy US nuclear bombs at Turkish airbase complicate rift over Syria invasion US officials said to be looking at moving nuclear devices as Congress plans sanctions Julian Borger in Washington and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Mon 14 Oct 2019 19.40 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/14/us-bombs-at-turkish-airbase-complicate-rift-over-syria-invasion Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny condemns mass raids Searches appears to be attempt to disrupt work of Kremlin’s most prominent critic Shaun Walker Tue 15 Oct 2019 16.56 BST First published on Tue 15 Oct 2019 09.25 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/15/mass-raids-target-russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny How Macron discovered the soft power of the working class The French president has realised that those who have been ignored for too long are the ones pulling populists’ strings Tue 15 Oct 2019 12.29 BST Last modified on Tue 15 Oct 2019 17.16 BST Christophe Guilluy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/15/macron-soft-power-working-class-france Saudi ambassador accuses Turkey of causing chaos in Syria New envoy to UK also says Riyadh is losing confidence in Donald Trump Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor Tue 15 Oct 2019 05.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/15/saudi-ambassador-accuses-turkey-of-causing-chaos-in-syria The Kurds have faced their own ‘endless war’. And this is a dark new chapter Since 1984 nearly 50,000 Kurds have been killed in the conflict with Turkey. And yet Erdoğan’s latest offensive was avoidable Mon 14 Oct 2019 18.14 BST Last modified on Tue 15 Oct 2019 09.59 BST By Giran Ozcan ( Peoples’ Democratic party representative to the USA ) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/14/kurds-endless-war-turkey-erdogan Tunisia election: 'Robocop' Kais Saied wins presidential runoff Thousands take to streets after exit polls give conservative academic more than 70% of the vote Michael Safi in Amman and agencies Mon 14 Oct 2019 07.52 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/14/tunisia-election-exit-polls-point-to-landslide-win-for-robocop-kais-saied Turkey-Syria offensive: Kurds reach deal with Damascus to stave off assault Agreement to hand over border towns comes after more than 700 Isis affiliates escape camp Bethan McKernan in Akçakale Mon 14 Oct 2019 08.30 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/13/kurds-reach-deal-with-damascus-in-face-of-turkish-offensive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 Indigenous-led protests force Ecuador to reverse fuel subsidy cuts ordered by IMF October 15, 2019 12:17 PM CDT By Matthew Trinder https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/indigenous-led-protests-force-ecuador-to-restore-fuel-subsidy-cuts-ordered-by-imf/ 'They were sent to the slaughter': Mexico mourns 13 police killed in cartel ambush Ambush the latest in string of brazen attacks by Mexico’s drug cartels, as President Amlo defends strategy to halt the violence Jo Tuckman in Morelia Tue 15 Oct 2019 23.20 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/15/mexico-police-officers-killed-cartel-ambush-michoacan Erdoğan’s calamitous Syrian blunder has finally broken his spell over Turkey The belligerent president has forgotten that his country is a democracy, not a dictatorship. It is time for him to go Tue 15 Oct 2019 17.41 BST Last modified on Tue 15 Oct 2019 21.50 BST Simon Tisdall https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/15/erdogan-syria-turkey-democracy-dictatorship 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Global economy faces $19tn corporate debt timebomb, warns IMF Update on markets lists eight leading countries, including US, China and UK, as vulnerable Larry Elliott in Washington Wed 16 Oct 2019 13.30 BST https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/16/global-economy-faces-19tn-corporate-debt-timebomb-warns-imf Today we pledge to give the climate crisis the attention it demands The Guardian’s editor-in-chief explains why support from our readers is crucial in enabling us to produce fearless, independent reporting that addresses the climate emergency Wed 16 Oct 2019 09.11 BST Last modified on Wed 16 Oct 2019 16.45 BST Katharine Viner https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/16/today-we-pledge-to-give-the-climate-crisis-the-attention-it-demands At first, I accepted Brexit. Now it’s become clear that we must not leave the EU The lesson of the past three years is that the referendum dream that voters were sold simply can’t be delivered Wed 16 Oct 2019 15.47 BST Last modified on Wed 16 Oct 2019 16.06 BST By Martin Kettle https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/16/at-first-accepted-brexit-now-clear-must-not-leave-eu Europe can’t keep shutting its eyes to the disaster in Syria We have to break out of our narrow navel-gazing: this is the Spanish civil war of our times Wed 16 Oct 2019 11.30 BST Last modified on Wed 16 Oct 2019 15.58 BST Natalie Nougayrède https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/16/europe-shutting-eyes-disaster-syria The EU praises ‘the common good’, but its words ring hollow The chaos of the Brexit process has lent the European Union a veneer of calm and wisdom. Don’t be fooled Wed 16 Oct 2019 12.36 BST Last modified on Wed 16 Oct 2019 13.05 BST Lea Ypi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/16/eu-common-good-brexit-process-european-union How do we feed the world without destroying the planet? Hunger and the climate crisis are inextricably linked - the challenge is how to solve one while not exacerbating the other Wed 16 Oct 2019 07.00 BST Last modified on Wed 16 Oct 2019 11.53 BST By Bob Geldof ( Musician, Live Aid Organizer) https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/16/how-do-we-feed-the-world-without-destroying-the-planet Trump holds press conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella Published 8 min ago Kevin Breuninger https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/16/watch-trump-holds-press-conference-with-italian-president.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 Pence and Erdoğan agree on ceasefire plan but Kurds reject 'occupation' Mike Pence strikes deal with Turkish president in Ankara Agreement appears to cement key Turkish objectives Bethan McKernan in Istanbul and Julian Borger in Washington Thu 17 Oct 2019 21.38 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/17/us-delegation-seeks-syria-ceasefire-after-trump-undercuts-mission-turkey-mike-pence Shifting frontlines intensify Syria's humanitarian crisis Aid agencies struggle to respond as 300,000 people are displaced from their homes Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Thu 17 Oct 2019 18.14 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/17/shifting-frontlines-syria-leave-aid-agencies-struggling-respond Chaos in Hong Kong chamber over violent attack on activist Carrie Lam abandons chamber again after lawmakers decry assault on protest leader Associated Press in Hong Kong Thu 17 Oct 2019 08.32 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/17/hong-kong-chamber-attack-activist-carrie-lam-protest Revealed: rightwing push to ban criticism of Israel on US campuses Documents seen by Guardian show fresh attack on university debate under the guise of prohibiting antisemitism Ed Pilkington in New York Thu 17 Oct 2019 07.01 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/16/conservative-activists-want-to-outlaw-antisemitism-in-public-education-why-is-that-a-bad-thing ‘Democracy in Bolivia has two faces’: ambivalence as Evo Morales seeks fourth term Government has invested in infrastructure and social programs, but critics fear ‘the end of democracy’ if Morales wins Linda Farthing in La Paz Thu 17 Oct 2019 08.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/17/bolivia-election-evo-morales-seeks-fourth-term Budapest's new mayor: my win proves there's more to Hungary than Orbán Gergely Karácsony was elected on Sunday, beating far-right prime minister’s candidate Shaun Walker in Budapest Thu 17 Oct 2019 12.55 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/17/gergely-karacsony-mayor-budapest-eu-hungary-liberal-viktor-orban A better version of ‘remain’ is possible – and Labour should negotiate it Johnson’s deal threatens the breakup of the UK. Instead, leave voters’ anxieties should be addressed from within the EU Thu 17 Oct 2019 17.35 BST Last modified on Thu 17 Oct 2019 18.55 BST Gordon Brown ( UK prime minister from 2007 to 2010 ) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/17/remain-labour-boris-johnson-breakup-uk-eu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Fighting continues on Syria-Turkey border as war crimes alleged Artillery fire and ground clashes reported in violation of US-brokered five-day truce Bethan McKernan in Istanbul and Julian Borger in Washington Fri 18 Oct 2019 15.27 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/fighting-continues-on-syria-turkey-border-despite-ceasefire Boeing may have ‘unknowingly’ misled regulators about crash-linked software Boeing failed to turn over documents about MCAS program, linked to two fatal crashes of 737 Max airliners, to the FAA for four months Guardian staff and Reuters Fri 18 Oct 2019 20.03 BST https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/18/boeing-may-have-unknowingly-misled-regulators-about-crash-linked-software An appeal to Europe – stop the massacre of Kurds Roberto Saviano, Salman Rushdie, Elena Ferrante, Marc Augé, Hanif Kureishi and others call on Europe to show unity against Turkey’s Syria offensive Letters Fri 18 Oct 2019 17.57 BST Last modified on Fri 18 Oct 2019 17.59 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/an-appeal-to-europe-stop-the-massacre-of-kurds Violence erupts after pro-Catalan general strike in Barcelona Protesters set fire to bins and chant ‘The streets will always be ours’ in fifth night of rioting Stephen Burgen in Barcelona and Sam Jones in Madrid Fri 18 Oct 2019 18.13 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/catalonia-general-strike-protests-independence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 Erdoğan threatens to 'crush the heads' of Kurdish fighters refusing to withdraw Turkey-US deal asks Kurdish forces to vacate designated ‘safe zone’ in northern Syria during five-day ceasefire Agencies Sat 19 Oct 2019 16.35 BST Last modified on Sat 19 Oct 2019 17.07 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/19/erdogan-threatens-to-crush-the-heads-of-kurdish-fighters-refusing-to-withdraw Bastard dictator...I hope they ( whoever) get rid of him FOR GOOD....The man IS evil Hitler-Jews.....Erdogan-Kurds...Same ole same ole...... Boris Johnson implores MPs to 'get Brexit done' in crucial Saturday vote PM appears to accept he would have to request delay if MPs pass amendment to avoid no deal Heather Stewartand Kate Proctor Sat 19 Oct 2019 13.46 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/19/boris-johnson-implores-mps-to-get-brexit-done-in-super-saturday-session Brother of Honduras president found guilty in vast drug conspiracy case Prosecutors said the president, Juan Orlando Hernández, enabled his brother’s trafficking Staff and agencies in New York Fri 18 Oct 2019 18.54 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/brother-of-honduras-president-found-guilty-in-vast-drug-conspiracy-case ‘We Syrians are being used as political tools... yet again’ Despite last week’s US-brokered truce, fighting continues on the Turkish-Syrian border Bethan McKernan in Akçakale and Gaziantep Sat 19 Oct 2019 17.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/19/fighting-continues-on-syrian-turkish-border-despite-us-ceasefire Trump's Turkey deal hands power to Ankara and leaves Syrian Kurds for dead Trump hails ceasefire and ‘safe zone’ on Turkey-Syria border as ‘great day for civilization’ but few believe it Julian Borger in Washington Fri 18 Oct 2019 01.37 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/trumps-turkey-deal-hands-power-to-ankara-and-leaves-syrian-kurds-for-dead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 Kurdish fighters leave Syrian border town, giving Turkey control Evacuation part of US-brokered ceasefire, as Nancy Pelosi leads congressional visit to region Michael Safi in Amman Sun 20 Oct 2019 18.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/20/nancy-pelosi-visits-jordan-to-discuss-turkish-syria-incursion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) Franco's remains to be exhumed on Thursday after long court battle Dictator’s remains will be reinterred in mausoleum near Madrid with those of his widow Sam Jones in Madrid Mon 21 Oct 2019 10.30 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/21/remains-francisco-franco-exhumed-thursday-spain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco Another bastard dictator who certainly didn't deserve to die in his bed Slovakia: four people charged over murder of investigative journalist Prosecutor files charges over 2018 killing of Ján Kuciak and fiancee that led to mass protests Reuters in Bratislava Mon 21 Oct 2019 14.29 BST First published on Mon 21 Oct 2019 12.08 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/21/slovakia-four-people-charged-murder-investigative-journalist-jan-kuciak Why are South African cities still so segregated 25 years after apartheid? After 1994, the architecture of apartheid – the separation of rich and poor, black and white – was to be eradicated with creative and determined urban planning. It has not quite happened Justice Malala in Johannesburg Mon 21 Oct 2019 06.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/21/why-are-south-african-cities-still-segregated-after-apartheid John Bercow denies Boris Johnson second vote on Brexit deal Speaker rules it would be ‘repetitive and disorderly’ for MPs to vote again on deal Heather Stewart Political editor Mon 21 Oct 2019 16.18 BST https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/21/john-bercow-denies-boris-johnson-second-vote-on-brexit-deal Almost all 10-year-olds in world's poorest countries struggle to read World Bank targets ‘learning poverty’ as research shows major shortfall in basic reading skills among least privileged children Lucy Lamble Fri 18 Oct 2019 06.01 BST Last modified on Fri 18 Oct 2019 17.03 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/18/up-to-90-of-10-year-olds-in-worlds-poorest-countries-struggle-to-read The spectre of Syria silenced Arab protest. But now it’s finding its voice Dissent in the face of rampant corruption is no longer being dampened by pointing to the failures of the Arab spring Mon 21 Oct 2019 06.00 BST Last modified on Mon 21 Oct 2019 11.18 BST Nesrine Malik https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/21/syria-arab-spring-egypt-sudan-syria Edited October 21, 2019 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 “We Want Democracy to Be Restored”: Protesters in Chile Decry Inequality Amid Military Crackdown October 21, 2019 https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/21/chile_metro_fare_hike_nationwide_protests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 Erdoğan threatens to ramp up assault on Kurds in Syria 'safe zone' Turkish leader says he will act ‘even more strongly’ as end of US-brokered ceasefire looms Bethan McKernan Turkey and Middle East correspondent Tue 22 Oct 2019 12.12 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/22/erdogan-threatens-ramp-up-assault-kurds-syria-safe-zone-ceasefire Johnson threatens to scrap Brexit bill and seek election before Christmas PM faces down MPs pushing for concessions to prevent no deal before agreeing to timetable Peter Walker and Rowena Mason Tue 22 Oct 2019 18.09 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/22/soft-brexit-tories-might-back-deal-if-wto-loophole-closed 'They smashed me in the head': anger at Piñera as Chile's bloodied protesters allege brutality Death toll rises to 15 in worst unrest Chile has faced since Pinochet, as armed men in masks prowl Santiago firing at defiant protesters Tue 22 Oct 2019 15.33 BST by Jonathan Franklin in Santiago https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/22/santiago-protesters-pinera-chile Kurdish female fighters are once again pawns in a bigger political game They have fought Isis with unparalleled bravery. But their fate lies in a power struggle between Putin, Trump and Erdoğan Tue 22 Oct 2019 13.59 BST Last modified on Tue 22 Oct 2019 17.20 BST Ece Temelkuran https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/22/kurdish-women-ypg-isis-turkey-trump-erdogan-putin 'Whistles, warnings, kaboom!': a day with a landmine clearance team Aki Ra was a child soldier for Pol Pot, laying mines around Siem Reap. Now he is using his expertise to clear land in rural Cambodia and make it safe again Jamie Fullerton Tue 22 Oct 2019 06.01 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/22/whistles-warnings-kaboom-a-day-with-a-landmine-clearance-team-cambodia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot Justin Trudeau's victory is a death knell for Canada's fledgling far-right Canada’s 43rd election campaign capped a particularly bruising year for Trudeau, but in the end his right-leaning rivals fared worse Martin Patriquin in Montreal Tue 22 Oct 2019 07.17 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/22/justin-trudeaus-victory-is-a-death-knell-for-canadas-fledgling-far-right 'It's where we come from': the River People in Mexico left without a river The loss of the Colorado River has destroyed the social fabric of the Cucapá tribe and is partly to blame for its population decline Tue 22 Oct 2019 11.00 BST by Nina Lakhani in El Mayor, Baja California Norte https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/22/mexico-colorado-river-people-left-without-river Brazilians rally to clean beaches amid outrage at Bolsonaro's oil spill inaction Mystery surrounds origin of pollution in north-east President suggests ‘criminal act’ aims to scupper rights tender Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Tue 22 Oct 2019 10.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/22/brazil-oil-spill-beaches-bolsonaro-volunteers Benjamin Netanyahu tells Israeli president he cannot form government Opposition leader Benny Gantz will have 28 days to build coalition or risk fresh election Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Mon 21 Oct 2019 18.41 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/21/israels-benjamin-netanyahu-fails-to-form-government Lebanon's mass revolt against corruption and poverty continues Dissent gains momentum with country’s largest protests since Cedar revolution of 2005 Martin Chulov in Beirut Sun 20 Oct 2019 18.35 BST Protesters in front of the Muhammad al-Amin mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday Photograph: Wael Hamzeh/EPA More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/20/lebanons-mass-revolt-against-corruption-and-poverty-continues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 The American Dark Money Behind Europe’s Far Right Mary Fitzgerald and Claire Provost https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/07/10/the-american-dark-money-behind-europes-far-right/ Konstantin Malofeev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Malofeev A major Russian financing scandal connects to America’s Christian fundamentalists After an explosive revelation in Italy, new questions surface about the World Congress of Families Casey Michel Jul 12, 2019, 8:00 am https://banned site link - malware reported.org/world-congress-of-families-anti-lgbtq-russian-far-right-financing-f9a3d4de4a90/ Religious Right’s Russian ‘Pro-Family’ Ally May Be Helping Fund Pro-Putin Propaganda By Miranda Blue | November 23, 2015 4:19 pm https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/religious-rights-russian-pro-family-ally-may-be-helping-fund-pro-putin-propaganda/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Russia steps up its presence in north-east Syria after Turkey deal More Russian troops arrive in border region as Donald Trump hails situation as a ‘big success’ Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Wed 23 Oct 2019 15.25 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/23/russia-steps-up-presence-north-east-syria-after-turkey-deal Benny Gantz to be tasked with forming Israeli government Ex-military chief expected to have 28 days to forge coalition and avoid third election in year Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Wed 23 Oct 2019 13.14 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/23/israeli-opposition-leader-benny-gantz-to-be-asked-to-form-government Chilean leader tries to calm unrest with wage rises and taxes on rich Sebastián Piñera announces plans after riot police use teargas to disperse protesters Associated Press in Santiago Wed 23 Oct 2019 11.08 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/23/chile-unrest-president-sebastian-pinera-wage-rises-taxes-on-rich Mohamed Ali: Egyptian exile who sparked protests in shock at mass arrests In interview in Spain, businessman says he is in fear of contract killing and that he has new plan to topple President Sisi Wed 23 Oct 2019 12.29 BST First published on Wed 23 Oct 2019 12.11 BST Patrick Wintour in Barcelona https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/23/mohamed-ali-egyptian-exile-in-shock-over-street-protest-arrests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi Two-thirds of British people see overseas aid as 'a major priority' Survey of EU citizens reveals overwhelming belief in importance of helping people in poorer countries Lucy Lamble Wed 23 Oct 2019 13.15 BST Last modified on Wed 23 Oct 2019 13.16 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/23/two-thirds-of-british-people-see-overseas-aid-as-a-major-priority-eurobarometer Cyntoia Brown: trafficked, enslaved, jailed for life at 16 – and fighting back She was still a teenager when she was sold into sexual slavery and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. Now Cyntoia Brown-Long hopes her new memoir will highlight the flaws in the US justice system that failed her so badly Kate Hodal Wed 23 Oct 2019 11.30 BST Last modified on Wed 23 Oct 2019 14.21 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/23/cyntoia-brown-long-trafficked-enslaved-jailed-for-life-at-16-and-fighting-back China 'draws up plan to replace Carrie Lam' as Hong Kong protests drag on Speculation over Hong Kong chief executive’s future comes as man whose murder case prompted the extradition bill is released from prison Lily Kuo in Beijing Wed 23 Oct 2019 08.25 BST First published on Wed 23 Oct 2019 00.35 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/23/china-draws-up-plan-to-replace-carrie-lam-as-hong-kong-protests-drag-on-report Russia has been playing a canny game in the Middle East, but can it continue? Putin’s deal with Turkey is the latest in a smart power-broking strategy that will soon be tested to its limits Wed 23 Oct 2019 15.47 BST Last modified on Wed 23 Oct 2019 15.57 BST Olga Oliker https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/23/putin-middle-east-russia-turkey-syria Spanish state repression in Catalonia may be shocking – but it’s nothing new As we learned in the Basque country, true democracy requires there to be peace on both sides Wed 23 Oct 2019 13.06 BST Arnaldo Otegi ( leader of the Basque independence party EH Bildu ) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/23/spanish-state-repression-catalonia-democracy-basque 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) Does everyone deserve to have their basic needs met? October 10, 2019 9:43 AM CDT By Tim Libretti https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/does-everyone-deserve-to-have-their-basic-needs-met Zucked: Early Facebook Investor Roger McNamee on How the Company Became a Threat to Democracy October 23, 2019 https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/23/roger_mcnamee_zucked_facebook_mark_zuckerberg Edited October 23, 2019 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 'Be afraid': one woman’s fight to hold Liberia’s warlords to account Faced by a ‘rising chorus of voices’, not least that of legislator Rustonlyn Dennis, President George Weah is considering setting up a long-awaited tribunal into decades-old war crimes Ruth Maclean and Tecee Boley in Monrovia Wed 23 Oct 2019 05.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/23/the-time-to-be-afraid-is-over-the-quest-for-justice-and-healing-in-liberia-war-crimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Turkey accused of using threats and deception to deport Syrian refugees Amnesty claims people bussed out in handcuffs were beaten or signed ‘voluntary return’ forms in belief they would get blankets Peter Beaumont Fri 25 Oct 2019 05.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/25/turkey-accused-of-using-threats-and-deception-to-deport-syrian-refugees Erdogan, Al-Sisi, Bolsonaro, Bashar Al-Assad, Orban, Salvini etc .....As the YES song goes : I've seen all good People NOT......Horrible in the least....... I watched Fox News every day for 44 months – here's what I learned As a media critic, I’ve had an intimate look at the channel’s morning show – and how it poisons the national conversation Bobby Lewis Fri 25 Oct 2019 08.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/oct/25/fox-news-watching-what-i-learned The real reason some scientists downplay the risks of climate change Climate deniers often accuse scientists of exaggerating the threats associated with the climate crisis, but if anything they’re often too conservative Dale Jamieson, Michael Oppenheimer and Naomi Oreskes Fri 25 Oct 2019 08.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/25/the-real-reason-some-scientists-downplay-the-risks-of-climate-change US plans to send tanks to Syria oil fields, reversing Trump troop withdrawal – reports Tanks to come from units already in Middle East, report says Trump has said US ‘secured oil’ despite withdrawal Julian Borger in Washington Fri 25 Oct 2019 02.56 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/24/us-military-syria-tanks-oil-fields At last Franco is properly buried. This victory belongs to the people of Spain The dictator has laid in his pharaonic mausoleum for 44 years. Now the last great symbol of the dictatorship has gone Thu 24 Oct 2019 18.44 BST Irene Lozano https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/24/franco-victory-people-spain-mausoleum-dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco Make no mistake: Medicare for All would cut taxes for most Americans Not only would universal healthcare reduce taxes for most people, it would also lead to the biggest take-home pay raise in a generation for most workers Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman Fri 25 Oct 2019 07.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/25/medicare-for-all-taxes-saez-zucman Amazon rainforest 'close to irreversible tipping point' Forecast suggests rainforest could stop producing enough rain to sustain itself by 2021 Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Wed 23 Oct 2019 17.13 BST https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/23/amazon-rainforest-close-to-irreversible-tipping-point UK man who fought Isis found guilty of terror offence in retrial Aidan James, 28, is first Briton to stand trial for travelling to Syria to join battle against Isis PA Media Thu 24 Oct 2019 17.29 BST Last modified on Thu 24 Oct 2019 17.46 BST https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/24/uk-man-who-fought-isis-found-guilty-of-terror-offence-in-retrial WTF Syrian regime inflicts 72 forms of torture on prisoners, report finds More than 14,000 people thought to have been tortured to death by regime during war Warning: graphic information in this report may upset some readers Michael Safi in Amman Wed 23 Oct 2019 18.10 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/23/syrian-regime-inflicts-72-forms-of-torture-on-prisoners-report-finds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Ex-Nazi camp guard admits seeing people taken to gas chamber Bruno Dey, 93, tells trial he heard screaming but did not know killings were taking place Associated Press in Berlin Fri 25 Oct 2019 17.55 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/25/former-nazi-camp-guard-admits-seeing-people-being-led-into-gas-chamber WTF......Yeah Sure..... The Guardian view on General Franco’s exhumation: a Spanish lesson in memory Eighty years after the civil war, Spain has faced up to the delicate but necessary task of ending its official veneration of the country’s fascist leader Fri 25 Oct 2019 18.30 BST Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/25/the-guardian-view-on-general-francos-exhumation-a-spanish-lesson-in-memory Just another bastard who hurt a lot of People and certainly did not deserve to die in his bed... Chilean congress evacuated as police use teargas on protesters Staff hurry out of legislative building in port city of Valparaíso Truck drivers and public transport workers on strike in Santiago Associated Press in Santiago Fri 25 Oct 2019 22.52 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/25/chile-protests-congress-valparaiso-police Mass graves found in Argentina – archive, 1982 25 October 1982: Estimates suggest that between 6,000 and 15,000 people disappeared during the country’s “dirty war” Jeremy Morgan Fri 25 Oct 2019 05.00 BST Last modified on Fri 25 Oct 2019 11.15 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/25/mass-graves-found-in-argentina-archive-1982 Generals Videla & Galtieri ( and many more) be damned! Jordan urged to stop imprisoning women for defying the wishes of men Amnesty calls for end to detentions under male ‘guardianship’ system Saeed Kamali Dehghan Thu 24 Oct 2019 09.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/24/jordan-urged-to-stop-imprisoning-women-for-defying-the-wishes-of-men 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 Syria: videos of Turkey-backed militias show 'potential war crimes' Arab forces have allegedly been filmed torturing Kurdish fighters and mutilating bodies Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Sat 26 Oct 2019 06.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/26/syria-turkey-arab-videos-torture-kurdish-bodies-militia About 41% of the world’s people are under 24. And they’re angry… From Hong Kong to Chile, young people are rising up to fight injustice and inequality. Their elders should be grateful Sat 26 Oct 2019 15.29 BST First published on Sat 26 Oct 2019 14.05 BST Simon Tisdall https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/26/young-people-predisposed-shake-up-established-order-protest Pentagon awards $10bn cloud computing deal to Microsoft, snubbing Amazon Donald Trump said in August his administration would ‘take a very long look’ at contract, after public swipes at Amazon Agencies Sat 26 Oct 2019 07.12 BST Last modified on Sat 26 Oct 2019 07.16 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/oct/26/pentagon-awards-10bn-cloud-computing-deal-to-microsoft-snubbing-amazon Dear Europe: letters from JK Rowling, Neil Gaiman, Mary Beard and more From Paris to Berlin, fado to football, boat trains to pen friends … public figures reflect on their lifelong relationship with Europe JK Rowling, Neil Gaiman, Mary Beard, Jeffrey Boakye, Shami Chakrabarti, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Alan Hollinghurst, Michel Faber, Sandi Toksvig and Tony Robinson Sat 26 Oct 2019 08.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/26/dear-europe-letters-from-jk-rowling-neil-gaiman-may-beard-and-more Central African Republic considers hosting Russian military base Kremlin denies discussion at Russia-Africa summit but CAR president says countries’ defence ministries were reviewing idea Andrew Roth in Moscow Fri 25 Oct 2019 12.20 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/25/central-african-republic-russia-military-base 'Russians never surrender': Maria Butina arrives back in Moscow Graduate student linked to NRA and Republicans served most of 18-month sentence for conspiring to act as a foreign agent Reuters in Moscow Sat 26 Oct 2019 15.29 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/26/maria-butina-moscow-nra-russia ‘It makes elections fair’: New York to vote on system that may curb polarized politics Advocates see ranked-choice voting as effective way to ensure winning candidate received true majority of electorate’s support Lauren Aratani in New York Sat 26 Oct 2019 12.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/26/new-york-city-ranked-choice-voting-how-it-works The ‘risk to democracy’ in Chile isn’t from protesters. It’s from Piñera and the 1% Protest criminalised, direct action equated with terrorism: it’s starting to feel like the bad old days of Pinochet Thu 24 Oct 2019 16.03 BST Last modified on Fri 25 Oct 2019 05.29 BST Oscar Guardiola-Rivera https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/24/democracy-chile-protesters-pinera-pinochet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US raid, says Donald Trump - latest updates US president says jihadist leader detonated suicide vest in US raid in north-west Syria Frances Perraudin Sun 27 Oct 2019 14.13 GMT First published on Sun 27 Oct 2019 10.26 GMT Key events 1h ago Baghdadi is dead, says Trump Live feed Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/oct/27/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-islamic-state-leader-trump-syria Good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 Hundreds shot and beaten as Chile takes to the streets Doctors say they don’t have supplies to treat wounded and accuse authorities of under-reporting injuries Jonathan Franklin in Santiago Sun 27 Oct 2019 05.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/chile-hundreds-shot-and-beaten-street-protests I thought the bastard Pinochet regime was over since 1990....... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet Protesters form human chain across Lebanon Anti-government grassroots movement says it wants to foster feeling of national unity Agence France-Presse in Beirut Sun 27 Oct 2019 12.02 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/lebanon-protesters-form-human-chain-across-entire-country Spanish police clash with thousands of Catalan protesters in Barcelona Police charge 10,000-strong crowd as pro-independence demonstration turns violent Agencies Sun 27 Oct 2019 04.13 GMT Last modified on Sun 27 Oct 2019 04.21 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/spanish-police-clash-with-thousands-of-catalan-protestors-in-barcelona Barcelona is a beautiful city....The local police ( "Mossos de esquadra" in Catalan) are/ were long-known for their brutality ( maybe a remain of dictator Franco times) Rescued at sea: how did refugees’ lives in Europe turn out? In June 2018, Italian photographer Nicoló Lanfranchi joined the last ship patrolling the Mediterranean to save refugees. Then, over many months, he tracked them down to their new homes Sun 27 Oct 2019 10.15 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/27/refugees-rescued-at-sea-how-lives-turned-out-nicolo-lanfranchi 'We were indifferent to the horror': Nazi camp inmate to give testimony at trial Polish resistance fighter who escaped Stutthof will face Bruno Dey, accused of being accessory to murder of 5,230 people Philip Oltermann in Hamburg Sun 27 Oct 2019 12.17 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/indifferent-horror-nazi-reistance-fighter-bruno-dey-stutthof Syria’s Kurds dreamt of a ‘Rojava revolution’. Assad will snuff this out A brave social experiment looks doomed at the hands of Syria’s dictator Sun 27 Oct 2019 07.13 GMT Last modified on Sun 27 Oct 2019 10.43 GMT Kenan Malik https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/27/syria-kurds-dreamt-of-rojava-revolution-assad-will-snuff-this-out No wonder Wall Street fears Warren and Sanders – they speak for the people Donald Trump’s victory showed right v left is irrelevant but he made anti-establishment fury work for those in charge Sun 27 Oct 2019 05.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 27 Oct 2019 05.02 GMT Robert Reich ( a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. He is also a columnist for Guardian US ) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/27/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-joe-biden Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death comes as new order takes shape in Middle East In aftermath of Isis’s tremendous chaos and toxic mantra of intolerance, new spheres of influence are being demarcated Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Sun 27 Oct 2019 15.55 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/abu-bakr-al-baghdadis-death-comes-as-new-order-takes-shape-in-middle-east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Donald Trump booed and greeted with 'lock him up' chants at World Series President attended Sunday’s baseball game in Washington DC Crowd booed when Trump appeared on video screen Tom Lutz Mon 28 Oct 2019 02.32 GMT First published on Mon 28 Oct 2019 02.22 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/27/donald-trump-booed-world-series-lock-him-up-chants-baseball 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Bolsonaro says he's fighting corruption. So why is he surrounded by scandal? Brazil’s president and his family are subsumed by multiple corruption scandals suggesting serious criminality Mon 28 Oct 2019 10.00 GMT Last modified on Mon 28 Oct 2019 10.02 GMT David Miranda https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/28/jair-bolsonaro-br The man is a self-proclaimed fascist and proud to be....To him, Brazil's best period was the 20 year plus military dictatorship...Hmmmm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_in_Brazil The lost "Rambos" of Papua New Guinea Tribal fighting has long been present in the Papua New Guinea highlands, but the influx of modern automatic weaponry in the 1990s turned local disputes into lethal exchanges October 2019 Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2019/oct/28/the-lost-rambos-of-papua-new-guinea-how-weapons-and-hollywood-changed-tribal-disputes-video Police arrest 84-year-old man over gun and arson attack at French mosque Suspect in incident in Bayonne, south-west France, once stood as candidate for far-right Front National in local election Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Mon 28 Oct 2019 17.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/28/two-injured-in-arson-and-gun-attack-at-french-mosque Lorry deaths tragedy should lead us to change views on migrants Jackie Fearnley calls for a more humane asylum process, Jane Ghosh reminds us of the west’s previous actions, and Marie Jenkins suggests offering an amnesty to migrants detained in the UK Letters Mon 28 Oct 2019 17.41 GMT Last modified on Mon 28 Oct 2019 17.44 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/28/lorry-deaths-tragedy-should-lead-us-to-change-views-on-migrants Vatican's Secret Archives no longer officially secret after renaming Pope says new name for trove of priceless papers will be the Vatican Apostolic Archives Reuters in Vatican City Mon 28 Oct 2019 16.23 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/28/vatican-secret-archives-no-longer-officially-secret-renaming-pope-francis Europe is failing to stand up to the bullies who threaten democracy From Brexit to the Balkans to the plight of the Kurds, EU leaders have refused to defend multilateralism Mon 28 Oct 2019 08.00 GMT Last modified on Mon 28 Oct 2019 17.42 GMT Luke Cooper https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/28/europe-bullies-threaten-democracy Far-right AfD surges to second place in German state election Leftwing Die Linke leads in state of Thuringia, but political landscape is fragmented Kate Connolly in Berlin Sun 27 Oct 2019 19.03 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/far-right-afd-surges-to-second-place-in-german-state-elections Bolivia election protests block roads and shutter shops in capital Contested result gave President Evo Morales razor-thin win Strike in biggest city Santa Cruz enters sixth day Reuters in La Paz Mon 28 Oct 2019 15.57 GMT Last modified on Mon 28 Oct 2019 16.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/28/bolivian-election-protests-santa-cruz-block-roads-la-paz Argentina election: Macri out as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returns to office as VP Victory of Alberto Fernández’s presidential campaign puts an end to the pro-business economic policies of Macri’s administration Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires Mon 28 Oct 2019 08.46 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/28/argentina-election-macri-out-as-cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner-returns-to-office-as-vp Libya orders arrest of alleged trafficker who attended Italy migration talks Arrest warrant issued for Abd al-Rahman Milad, suspected of drowning dozens of people Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Mon 28 Oct 2019 16.28 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/28/libya-orders-arrest-of-trafficker-who-attended-italy-migration-talks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 “People Have Reached the Limit”: Lebanon Joins Wave of Anti-Government Protests Across Middle East October 28, 2019 https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/28/lebanon_human_chain_mass_protest One Million Take to Streets of Chile in the “Largest Mobilization Since the End of Dictatorship” October 28, 2019 https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/28/chile_massive_protests_sebastian_pinera History falsified as Europe says Nazis and communists are the same October 23, 2019 12:41 PM CDT By Phil Katz Soviet army veterans talk are accosted by ultra-right activists at the Soviet-era monument to Red Army General NIkolai Vatutin in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, April 13, 2018. Activists of the Right Sector group splashed red paint on the monument to Vatutin, who died in defending Ukraine from the Nazis during WWII. Efforts are now underway in Europe to equate Nazis and communists. | Efrem Lukatsky / AP https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/history-falsified-as-europe-says-nazis-and-communists-are-the-same/ With conviction of president’s brother, protest in Honduras reaches boiling point October 24, 2019 1:13 PM CDT By Emile Schepers https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/with-conviction-of-presidents-brother-protest-in-honduras-reaches-boiling-point/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 Lebanon PM Saad Hariri resigns amid mass protests Hariri says he intends to make ‘positive shock’ to country gripped by mass protests Martin Chulov in Beirut Tue 29 Oct 2019 14.16 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/29/lebanons-pm-saad-hariri-resigns-amid-angry-protests Rising sea levels pose threat to homes of 300m people – study Figure based on new analysis of coastlines is more than three times previous estimate Jonathan Watts Tue 29 Oct 2019 16.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 29 Oct 2019 16.38 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/rising-sea-levels-pose-threat-to-homes-of-300m-people-study Germany charges two Syrians with crimes against humanity Alleged former secret service officers arrested in February over torture of prisoners Philip Oltermann in Berlin and Emma Graham-Harrison Tue 29 Oct 2019 10.51 GMT A Syrian man shows marks of torture after he was released from regime forces in Aleppo in 2012 Photograph: AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/oct/29/germany-charges-two-syrians-with-crimes-against-humanity I’m the dad who took on Boris Johnson over the NHS. I can’t stand by as he runs it down I confronted him about funding at Whipps Cross hospital. His reassurances since are utterly unconvincing Tue 29 Oct 2019 15.11 GMT Last modified on Tue 29 Oct 2019 15.37 GMT Omar Salem Vid https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/29/nhs-saved-daughter-deliberately-run-down-whipps-cross Hong Kong's reluctant police officer: 'It’s not for us to deliver punishment' The battle with protesters is splitting the police force between those seeking power and others protecting freedoms Verna Yu in Hong Kong Tue 29 Oct 2019 00.00 GMT Many pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/29/hong-kongs-reluctant-policeman-its-not-for-us-to-deliver-punishment 'They see us as slaves': Kenyan women head for the Gulf despite abuse fears Kenyan government reforms promise to make domestic work safer in a region notorious for labour trafficking – but are they working? Jillian Keenan and Njeri Rugene Tue 29 Oct 2019 12.06 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/29/kenyan-women-gulf-despite-abuse-fears-domestic-workers Make yourselves at home: the meaning of hospitality in a divided world The act of welcoming and feeding strangers can transcend borders. Priya Basil discovers the power of unconditional hospitality Tue 29 Oct 2019 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/oct/29/make-yourselves-at-home-the-meaning-of-hospitality-in-a-divided-world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 Armenian genocide resolution moves for final vote (Updated with new information on the resolution) Ahval Oct 29 2019 https://ahval.me/armenian-genocide/armenian-genocide-resolution-moves-final-vote# The genocide was operated by the Turks ....Turkey has always denied the massacre and still today keeps denying https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide WhatsApp sues Israeli firm, accusing it of hacking activists' phones NSO Group’s spyware allegedly used in cyber-attacks on lawyers and journalists Nick Hopkins and Stephanie Kirchgaessner Tue 29 Oct 2019 21.49 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/29/whatsapp-sues-israeli-firm-accusing-it-of-hacking-activists-phones German left wins Oct. 27 vote but far right makes big gains October 29, 2019 3:15 PM CDT By John Wojcik https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/german-left-wins-oct-27-vote-but-far-right-makes-big-gains/ Sanders: Use U.S. aid to force Israeli bargaining with Palestinians October 29, 2019 10:08 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-use-u-s-aid-to-force-israeli-government-to-bargain-with-palestinians/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted October 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) How Pinochet's economic model led to the current crisis engulfing Chile President Sebastián Piñera has chance to lay foundation of a real welfare state as protests reflect country’s discontent with inequalities Kirsten Sehnbruch Wed 30 Oct 2019 09.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/30/pinochet-economic-model-current-crisis-chile If we’re serious about changing the world, we need a better kind of economics to do it The pursuit of rapid growth won’t solve the huge challenges we face. A more honest, humane approach is the answer Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee ( joint winners of the 2019 Nobel prize in economic sciences ) Wed 30 Oct 2019 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/30/changing-world-better-economics-honest-humane 60 Minutes reporter Liam Bartlett and TV crew detained in Kiribati Australian Channel Nine crew held at a hotel with officials stationed outside their rooms after being denied a filming permit Kate Lyons and Amanda Meade Wed 30 Oct 2019 04.24 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/30/60-minutes-reporter-liam-bartlett-and-crew-detained-in-kiribati Why it’s not easy being a young lefty in eastern Europe Many in the former eastern bloc are looking to socialism for answers. But the old labels are problematic Wed 30 Oct 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 30 Oct 2019 11.08 GMT Paula Erizanu https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/30/young-lefty-eastern-europe-socialism Russia-backed Syria constitution talks begin in Geneva 150-strong committee meets to chart political settlement and negotiate end to civil war https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/30/russia-backed-syria-constitution-talks-begin-in-geneva Edited October 30, 2019 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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