umbertino Posted May 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 Shireen Abu Akleh killing: ‘She was the voice of events in Palestine’ Tributes paid to Al Jazeera journalist and authority on Israeli-Palestinian conflict who has been shot in West Bank Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Wed 11 May 2022 11.18 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/11/shireen-abu-akleh-killing-al-jazeera-voice-events-palestine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 Author Mario Vargas Llosa backs Bolsonaro over Lula in Brazil election Peruvian writer criticises incumbent’s ‘clowning around’ but says he is still preferable to former president Sam Jones in Madrid Thu 12 May 2022 13.57 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/author-mario-vargas-llosa-backs-bolsonaro-over-lula-in-brazil-election 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 North Korea admits to Covid outbreak for first time and declares ‘severe national emergency’ Omicron infections create ‘biggest emergency incident in the country’, according to state media, as Kim Jong-un chairs response meeting Justin McCurry in Tokyo Thu 12 May 2022 03.35 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/north-korea-admits-to-covid-outbreak-for-first-time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Israeli forces storm Jerusalem hospital as coffin of slain journalist emerges TV images show Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh’s coffin falling as police grab Palestinian flags from crowd Agence France-Presse Fri 13 May 2022 14.00 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/13/israeli-forces-storm-jerusalem-hospital-as-coffin-of-slain-journalist-emerges ‘Incredible cruelty’: gang battles leave 150 dead in Haitian capital Scores wounded as violence paralyses Port-au-Prince forcing thousands to flee their homes Joe Parkin Daniels Fri 13 May 2022 11.30 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/may/13/haiti-gang-battles-dead-wounded-displaced 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 US secretly issued subpoena to access Guardian reporter’s phone records Newspaper decries ‘egregious’ move by DoJ to obtain details of Stephanie Kirchgaessner as part of investigation into media leaks Ed Pilkington in New York Thu 12 May 2022 22.01 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/12/us-government-subpoena-guardian-reporter-phone-records 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Chilean journalist dies after being shot while covering Workers’ Day marches Francisca Sandoval, 29, is the first journalist to be killed in the line of duty in Chile since the Pinochet dictatorship John Bartlett in Santiago Thu 12 May 2022 20.37 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/francisca-sandoval-chilean-journalist-dies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Suspect held in Netherlands over 1994 Rwandan genocide Dutch prosecutors say 64-year-old man accused of role in massacres arrested after extradition request Associated Press in the Hague Fri 13 May 2022 10.56 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/13/suspect-held-in-netherlands-over-1994-rwandan-genocide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Italian leader urges Ukraine ceasefire in visit with Biden By Chris Megerian | AP May 10, 2022 at 5:50 p.m. EDT https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/italian-leader-urges-ukraine-ceasefire-in-visit-with-biden/2022/05/10/799e76d8-d098-11ec-886b-df76183d233f_story.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) As we grieved for Shireen Abu Aqleh, Israeli police attacked us. They have no shame The killing shook every Palestinian, and at her funeral we were clubbed and kicked. But we will fight for all she stood for Fri 13 May 2022 17.02 BST Jalal Abukhater https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/13/shireen-abu-aqleh-israeli-police-palestinian-funeral US condemns Israel’s attack on Shireen Abu Aqleh’s funeral Antony Blinken says US ‘deeply troubled’ after police stormed procession for Palestinian American journalist Ramon Antonio Vargas Sat 14 May 2022 00.23 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/13/shireen-abu-aqleh-funeral-israel-blinken Edited May 14, 2022 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 The Guardian view on Shireen Abu Aqleh: press freedom under attack No one has been held to account in Israel for media deaths. That is bad for its democracy Fri 13 May 2022 17.58 BST Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/13/the-guardian-view-on-shireen-abu-aqleh-press-freedom-under-attack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Buffalo shooting: Biden says racist killing of 10 people ‘abhorrent to fabric of nation’ Gunman shot 11 Black and two white victims at a supermarket that he broadcast on streaming platform Twitch before surrendering Edward Helmorein Buffalo and agencies Sun 15 May 2022 13.33 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/15/buffalo-shooting-supermarket-new-york-joe-biden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 From Mexico to Palestine, journalists in the crosshairs of deadly onslaught Journalists are increasingly being targeted and killings are only the most dramatic sign of a gloomy outlook for media freedom by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Analy Nuño in Guadalajara John Bartlett in Santiago and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem Sun 15 May 2022 10.10 BST https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/may/15/journalist-killings-mexico-palestine-chile-ukraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Putin’s Private Life Sanctions are lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding the Russian leader’s family By Carole Landry May 13, 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/briefing/russia-ukraine-war-putin-grain.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 Israel knows it will get away with the attack on Shireen Abu Aqleh’s funeral The violent scenes in Jerusalem are a symptom of a culture of impunity among the Israeli leadership and the police force it oversees Mon 16 May 2022 14.00 BST Elizabeth Tsurkov https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/16/israel-shireen-abu-aqleh-jerusalem-police 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 ‘My only hobby is crying’: the boy who lost his family to an Israeli airstrike Omar Abu al-Ouf’s father, mother, brother and sister were all killed in the attack on their apartment building last May Bethan McKernan and Hazem Balousha in Gaza City Mon 16 May 2022 05.30 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/i-miss-them-every-day-the-boy-who-lost-his-whole-family-to-an-israeli-airstrike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Cuban parliament approves penal code which activists warn curbs dissent The updates, touted as ‘modernizing’ the country’s laws, control unauthorized contacts with foreign organizations and individuals Associated Press in Havana Tue 17 May 2022 00.08 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/cuba-parliament-penal-code-updated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Cuba, Biden revokes the restrictions of the Trump era Joe Biden revokes Donald Trump’s squeeze against Cuba, “making it easier for families to visit relatives” on the Caribbean island and “for authorized American travelers to have relations with the Cuban people, attend meetings and conduct research “. May 17, 2022 https://www.breakinglatest.news/news/cuba-biden-revokes-the-restrictions-of-the-trump-era/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 North Korea on brink of Covid-19 catastrophe, say experts Number to have fallen ill reportedly at almost 1.5 million as country grapples with what it calls ‘fever’ Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tue 17 May 2022 13.35 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/17/north-korea-on-brink-of-covid-19-catastrophe-say-experts Clashes in Tripoli as would-be prime minister attempts to claim power Fathi Bashagha forced to withdraw in the face of opposition from Libya’s military Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 17 May 2022 12.27 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/17/clashes-in-tripoli-as-would-be-prime-minister-attempts-to-claim-power 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Shireen Abu Aqleh was a lifeline for Palestinians – and her killing has shaken us to the core The Al Jazeera journalist was a courageous voice and a symbol of Palestine at a time when many question our right to exist Tue 17 May 2022 13.39 BST Arwa Mahdawi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/17/shireen-abu-aqleh-was-a-lifeline-for-palestinians-and-her-killing-has-shaken-us-to-the-core 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Élisabeth Borne becomes France’s first female prime minister in 30 years Labour minister Borne, 61, is only second woman in modern French history to be PM, after Édith Cresson Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Mon 16 May 2022 18.08 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/elisabeth-borne-becomes-frances-first-female-prime-minister-in-30-years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Chile finalises new draft constitution to replace Pinochet-era document Process spawned amid mass protests in 2019 will culminate in September plebiscite but polls show only 38% currently in favour John Bartlett in Santiago Mon 16 May 2022 16.16 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/chile-constitution-new-draft-pinochet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Turkey threatens to block Finland and Sweden Nato bids By Yaroslav Lukov & Matt Murphy BBC News Published 7 hours ago https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61472021 He's the one who should get kicked out of NATO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) Florence coffee bar customer calls police over price of espresso Coffee bar fined €1,000 after man complained to police price was not displayed behind counter Angela Giuffrida in Rome Wed 18 May 2022 13.04 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/18/florence-coffee-bar-customer-calls-police-over-price-of-espresso Price depends also on the part of the country where one lives....In tourist cities it's high ( Venice etc)...Here in Trento a simple coffee is around EUR 1.20 ( more if you want a more complex variation...there are lots to pick ).....In the South ( where cost of living is less or even much less) price could even be as low as 75c Edited May 18, 2022 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Orbán and US right to bond at Cpac in Hungary over ‘great replacement’ ideology American far right has long embraced Hungary’s prime minister, who speaks of Europe’s ‘suicidal’ immigration policies Flora Garamvolgyi and Julian Borger Wed 18 May 2022 09.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/18/cpac-conference-budapest-hungary-viktor-orban-speaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Orbán I think this gentleman is one of the worst ever...I believe he should get kicked out of the EU ...Not before giving back all the monies Hungary has received throughout the years...Just as I think Turkey's Erdogan should get kicked out of NATO......Those individuals are something Europe does not certainly need......Unless we want to go backwards in History......JMHO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Why do white supremacists want to kill Black people? What are the roots of this violence and how do we fight it? Wed 18 May 2022 11.11 BST Derecka Purnell https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/18/why-do-white-supremacists-want-to-kill-black-people 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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