umbertino Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 China opens embassy in Nicaragua for first time since 1990 after Taiwan ties cut Nicaragua trumpets ‘ideological affinity’ with Beijing and seizes Taipei’s former embassy and diplomatic offices Staff and agencies Sat 1 Jan 2022 02.49 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/01/china-opens-embassy-in-nicaragua-for-first-time-since-1990-after-taiwan-ties-cut 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 South Korean crosses demilitarised zone in rare defection to North The fate of the defector is unknown after they crossed the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas Reuters Sun 2 Jan 2022 05.01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/02/south-korean-crosses-demilitarised-zone-in-rare-defection-to-north 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Hungary election: outsider from the right backed by left to beat Viktor Orbán Six opposition parties have united behind Péter Márki-Zay for crucial spring vote Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Sun 2 Jan 2022 06.45 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/02/outsider-peter-marki-zay-from-the-right-backed-by-hungarys-left-to-beat-orban 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 France removes EU flag from Arc de Triomphe after rightwing anger Official in the French presidency says removal of flag was in line with planned schedule Agence France-Presse in Paris Sun 2 Jan 2022 14.12 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/02/france-removes-eu-flag-arc-de-triomphe-rightwing-anger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 We talk a lot about freedom – but not enough about whose freedom is at stake We would understand more if the work of historian Tyler Stovall were better known Sun 2 Jan 2022 07.30 GMT Kenan Malik https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/02/race-class-freedom-liberty-and-work-of-historian-tyler-stovall 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro taken to hospital and may need surgery Leader reported same symptoms as earlier admission following stabbing at 2018 campaign event Reuters Mon 3 Jan 2022 15.23 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/03/jair-bolsonaro-taken-hospital-brazil-abdominal-pain-doctor-says 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Rebuilding bridges: Former president’s mission to defeat Bolsonaro in Brazil Twenty years after being elected, leftwinger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is gearing up for an electrifying bid to regain power Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent Mon 3 Jan 2022 05.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/03/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-brazilian-former-president-mission-to-defeat-bolsonaro 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Death toll of refugees attempting to reach Spain doubles in 2021 NGO report draws direct link between rise in fatalities and efforts to curb migration in Mediterranean Ashifa Kassam in Madrid Mon 3 Jan 2022 16.09 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/03/death-toll-of-refugees-attempting-to-reach-spain-doubles-in-2021 Fury as EU moves ahead with plans to label gas and nuclear as ‘green’ Brussels faces backlash and charges of greenwashing after publishing draft proposals on New Year’s Eve Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Mon 3 Jan 2022 12.18 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/03/fury-eu-moves-ahead-plans-label-gas-nuclear-green 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Haiti’s prime minister forced to flee city after shootout leaves one dead Two also injured in gunfire that forced Ariel Henry and others to seek shelter as they walked out of a cathedral Associated Press in Port-au-Prince Mon 3 Jan 2022 16.34 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/03/haiti-prime-minister-flee-shootout The Guardian view on Yemen: the forgotten war Years of brutal conflict have brought misery to an already impoverished country. There is no end in sight Thu 30 Dec 2021 18.25 GMT Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/30/the-guardian-view-on-yemen-the-forgotten-war 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Sudan’s prime minister resigns as pro-democracy protests violently repressed Abdalla Hamdok quits on same day at least two protesters killed by security forces during unrest in Khartoum and other cities Associated Press Sun 2 Jan 2022 22.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/02/sudans-prime-minister-resigns-as-pro-democracy-protests-violently-repressed ‘They lost almost everything’: photographing the terror and joy of refugees in DRC Alexis Huguet’s image of this twin girl, born as her mother fled into Congo, captures the fragility of life in the Central African Republic Sarah Johnson Fri 31 Dec 2021 15.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/31/photographing-the-terror-and-joy-of-refugees-in-drc-central-african-republic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 Double defector who returned to North Korea ‘struggled financially’ in South Man’s decision raises questions about treatment of defectors in South Korea with many said to face discrimination Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies Tue 4 Jan 2022 10.36 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/double-defector-who-returned-to-north-korea-struggled-financially-in-south 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) A crisis of faith in South Africa: ‘People have given up on the state’ Struggling even before Covid, communities are taking it upon themselves to try to fill the gaps left by the government Tue 4 Jan 2022 05.00 GMT by Jason Burke in Thembokwezi, Graaff-Reinet in Franschhoek https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/a-crisis-of-faith-in-south-africa-people-have-given-up-on-the-state Preaching truth to power: the São Paulo priest standing up to Bolsonaro Júlio Lancellotti is an outspoken champion of homeless people – a cause that makes him unpopular with Brazil’s authorities Beatriz Miranda in São Paulo Tue 4 Jan 2022 15.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/04/preaching-truth-to-power-the-sao-paulo-priest-standing-up-to-bolsonaro Edited January 4, 2022 by umbertino 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 (edited) Cuba’s vaccine success story sails past mark set by rich world’s Covid efforts The island nation struggles to keep the lights on but has inoculated 90% of population with home-developed vaccines Ed Augustin in Havana Wed 5 Jan 2022 10.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/05/cuba-coronavirus-covid-vaccines-success-story Kazakhstan protests: president threatens ruthless crackdown Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says in televised address ‘I plan to act as toughly as possible’ Shaun Walker and Naubet Bisenov in Aktobe province Wed 5 Jan 2022 14.20 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/05/kazakhstan-protests-president-threatens-ruthless-crackdown Edited January 5, 2022 by umbertino 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Suspect in killing of Haiti president arrested by US authorities Mario Antonio Palacios had been detained in Panama en route to Colombia from Jamaica Peter Beaumont Tue 4 Jan 2022 20.26 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/suspect-linked-to-killing-of-haitis-president-is-detained-in-panama 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Brazil’s bars choose their customers for their politics as election nears Unjabbed supporters of President Bolsonaro are banned from some pubs – but elsewhere fans can buy pizza named after him Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Ouro Preto do Oeste Thu 6 Jan 2022 05.00 GMTLast modified on Thu 6 Jan 20 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/brazils-bars-choose-their-customers-for-their-politics-as-election-nears 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Russian paratroopers arrive in Kazakhstan as unrest continues Moscow-led ‘peacekeeping’ alliance enters country amid violent clashes between protesters, police and army Shaun Walker and Naubet Bisenov in Aktobe province, and agencies Thu 6 Jan 2022 08.26 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/shots-heard-in-kazakhstan-as-protests-enter-third-day 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Canada agrees C$40bn deal to reform child welfare for First Nations Half of total to be offered in compensation to 200,000 individuals and families who suffered from discriminatory system Tracey Lindeman in Gatineau Tue 4 Jan 2022 20.04 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/04/canada-first-nations-child-welfare-compensation-deal 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 Kazakhstan president vows to destroy ‘bandits and terrorists’ behind protests Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tells security forces to ‘use lethal force without warning’ Shaun Walker Fri 7 Jan 2022 16.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/07/kazakhstan-president-vows-to-destroy-bandits-and-terrorists-behind-protests Getting ugly......... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 Fossil fuel firms among biggest spenders on Google ads that look like search results One in five ads served on search results for 78 climate-related terms placed by firms with interests in fossil fuels, research finds Niamh McIntyre Wed 5 Jan 2022 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/05/fossil-fuel-firms-among-biggest-spenders-on-google-ads-that-look-like-search-results 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 I had death threats for my reporting. Many journalists in the Pacific face huge dangers Freedom of the press might be included in some constitutions of Pacific countries, but it often only works in theory Fri 7 Jan 2022 00.20 GMT Joyce McClure https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2022/jan/07/i-had-death-threats-for-my-reporting-many-journalists-in-the-pacific-face-huge-dangers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) I’m a police officer, and I fear increased powers of stop and search will undermine public trust The government must listen: community engagement is the only way to cut serious crime in the UK’s most deprived areas Fri 7 Jan 2022 10.00 GMT Andy George ( president of the National Black Police Association) Vid https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/07/police-officer-stop-and-search-powers-public-trust Edited January 7, 2022 by umbertino 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 ‘They want to remove us and take the rock’, say Zimbabweans living near Chinese-owned mines As companies extract wealth, villagers say they see little benefit and are instead exploited in quarries, live in homes damaged by blasts and are unable to farm polluted land Nyasha Chingono in Mutoko Fri 7 Jan 2022 09.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/07/zimbabwe-china-mines-pollution-evictions 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Lack of English speakers embarrasses Czech coalition The new government risks being isolated, particularly in the EU where English remains the working language, warn critics Robert Tait in Prague Sun 9 Jan 2022 09.15 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/09/lack-of-english-speakers-embarrasses-czech-coalition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Inequality is driving protest against Kazakhstan’s authoritarian government The illusion of a successful, free-market economy is shattered – and now Tokayev’s violent crackdown bodes ill for dissenters Sat 8 Jan 2022 10.00 GMTLast modified on Sun 9 Jan 2 Peter Leonard https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/08/inequality-protest-authoritarian-kazakh-government 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Outspoken Saudi princess released after nearly three years in jail Human rights advocate Princess Basmah and her daughter were imprisoned without charge in 2019 Staff and agencies Sun 9 Jan 2022 03.06 GMTLast modified on Sun 9 Jan 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/09/outspoken-saudi-princess-released-after-nearly-three-years-in-jail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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