Politics & environs articles 2021

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‘A lull not a loss’: Islamic State is rebuilding in Syria, say Kurdish forces

 

Those who fought the so-called caliphate fear a US withdrawal could help the terrorist group to rise again

 

Thu 14 Oct 2021 13.24 BST

by Martin Chulov in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. Pictures by Achilleas Zavallis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/14/a-lull-not-a-loss-islamic-state-is-rebuilding-in-syria-say-kurdish-forces

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President of Brazil says it ‘makes no sense’ for him to be vaccinated

 

Jair Bolsonaro’s comments called ‘stupid and selfish’ in country where 600,000 people have died of Covid

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Wed 13 Oct 2021 21.14 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/13/president-of-brazil-says-it-makes-no-sense-for-him-to-be-vaccinated

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Chile president Piñera faces impeachment after Pandora papers leak

 

Opposition politicians launch proceedings against Sebastián Piñera over possible irregularities in mining company sale

 

John Bartlett in Valparaíso

Wed 13 Oct 2021 19.50 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/13/chile-sebastian-pinera-impeachment-proceedings-pandora-papers

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As important as the Taj Mahal? The Palestinian refugee camp seeking Unesco world heritage status

 

For 70 years, the ramshackle Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem has been a site of displacement. Why is this ‘heritage of exile’ not enough for Unesco to grant it the status it gives Macchu Picchu and Venice?

 

Oliver Wainwright

Thu 14 Oct 2021 16.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/oct/14/dheisheh-palestinian-refugee-camp-stateless-heritage-world-status-unesco-taj-mahal-macchu-picchu

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The case for minting a $1tn coin to deal with America’s debt ceiling

 

The idea may seem silly or gimmicky – but it’s a serious solution to a serious problem

 

Fri 15 Oct 2021 12.04 BST

Nathan Tankus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/15/the-case-for-minting-a-1tn-coin-to-deal-with-americas-debt-ceiling

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Calls for calm in Cameroon after police officer lynched for killing five-year-old

 

Anger erupts after schoolgirl is shot by gendarme at a checkpoint in anglophone city of Buea

 

Agence France-Presse

Thu 14 Oct 2021 17.15 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/14/cameroon-urges-calm-after-policeman-kills-schoolgirl-in-anglophone-region

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Russia suspends Nato mission in response to expulsion of its staff

 

Foreign minister also announces closure of military alliance’s liaison offices in Moscow

 

Agencies

Mon 18 Oct 2021 13.47 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/18/russia-suspends-nato-mission-in-response-to-expulsion-of-its-staff

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Polish prime minister escalates war of words with EU over rule of law

 

Mateusz Morawiecki says European court’s ‘creeping revolution’ undermines Polish sovereignty

 

 

Daniel Boffey in Brussels

Tue 19 Oct 2021 12.56 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/19/polish-prime-minister-escalates-war-of-words-with-eu-over-rule-of-law

Edited October 19, 2021 by umbertino

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‘Some call it a circus’: dictator’s son, boxing icon and former actor vie to lead Philippines

 

Presidential vote is likely to be referendum on the kind of governance the public wants after almost six years of Rodrigo Duterte in power

 

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

Tue 19 Oct 2021 03.14 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/19/some-call-it-a-circus-ictators-son-boxing-icon-and-former-actor-vie-to-lead-philippines

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Bolsonaro should be charged with crimes against humanity, Covid inquiry finds

 

Brazilian president savaged for ‘macabre’ and ‘slovenly’ response to pandemic and ‘deliberate neglect’ of Indigenous people

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Wed 20 Oct 2021 16.22 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/20/jair-bolsonaro-crimes-against-humanity-inquiry

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27 dead in Syria after bombing of army bus sparks revenge attack

 

Assad’s forces kill 13 in apparent ***-for-tat shelling in Idlib following blast in heart of Damascus

 

Bethan McKernan and Agence France-Presse

Wed 20 Oct 2021 16.07 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/20/bomb-attack-on-army-bus-in-damascus-syria-many-dead

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Charge Bolsonaro with murder over Covid toll, draft Brazil senate report says

 

Draft text says neglect, incompetence and opposition to science fueled ‘stratospheric’ death toll

 

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Tue 19 Oct 2021 21.19 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/19/bolsonaro-coronavirus-brazil-murder-charges-senate-report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecuador’s president declares state of emergency over drug trafficking

 

President Guillermo Lasso’s declaration gives authorities the power to restrict the freedom of movement and association

 

AP in Quito

Tue 19 Oct 2021 14.16 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/19/ecuador-president-declares-emergency-drug-trafficking

Edited October 20, 2021 by umbertino

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Israel labels Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations

 

Defence ministry says the six groups have undercover links to militant PFLP movement

 

Harriet Sherwood and agencies in Jerusalem

Fri 22 Oct 2021 16.59 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/22/israel-labels-palestinian-human-rights-groups-terrorist-organisations

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Nicaraguan business leaders arrested in Ortega’s pre-election crackdown

 

Ortega has detained 39 opponents ahead of November election

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Fri 22 Oct 2021 17.15 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/22/daniel-ortega-nicaragua-crackdown-business-leaders-arrested

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New Iranian regional governor slapped in face at inauguration

 

Attack on Brig Gen Abedin Khorram in East Azerbaijan province an unusual breach of security in Islamic Republic

 

 

Associated Press in Dubai

Sat 23 Oct 2021 19.12 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/23/new-iranian-regional-governor-slapped-in-face-at-inauguration

 

 

 

Edited October 24, 2021 by umbertino

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‘This is their time’: post-Golden Dawn, is the far right reviving in Greece?

 

Extremist party’s demise has left a gap that it is being filled by far-right groups in north of the country

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Mon 25 Oct 2021 11.39 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/this-is-their-time-post-golden-dawn-is-the-far-right-reviving-in-greece

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Saudi crown prince a ‘psychopath’, says exiled intelligence officer

 

Saad Aljabri says Mohammed bin Salman boasted he could kill former ruler King Abdullah

 

Stephanie Kirchgaessnerin Washington

Mon 25 Oct 2021 09.38 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/saudi-crown-prince-a-psychopath-says-exiled-intelligence-officer

Edited October 25, 2021 by umbertino

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Rightwing Chilean newspaper accused of ‘apology for Nazism’ over Göring article

 

Germany embassy condemns El Mercurio for Sunday piece and says ‘no room to justify or minimise his horrific role’

 

John Bartlett in Santiago

Mon 25 Oct 2021 17.53 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/chile-newspaper-el-mercurio-hermann-goring

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Brazil senators support criminal charges for Jair Bolsonaro over Covid crisis

 

Committee votes to support push to hold president res

ponsible for many of Brazil’s more than 600,000 Covid deaths

 

Associated Press

Wed 27 Oct 2021 06.41 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/27/brazil-senators-support-criminal-charges-for-jair-bolsonaro-over-covid-crisis

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The Guardian view on Bolsonaro’s Covid strategy: murderous folly

 

A congressional investigation has laid bare the disregard with which the Brazilian president treated the lives of his compatriots

 

Wed 27 Oct 2021 19.12 BST

Editorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/27/the-guardian-view-on-bolsonaros-covid-strategy-murderous-folly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By banning six Palestinian NGOs, Israel has entered a new era of impunity

 

I founded al-Haq in 1979. Israeli now considers it to be a terrorist group, along with other vital humans rights organisations

 

Thu 28 Oct 2021 15.00 BST

Raja Shehadeh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/28/ngo-israel-human-rights-al-haq-palestinians

Edited October 28, 2021 by umbertino

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Global activists gather at Rome G20 to demand tougher action on China

 

Beijing must not be let off hook over human rights abuses in return for climate cooperation, say legislators

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Fri 29 Oct 2021 09.26 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/29/global-activists-gather-at-rome-g20-to-demand-tougher-action-on-china

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You're the greatest fighter for peace Biden tells pope

President should keep getting Communion says Francis

Redazione ANSA ROME

29 October 202117:19 News

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2021/10/29/youre-the-greatest-fighter-for-peace-biden-tells-pope_9a8eb37d-55ca-47cf-b204-4281e68de282.html

 

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Our climate demands we change the world right now. The good news? We can

 

Glasgow has to be a turning point. There is no other option

 

Sat 30 Oct 2021 10.00 BST

Rebecca Solnit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/30/our-climate-demands-we-change-the-world-right-now-the-good-news-we-can

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Sudan democracy march: two protesters killed as security forces open fire

 

Pro-coup forces reportedly use live ammunition and teargas in Khartoum and Omdurman

 

Peter Beaumont and a Guardian reporter

Sat 30 Oct 2021 16.30 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/30/sudan-coup-call-for-march-of-millions-to-challenge-military-takeover

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We know who caused the climate crisis – but they don’t want to pay for it

 

My country, Uganda, and much of Africa has been battered by climate-related disasters. Cop26 is a chance for the biggest polluters to set up a compensation fund

 

Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.00 BST

Vanessa Nakate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/oct/29/we-know-who-caused-the-climate-crisis-but-they-dont-want-to-pay-for-it