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As Nato turns 70, can this feuding global family patch things up?

 

Fundamental rifts could lead to more melodrama when world leaders gather in Watford

 

Sat 30 Nov 2019 14.40 GMT Last modified on Sat 30 Nov 2019 19.31 GMT

By  Simon Tisdall

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/30/nato-at-70-feuding-family-crisis

 

 

 

 

Brazil’s president claims DiCaprio paid for Amazon fires

 

Jair Bolsonaro falsely accuses actor of funding deliberate destruction of rainforest

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Fri 29 Nov 2019 19.59 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/29/brazils-president-claims-dicaprio-paid-for-amazon-fires

 

Bolsonaro is an unaware comedy genius

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When refugees in Libya are being starved, Europe’s plan is working

 

The EU’s dirty work is being carried out by the UN’s scandalous policy on migrants

 

Sat 30 Nov 2019 19.00 GMT

Kenan Malik

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/30/when-refugees-in-libya-are-being-starved-europes-plan-is-working

 

 

 

 

Reopening Sana'a airport 'critical first step' for Yemenis needing medical care

 

Patients requiring life-saving treatment to be allowed to fly, but aid agencies say imports of medicine and humanitarian aid crucial

 

Karen McVeigh

Thu 28 Nov 2019 09.22 GMT Last modified on Thu 28 Nov 2019 10.47 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I was detained in the UAE. I learned that Britain puts trade before its citizens

 

I was held for seven months in horrific conditions. Like other imprisoned Britons, I received little Foreign Office support

 

Tue 26 Nov 2019 18.12 GMT Last modified on Wed 27 Nov 2019 09.58 GMT

Matthew Hedges

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/26/detained-uae-britain-trade-citizens-foreign-office

 

 
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Blocked roads then bullets: Iran's brutal crackdown in its City of Roses

 

An internet blackout hid the state’s response to unrest in Shiraz. Interviews with activists and an analysis of social media posts reveal what happened

 

 

Sun 1 Dec 2019 10.10 GMT Last modified on Sun 1 Dec 2019 13.14 GMT

by Michael Safi

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/01/iran-fuel-protest-crackdowns-revealed-on-social-media

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey – review

 

In retracing the escape of 1,000 Jewish children from wartime Poland to Iran, Mikhal Dekel uncovers a chapter of the Holocaust that resonates today

 

Saskia Baron

Sun 1 Dec 2019 11.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 1 Dec 2019 13.17 GMT

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Caruana Galizia family demand investigation into Malta PM's role

 

Embattled leader has promised to resign, but provoked anger by refusing to go immediately

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Mon 2 Dec 2019 18.24 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/02/caruana-galizia-family-demand-investigation-into-malta-pms-role

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syrian war documentary For Sama triumphs at British independent film awards

 

The chronicle of an activist who filmed the destruction in Aleppo wins prizes for best film, documentary, director and editing

 

Andrew Pulver

Mon 2 Dec 2019 13.02 GMT Last modified on Mon 2 Dec 2019 13.04 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The OAS has to answer for its role in the Bolivian coup

 

We call upon the Organization of American States to retract its misleading statements about the election, which have contributed to the political conflict

 

Ha-Joon Chang, James K Galbraith, Thea Lee, Mark Weisbrot, Oscar Ugarteche, Jayati Ghosh , Stephanie Kelton and others

Mon 2 Dec 2019 17.57 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/02/the-oas-has-to-answer-for-its-role-in-the-bolivian-coup

 

 

 

 

 

To drive out the tax avoiders, the EU must reimburse states that depend on them

 

An initiative against tax havens has been voted down by states who cannot afford to lose the revenue such status brings

 

Sun 1 Dec 2019 07.05 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Failure to end civil war in Yemen now could cost $29bn

 

NGO warns conflict may drag on for five years if current peace efforts fail

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Sun 1 Dec 2019 21.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/01/failure-to-end-civil-war-in-yemen-now-could-cost-29bn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Migration v climate: Europe's new political divide

 

In Hungary and elsewhere, activists are demanding climate action but politicians say biggest threat comes from migration

 

Shaun Walker in Budapest

Mon 2 Dec 2019 09.18 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/02/migration-v-climate-europes-new-political-divide

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Putin approves law targeting journalists as 'foreign agents'

 

Move described by rights activists as scare tactic to stifle criticism of Russian government

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow

Tue 3 Dec 2019 09.35 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/03/putin-approves-law-targeting-journalists-foreign-agents

 

 

 

 

 

Iran state TV says ‘rioters’ shot and killed in last month's protests

 

Report is fullest admission authorities have given of violence used to stem unrest

 

Michael Safi in Amman

Tue 3 Dec 2019 09.12 GMT

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/03/iran-state-tv-says-rioters-shot-and-killed-in-last-months-protests

 

 

 

 

 

 

EU mission tells Malta PM to quit immediately over Caruana Galizia case

 

Joseph Muscat has made serious errors over investigation into journalist’s murder, says Dutch MEP

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and agencies

Tue 3 Dec 2019 14.42 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/03/eu-mission-boss-urges-malta-pm-joseph-muscat-to-quit-over-daphne-caruana-galizia-case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Malta’s corruption is not just in the heart of government, it’s the entire body

 

Only now, two years after Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, is it becoming clear just how rotten the state really is

 

Tue 3 Dec 2019 15.52 GMT Last modified on Wed 4 Dec 2019 15.37 GMT

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Brazilian Indigenous Leader Davi Kopenawa: Bolsonaro is Killing My People & Destroying the Amazon

 

December 04, 2019

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/12/4/yanomami_indigenous_leader_protecting_amazon

 

 

 

 

 

U.N. Report Finds Over 7 Million Children Worldwide Are Being Held in Various Kinds of Detention

 

December 04, 2019

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/12/4/un_report_seven_million_children_deprived

 

 

 

 

 

“Dark Waters”: DuPont Chemical’s Toxic Profits

 

December 4, 2019 9:29 AM CST By Michael Berkowitz

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/dark-waters-dupont-chemicals-toxic-profits/

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Croatia wrongly deports Nigerian table tennis players to Bosnia

 

Organisers of competition students travelled to attend demand their return to Nigeria

 

Lorenzo Tondo in Tuzla

Thu 5 Dec 2019 13.02 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/05/croatia-wrongly-deports-nigerian-table-tennis-players-bosnia

 

Unbelievable.....That's supposed to be "civil" Europe and "civil" bureaucrats......Those folks are totally crazy and plain paranoid...They see invasions everywhere......They should train their cops way better.....That's shameful and unacceptable.Period

 

 

 

 

France grinds to halt in the biggest strikes of Macron's presidency

 

Rail and air transport as well as schools and policing hit by walkouts over pension changes

 

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Thu 5 Dec 2019 13.03 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/france-braces-for-biggest-strike-of-emmanuel-macron-presidency

 

 

 

 

Big Brother is watching: Chinese city with 2.6m cameras is world's most heavily surveilled

 

Cities around the world are scaling up their use of surveillance cameras and facial recognition systems – but which ones are watching their citizens most closely?

 

Matthew Keegan

Mon 2 Dec 2019 06.00 GMT Last modified on Mon 2 Dec 2019 06.02 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/dec/02/big-brother-is-watching-chinese-city-with-26m-cameras-is-worlds-most-heavily-surveilled

 

 

 

 

Killers lurk in the shadows as Haiti chaos takes a sinister turn

 

Mired in poverty, corruption and violent unrest, Haiti faces a fresh problem in the form of paid gunmen out to settle scores

 

Peter Beaumont in Port-au-Prince

Thu 5 Dec 2019 07.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/05/killers-lurk-in-the-shadows-as-haiti-chaos-takes-a-sinister-turn

 

 

 

 

‘I feel constant pain’: drug resistance adds to misery of Gaza gun victims

 

The suffering of people wounded in conflict zones is being compounded by what doctors say are ‘horrifying levels’ of antibiotic resistance

 

Karen McVeigh and Hazem Balousha

Thu 5 Dec 2019 10.08 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/05/i-feel-constant-pain-drug-resistance-adds-to-misery-of-gaza-gun-victims

 

 

 

 

Russia arrests conman who built fake border with Finland

 

Guards detain man who took thousands from migrants before leading them on bogus journey into what they thought was EU

 

Agence France-Presse

Thu 5 Dec 2019 01.16 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/russia-arrests-conman-who-built-fake-border-with-finland

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fugitive Indian guru establishes 'cosmic country off Ecuador'

 

Nithyananda, who faces charges of rape and abduction, trumpets ‘world’s purest Hindu nation’

 

Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent

Thu 5 Dec 2019 10.54 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/fugitive-indian-guru-establishes-island-nation-off-ecuador

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pope's aide takes 33 refugees to Rome after visit to 'shameful' Lesbos camp

 

Churches urged to host families as aide says ‘animals live better’ than people in camps

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Thu 5 Dec 2019 14.37 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/popes-aide-takes-33-refugees-to-rome-after-shameful-lesbos-visit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian officials appropriating jets for family and lovers, says activist

 

Anticorruption activist Alexei Navalny says PM Dmitry Medvedev and head of VTB Bank using aircraft illegally

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow

Wed 4 Dec 2019 16.51 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/russian-officials-appropriating-jets-for-family-and-lovers-says-activist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grenade thrown at migrant children's centre in Madrid

 

Property in Hortaleza had previously been singled out for criticism by far-right Vox party

 

Sam Jones in Madrid

Wed 4 Dec 2019 15.46 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/grenade-thrown-at-migrant-childrens-centre-in-madrid

 

 

 

'Someone has declared war': Brazil NGOs fear crackdown after arrest of firefighters

 

Activists worry powers of state are being used to criminalise their activities after firefighters accused of setting blazes

 

Jonathan Watts in Santarém

Thu 5 Dec 2019 08.30 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/brazil-ngos-crackdown-raids-amazon-fires

 

 

 

Colombia: thousands take to the streets in third national strike in two weeks

 

Protests put more pressure on unpopular president Iván Duque, who is engaged in a ‘national dialogue’ with strike organisers

 

Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá

Wed 4 Dec 2019 19.22 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/colombia-protest-duque-bogota

 

 

 

 

Israel: Netanyahu relative and associates to be charged with corruption

 

PM’s cousin David Shimron accused of leveraging his influence to push a £1.5bn ($1.97B) submarine deal

 

Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem

Thu 5 Dec 2019 16.23 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/israel-netanyahu-relative-and-associates-to-be-charged-with-corruption

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edward Snowden: If I Came Back to the U.S., I Would Likely Die in Prison for Telling the Truth

 

December 05, 2019

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/12/5/edward_snowden_amy_goodman_interview_sweden

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aminatou Haidar Honored For Decades of Peaceful Resistance in Western Sahara, Africa’s Last Colony

 

December 05, 2019

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/12/5/aminatou_haidar_sahrawi_activist_right_livelihood

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden Provides Free Higher Education, Universal Healthcare, Free Daycare — Why Can’t the U.S.?

 

December 05, 2019

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/12/5/sweden_vs_united_states_social_welfare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Communists fighting against Modi government’s racist citizenship bill

 

December 5, 2019 10:49 AM CST By Ben Chacko

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/indian-communists-fighting-against-modi-governments-racist-citizenship-bill/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When imperialism targets Cuban doctors, it targets human solidarity

 

December 5, 2019 10:21 AM CST By W. T. Whitney Jr.

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/when-imperialism-targets-cuban-doctors-it-targets-human-solidarity/

 

 

 

 

 

2020 vision: A homily for the Advent season

 

December 3, 2019 3:20 PM CST By Dan Wright

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/2020-vision-a-homily-for-the-advent-season/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amazon pulls Chile dictatorship 'death flights' T-shirts after backlash

 

  • Leftwing opponents were dropped from helicopters into sea
  • Range of shirts with mocking allusions to practice were on sale

 

Uki Goñi

Thu 5 Dec 2019 23.31 GMT Last modified on Fri 6 Dec 2019 01.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/05/amazon-pulls-chile-dictatorship-death-flights-t-shirts-after-backlash

 

That used to take place in Argentina's dictatorship years....Was unaware it'd happen in Chile as well.....Both regimes reached unblievable levels in terms of cruealty anyway...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile_(1973–1990)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Revolution

 

 

 

‘It’s a free country now’: Saudi Arabia touts new openness

 

Urban elites have largely embraced cultural transformation but elsewhere there is fear and anger

 

Martin Chulov in Riyadh

Fri 6 Dec 2019 12.22 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/06/its-a-free-country-now-saudi-arabia-touts-new-openness

 

 

Yeah....Right...It'd be comical if it weren't tragic.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saudi Aramco to be world's most valuable firm after IPO next week

 

Oversubscribed listing in Riyadh of 1.5% stake in state oil company will value it at $1.7tn

 

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Thu 5 Dec 2019 18.53 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/05/saudi-aramco-to-be-worlds-most-valuable-firm-after-ipo-next-week

 

 

 

 

 

 

France faces second day of travel chaos as strikes continue

 

Transport stoppages to run into weekend amid protests against planned pension changes

 

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Fri 6 Dec 2019 09.40 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/06/france-faces-second-day-travel-chaos-strikes-continue

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If Tehran is pushed too far, it may hit out in ways that are disastrous

 

Netanyahu warns of impending catastrophe as US officials say short-range ballistic missiles secretly positioned in Iraq

 

Sat 7 Dec 2019 13.05 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The life lessons I learned over breakfast with a Trump supporter

 

A chance encounter at the buffet made me wonder if instead of nodding and smiling I should be passionately disagreeing

 

Sat 7 Dec 2019 06.00 GMT

By  Emma Brockes

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/07/life-lessons-breakfast-trump-supporter

 

 

 

Turkey to press on with plan to buy Russian defence system

 

Ankara says it made no concessions at Nato summit and that Donald Trump ‘understands’ its position

 

Patrick Wintour

Fri 6 Dec 2019 18.15 GMT Last modified on Fri 6 Dec 2019 18.37 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/06/turkey-did-not-make-concessions-nato-summit

 

Kick them out of NATO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Macron unites all French workers—against him and his pension “reforms”

 

December 10, 2019 1:23 PM CST By Dennis Broe

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/macron-unites-all-french-workers-against-him-and-his-pension-reforms/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATO gathering this week did nothing for world peace and progress

 

December 4, 2019 1:42 PM CST By John Wojcik

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/nato-gathering-this-week-did-nothing-for-world-peace-and-progress/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How will we defend democracy when we have won it?

 

December 10, 2019 10:08 AM CST By Tim Wheeler

 

 

 

How will we defend democracy when we have won it?
Prior to the capture of La Moneda Presidential Palace, with gunfire and explosions in the background, Allende gave his famous farewell speech on live radio, speaking of himself in the past tense, of his love for Chile and of his deep faith in its future. Shortly afterwards, an official announcement was sent out that he had committed suicide. To this day, his supporters believe that he was killed by the generals staging the coup. This photo shows Allende wearing a metal combat helmet during the coup and carrying an AK-47 given to him by Fidel Castro. | Luis Orlando Lagos / La Moneda official photographer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Time to move U.S.-Cuba relations forward again—despite Trump

 

December 9, 2019 1:13 PM CST By Richard Grassl

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/time-to-move-u-s-cuba-relations-forward-again-despite-trump/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Citizen K’: Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the birthing of the new Russia

 

December 10, 2019 10:29 AM CST By Eric A. Gordon

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/citizen-k-mikhail-khodorkovsky-and-the-birthing-of-the-new-russia/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Departing Cuban embassy official found curiosity, not confrontation, in U.S.

 

December 9, 2019 10:53 AM CST By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

Departing Cuban embassy official found curiosity, not confrontation, in U.S.
Miguel Fraga helped spread the word around the U.S. about the excellent medical training available at the Cuban Medical School, largest medical school in the world. | Wordpress
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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European Green Deal will change economy to solve climate crisis, says EU

 

Everything from travel to air quality has been looked at in order to create ‘a growth that gives back’

 

Fiona Harvey in Madrid, Jennifer Rankin and Daniel Boffey in Brussels

Wed 11 Dec 2019 15.30 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/11/european-green-deal-will-change-economy-to-solve-climate-crisis-says-eu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major global hotel brands accused of profiting from sex trafficking

 

Hilton and Intercontinental among 12 hotel chains named in litigation claiming signs of sexual exploitation were ignored

 

Kate Hodal

Wed 11 Dec 2019 16.36 GMT Last modified on Wed 11 Dec 2019 16.38 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FAA let Boeing 737 Max continue to fly even as review found serious crash risk

 

Analysis from US regulators found plane could have averaged a fatal crash about every two to three years without design changes

 

Dominic Rushe in New York

Wed 11 Dec 2019 16.30 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/11/boeing-737-max-plane-faa-regulators-crash-risk

 

 

 

Factchecking Aung San Suu Kyi's claims over genocide allegations

 

Myanmar leader tells court in The Hague that civilian deaths were not genocide, but part of a civil war

 

Michael Safi

Wed 11 Dec 2019 14.44 GMT Last modified on Wed 11 Dec 2019 15.48 GMT

 
 
This lady turned out to be a huge disappointment....That's unfortunate
 
 
 
 
 
 

Siberian shaman arrested again on trek to 'exorcise' Putin

 

Alexander Gabyshev says he wants to rid Russia of the ‘demon’ president

 

AFP in Moscow

Tue 10 Dec 2019 21.15 GMT Last modified on Tue 10 Dec 2019 21.48 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/10/siberian-shaman-arrested-again-on-his-trek-to-exorcise-putin

 

 

 

 

 

Pro-choice activists launch abortion initiative in Poland

 

Abortion Without Borders to offer women advice and funds to seek treatment abroad

 

Shaun Walker Central and eastern Europe correspondent

Tue 10 Dec 2019 14.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/10/pro-choice-activists-launch-abortion-initiative-in-poland

 

 

 

 

 

 

Socialism is as American as apple pie. Yes, really

 

When socialism was at its peak in the US, socialists held 1,200 offices in 340 cities, with two congressmen, dozens of state legislators and more than 130 mayors

 

 

Tue 10 Dec 2019 11.15 GMT Last modified on Tue 10 Dec 2019 12.49 GMT

Nathan Robinson

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/10/socialism-america-history-politics-apple-pie

 

 

 

 

The Afghanistan war is more than a $1 trillion mistake. It's a travesty

 

If we don’t start holding the Washington DC foreign policy establishment to account, they will continue to act with impunity

 

Tue 10 Dec 2019 15.21 GMT Last modified on Tue 10 Dec 2019 21.55 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Architect of Mexico's war on drugs held in Texas for taking cartel bribes

 

Genaro García Luna, who ran Mexico’s federal police for six years, charged with accepting briefcases of cash to protect Sinaloa cartel

 

David Agren in Mexico City

Tue 10 Dec 2019 20.37 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/10/mexico-genaro-garcia-luna-sinaloa-cartel-drug-cartel

 

 

 

 

Greta Thunberg labelled a 'brat' by Brazil's far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro

 

  • Swedish activist tweeted about murders of indigenous people
  • President laments press attention for ‘pirralha [little brat]’
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Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Tue 10 Dec 2019 16.08 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/10/greta-thunberg-jair-bolsonaro-brazil-indigenous-amazon

 

 

 

 

Past weighs heavy as Paraguay struggles with ghosts of dictatorship

 

The pro-Stroessner celebrations have all but disappeared but Paraguay is yet to fully confront the legacy of military rule

 

William Costa in Asunción

Tue 10 Dec 2019 10.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/10/paraguay-dictator-alfredo-stroessner-dictatorship

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Stroessner

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘The government is strangling cinema’: Brazil film industry fights for survival

 

Film expo will open Monday with a smaller program after Bolsonaro slashed public funding for the arts earlier this year

 

Ana Ionova in Rio de Janeiro

Mon 9 Dec 2019 09.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/09/brazil-rio-international-film-festival-bolsonaro-fight-survival

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iran unveils 'budget to resist US sanctions' with help from $5bn Russian loan

 

President Rouhani claims Iran can manage, but IMF hints oil prices need to be triple current levels to balance budget

 

Reuters in Dubai

Sun 8 Dec 2019 12.31 GMT First published on Sun 8 Dec 2019 07.12 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/08/iran-unveils-budget-of-resistance-to-sanctions-with-help-from-5bn-russian-loan

 

 

 

The UN's fight for Palestinian refugees goes on – but its key agency needs help

 

From Israel’s hostility to Trump’s withdrawal of US funding, the UNRWA faces unprecedented challenges. Timely financial and diplomatic support is key

 

Sun 8 Dec 2019 09.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 10 Dec 2019 12.15 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
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Documentary about journalist Robert Fisk a highlight of Toronto International Film Festival

 

December 11, 2019 12:28 PM CST By Bill Meyer

 

 

 

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Malta’s PM should quit immediately, says European parliament

 

EU leaders told that any delay risks compromising Caruana Galizia murder investigation

 

Jennifer Rankin and Daniel Boffey and agencies in Brussels

Thu 12 Dec 2019 18.59 GMT

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/12/eu-leaders-should-put-pressure-on-maltas-pm-to-quit-immediately

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EU joins fight against US tax on 'accidental Americans'

 

Brussels pushes US to dilute rules on dual-nationality citizens unknowingly liable for American taxes

 

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Thu 12 Dec 2019 13.40 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/12/eu-joins-fight-against-us-tax-on-accidental-americans

 

 

 

 

Outrage after Colombia riot police force young woman into unmarked car

 

  • Protester freed after members of public give chase
  • Video of incident adds to criticism of police tactics

 

Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá

Wed 11 Dec 2019 20.33 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/11/colombia-riot-police-young-woman

 

 

 

 

Trump signs antisemitism order amid concerns it targets critics of Israel

 

Measure lets US penalise colleges seen as tolerating antisemitism by allowing criticism of Israel

 

Ed Pilkington in New York

Thu 12 Dec 2019 00.31 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/11/donald-trump-antisemitism-israel-colleges-order

 

 

 

 

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US Senate defies Trump in unanimous vote to recognize Armenian genocide

 

  • Resolution acknowledges killing of 1.5 million from 1915-1922
  • Turkey had used leverage as a Nato ally to stifle recognition

 

Julian Borger in Washington

Thu 12 Dec 2019 21.01 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/12/senate-armenian-genocide-vote-trump-turkey

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide

 

 

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_armeniangenocide.html?mcubz=1

 

 

 

 

As some know....The Germans had trained in the "art" of genocide way before the Jewish holocaust...With African People in the now called Namibia...

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/world/africa/germany-genocide-namibia-holocaust.html

 

 

https://museeholocauste.ca/en/resources-training/herero-genocide-namibia/

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Indian students join fierce protests against ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law

 

Campus protests take place across country, as alleged police brutality fuels anger

 

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Shaikh Azizur Rahman in West Bengal and Ahmer Khan in Assam

Mon 16 Dec 2019 16.04 GMT

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/16/india-protests-six-dead-as-demonstrators-vow-to-continue-to-fight-citizenship-changes

 

 

 

 

France's pensions chief resigns as transport strike enters 12th day

 

Jean-Paul Delevoye falls victim to scandal over £100,000 in undeclared payments

 

Agence France-Presse in Paris

Mon 16 Dec 2019 15.11 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/16/france-pensions-chief-jean-paul-delevoye-resigns-as-transport-strike-enters-12th-day

 

 

 

 

 

Neo-Nazi links of CDU politician cast shadow over German coalition

 

SPD and Greens in Saxony-Anhalt question ‘black sun’ tattoo of Robert Möritz

 

Philip Oltermann in Berlin

Mon 16 Dec 2019 14.01 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/16/far-right-links-of-cdu-politician-robert-moritz-cast-shadow-over-german-coalition

 

 

 

 

Suspected Argentinian torturer who taught at Sorbonne extradited by France

 

Ex-police officer Mario Sandoval alleged to be ‘butcher’ of dictatorship, held over student’s disappearance

 

Sam Jones in Madrid

Mon 16 Dec 2019 12.04 GMT First published on Mon 16 Dec 2019 00.38 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Chile: UN calls for prosecution of police and army over response to protests

 

  • Security forces acted in ‘fundamentally repressive manner’
  • UN report flags ‘alarmingly high number’ of 345 eye injuries
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Reuters in Geneva

Fri 13 Dec 2019 15.40 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/13/chile-un-prosecution-police-army-protests

 

 

 

 

 
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Brazil has become a cautionary tale for the world's democracies

 

You won’t find tanks on the streets in Rio. But don’t be fooled. The far right is becoming more and more powerful

 

Petra Costa

Wed 18 Dec 2019 11.16 GMT Last modified on Wed 18 Dec 2019 12.22 GMT

 

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President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested police should be able to kill with impunity and suspects should ‘die in the streets like cockroaches’.
Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/18/brazil-bolsonaro-democracy-cautionary-tale

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil: homes of Bolsonaro associates raided in sweeping anti-corruption operation

 

Investigators examining Bolsonaro’s senator son Flávio, suspected of overseeing corruption racket during tenure as Rio congressman

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Wed 18 Dec 2019 16.14 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/18/bolsonaro-brazil-corruption-raids-investigation-flavio-bolsonaro

 

 

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Syrian refugees return to home towns in 'safe zone' despite dangers

 

Thousands make the move over the border from Turkey but few are going voluntarily, says NGO

 

Bethan McKernan Turkish-Syrian border

Wed 18 Dec 2019 05.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/18/syrian-refugees-return-to-home-towns-in-safe-zone-despite-dangers

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israeli military law stifles Palestinian rights, watchdog says

 

Many of the restrictions were announced in early days of occupation of West Bank

 

Michael Safi in Amman

Tue 17 Dec 2019 11.16 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/17/israeli-military-law-stifles-palestinian-rights-watchdog-says

 

 

 

 

Turkey renews military pledge to Libya as threat of Mediterranean war grows

 

Ankara ready to defend government in Tripoli in latest policy to inflame tensions with US, EU, Greece and Middle East countries

 

Patrick Wintour in Doha

Sun 15 Dec 2019 05.48 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/15/turkey-renews-military-pledge-to-libya-as-threat-of-mediterranean-war-grows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trump impeachment charges 'absolutely made up', says Putin

 

Russian president says he expects US counterpart to survive proceedings

 

Andrew Roth Moscow correspondent

Thu 19 Dec 2019 14.08 GMT

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/trump-impeachment-charges-absolutely-made-up-says-putin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syria faces winter crisis as bombs bring food, fuel and aid shortages

 

Thousands flee homes and 90 killed in deadly attacks targeting opposition areas

 

Emma Graham-Harrison

Thu 19 Dec 2019 12.40 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/syria-faces-winter-crisis-as-bombs-bring-food-fuel-and-aid-shortages

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snow machines and fleece blankets: inside the ski industry’s battle with climate change

 

Hundreds of ski resorts now stand abandoned across the Alps. But some scientists believe they have found a way to keep snow on the ground – and that it could help vulnerable communities all over the world

 

Thu 19 Dec 2019 06.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 19 Dec 2019 09.56 GMT

By Simon Parkin

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/snow-machines-fleece-blankets-inside-ski-industry-battle-with-climate-change-alpine-resorts

 

 

 

 

EU parliament calls on Malta PM to resign now over Caruana Galizia

 

Resolution questions ‘integrity and credibility’ of murder investigation

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Wed 18 Dec 2019 14.42 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/18/eu-parliament-calls-on-malta-pm-joseph-muscat-to-resign-over-daphne-caruana-galizias-case

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrant for arrest of Evo Morales issued in Bolivia

 

Ousted president accused by prosecutors of sedition and terrorism

 

Staff and agencies in La Paz

Wed 18 Dec 2019 19.55 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/18/warrant-for-arrest-of-evo-morales-issued-in-bolivia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toronto mass shooting victims sue gun maker Smith & Wesson in $150m lawsuit

 

  • Two people died and 13 were injured in July 2018 attack
  • Lawsuit claims company created ‘ultra-hazardous product’

 

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Tue 17 Dec 2019 17.40 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/17/canada-toronto-shooting-smit

 

 

 

 

 

 

India's internet curbs are part of growing global trend

 

As internet use has surged, especially in developing world, so have attempts to switch off flow of information

 

Michael Safi

Thu 19 Dec 2019 12.45 GMT Last modified on Thu 19 Dec 2019 14.57 GMT

 

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Climate of chaos: the suffocating firestorm engulfing Australia

 

The death toll from the unprecedented crisis has reached eight and sparked an apology from the prime minister

 

Adam Morton

Fri 20 Dec 2019 14.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 20 Dec 2019 16.20 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/20/climate-of-chaos-the-suffocating-firestorm-engulfing-australia

 

 

 

 

ICC to investigate alleged Israeli and Palestinian war crimes

 

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hits out at ‘baseless and scandalous decision’

 

Peter Beaumont

Fri 20 Dec 2019 16.07 GMT Last modified on Fri 20 Dec 2019 16.49 GMT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dismay at lottery for $2.1m drug to treat children with muscle-wasting disease

 

Experts criticise potential emotional effect of ‘lucky draw’ to win doses of lifesaving Zolgensma

 

Sarah Boseley Health editor

Fri 20 Dec 2019 16.31 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/20/lottery-prize-zolgensma-drug-zolgensma-children-muscle-wasting-disease

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India: largest protests in decades signal Modi may have gone too far

 

Demonstrations against citizenship act continue despite ban, uniting people of all ages, castes and religions

 

Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Fri 20 Dec 2019 16.06 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/india-largest-protests-in-decades-signal-modi-may-have-gone-too-far

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moscow gunman 'was firearms enthusiast'

 

Man opened fire on intelligence agency offices on Thursday, killing one and injuring others

 

Marc Bennetts in Moscow

Fri 20 Dec 2019 10.15 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/moscow-gunman-was-firearms-enthusiast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong police seize $10m in donations intended for protesters

 

Police accused of smear tactics after raiding non-profit that supports protests, alleging money-laundering

 

Agence France-Presse

Fri 20 Dec 2019 03.35 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/hong-kong-police-seize-10m-in-donations-intended-for-protesters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Libyan government activates cooperation accord with Turkey

 

Move allows for possible Turkish troops to help defend Tripoli from attack by forces supported by UAE and Russia

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Fri 20 Dec 2019 05.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/libyan-government-activates-cooperation-accord-with-turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Brazil: Bolsonaro in homophobic outburst as corruption scandal swirls

 

Critics interpret president’s attack on journalist as attempt to divert attention from spiralling scandal involving son Flávio

 

Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Tom Phillips

Fri 20 Dec 2019 20.32 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-homophobic-outburst-corruption-scandal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Croatians to vote on president after campaign dominated by hard right

 

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović aims to be re-elected but faces pressure from populist candidate

 

Shaun Walker Central and eastern Europe correspondent

Sat 21 Dec 2019 05.00 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/21/croatia-presidential-election-votes-kolinda-grabar-kitarovic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian climate activist inspired by Thunberg is jailed

 

Arshak Makichyan had held a solo demonstration in Moscow for over 40 weeks before arrest

 

Jonathan Watts Global environment editor

Fri 20 Dec 2019 20.58 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/russian-climate-activist-inspired-by-thunberg-is-jailed

 

 

 

 

The gun buyback won't change things overnight, but it will give people hope

 

New Zealanders who refuse to hand in their now illegal weapons may alienate the community and expose themselves to prosecution

 

Hera Cook

Thu 19 Dec 2019 19.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/gun-buyback-wont-change-things-overnight-but-it-will-give-people-hope

 

 

 

 

French forces kill 33 Islamic extremists in Mali, says Macron

French president makes announcement on west Africa trip that has focused on

jihadist threat in region

 

Associated Press in Abidjan

Sat 21 Dec 2019 15.53 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/21/french-forces-kill-33-islamic-extremists-in-mali-says-macron

 

 

 

 

 

Cyprus police arrest three in Israeli-owned ‘spy van’ investigation

 

High-tech surveillance van allegedly used to intercept phones and messaging apps

 

Peter Beaumont

Fri 20 Dec 2019 17.53 GMT Last modified on Fri 20 Dec 2019 18.00 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/cyprus-police-arrest-three-in-israeli-owned-spy-van-investigation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saudi Arabia sentences five to death for murder of Jamal Khashoggi

 

Former royal adviser Saud al-Qahtani was investigated but released without being charged

 

Bethan McKernan and agencies

Mon 23 Dec 2019 13.09 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/23/saudi-arabia-sentences-five-to-death-for-of-jamal-khashoggi

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Brazil’s artists lead a chorus of resistance to Jair Bolsonaro

 

As the president completes his first year in power, his opponents are finding their voice and fighting back

 

Caio Barretto Briso in Rio de Janeiro and Tom Phillips

Sat 28 Dec 2019 10.51 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/28/brazil-artists-lead-chorus-of-resistance-jair-bolsonaro

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