umbertino Posted August 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Brazil ‘failing to fully investigate’ Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira murders Rights groups accuse Brazilian government of not employing sufficient resources to examine case Andrew Downie Tue 2 Aug 2022 16.01 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/02/brazil-failing-fully-investigate-dom-phillips-bruno-pereira-murders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 The world is ablaze and the oil industry just posted record profits. It’s us or them No single crisis, no matter how existential, will be enough to shut this machine down naturally. We must break it or it will break us Tue 2 Aug 2022 11.25 BST Hamilton Nolan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/02/oil-industry-record-profits-climate-crisis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 It’s time to ban private jets – or at least tax them to the ground Kylie Jenner’s 17-minute private jet ride is a reminder that private jets are morally obscene and terrible for the climate. The planet can no longer afford these indulgences Fri 5 Aug 2022 11.20 BST Akin Olla https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/05/its-time-to-ban-private-jets-or-at-least-tax-them-onto-the-ground 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 I testified to Congress about the gun industry. It rattled me to my core Gun-makers are openly marketing to – and perhaps even creating – the next generation of mass shooters, all in service of their bottom line Fri 5 Aug 2022 11.18 BST Ryan Busse https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/05/us-gun-control-congress-weapons-republicans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay $4.1m over false Sandy Hook claims Far-right Infowars owner faced defamation trial for repeatedly saying the school shooting was a hoax Ramon Antonio Vargas Fri 5 Aug 2022 00.05 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/04/alex-jones-defamation-trial-verdict-sandy-hook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 Israel strikes Gaza amid tensions following arrest of Palestinian militant Palestinian officials say seven dead after Israel said it was preparing to ‘remove the threat from this region’ Associated Press in Gaza City Fri 5 Aug 2022 16.06 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/05/israel-strikes-gaza-amid-tensions-following-arrest-of-palestinian-militant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Israel bombs Gaza Strip for second day in ‘pre-emptive operation’ Health authorities in Palestinian enclave report 12 dead in Israeli attacks targeting Islamic Jihad Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and Hazem Balousha in Gaza City Sat 6 Aug 2022 12.05 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/06/israel-bombs-gaza-strip-second-day-pre-emptive-operation-palestine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 ‘We look deeper’: the Native court settling cases outside the justice system In South Dakota, the Oyate Court – made up of Lakota elders – uses traditional peacemaking principles to stress healing over punishment Stewart Huntington in Rapid City Sat 6 Aug 2022 08.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/06/native-elders-oyate-court-south-dakota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Viktor Orbán turns Texas conference into transatlantic far-right love-in The authoritarian Hungarian leader was embraced as a kindred spirit by Trump fans at the CPAC event in Dallas David Smith in Washington Sat 6 Aug 2022 09.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/06/viktor-orban-cpac-far-right-us-trump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Hiroshima prays for peace, fears new arms race on atomic bombing anniversary August 6, 202210:57 AM GMT+2 By Elaine Lies https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hiroshima-prays-peace-fears-new-arms-race-atomic-bombing-anniversary-2022-08-06/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Pelosi’s ‘reckless’ Taiwan visit deepens US-China rupture – why did she go? The speaker insisted she was promoting democracy but critics suggest a last hurrah before she loses the gavel in November David Smith in Washington Sun 7 Aug 2022 08.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/07/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-china-visit-military Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 The fate of Alex Jones is a small battle won in the war against alternative facts The Sandy Hook conspiracy peddler’s courtroom rout shows truth can triumph, but there is no guarantee it always will Sun 7 Aug 2022 09.00 BST Tom Chatfield https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/07/fate-alex-jones-small-battle-war-against-alternative-fact-sandy-hook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Colombia's new left-leaning president has big economic plans President-elect Gustavo Petro will take up his office on August 7. He is trying to bring together a coalition of politicians to make sure he can get through his economic, tax and land reforms Date 25.07.2022 Author Daniela Rivas https://www.dw.com/en/colombias-new-left-leaning-president-has-big-economic-plans/a-62587642 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Colombia’s first leftist president says war on drugs has failed At his swearing in Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla, says the country is getting a ‘second chance’ to tackle violence and poverty Associated Press Mon 8 Aug 2022 05.29 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/08/colombia-gustavo-petro-first-leftist-president-war-on-drugs-has-failed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 ‘He has done more to further the cause of hate in the US than almost anyone’: the rise and fall of Alex Jones For years, the Infowars provocateur has made millions of dollars spreading lies and disinformation on social media. Last week in a Texas court, he finally saw some comeuppance. But will this be the end of him – or is it just a temporary setback? Charlie Scudder Mon 8 Aug 2022 10.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/08/he-has-done-more-to-further-the-cause-of-hate-in-the-us-than-almost-anyone-the-rise-and-fall-of-alex-jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war Mercenary group does not officially exist but is playing a more public role and openly recruiting in Russia Pjotr Sauer Sun 7 Aug 2022 16.41 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/07/russias-private-military-contractor-wagner-comes-out-of-the-shadows-in-ukraine-war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 FBI searches Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and seizes documents Sources say the Monday morning search was part of an inquiry into missing White House records after Trump’s presidency Hugo Lowell in New York Tue 9 Aug 2022 00.46 BST Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/08/trump-says-fbi-raided-his-mar-a-lago-home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Brazilians fear return to dictatorship as ‘deranged’ Bolsonaro trails in polls Hundreds of thousands sign pro-democracy manifesto amid fears the president will promote Trump-style insurrection against democracy Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Tue 9 Aug 2022 12.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/09/brazil-election-bolsonaro-dictatorship-democracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Colombian narco militia seeks peace talks after calling ‘unilateral’ ceasefire Feared Gulf Clan has unleashed terror campaign since arrest of leader in May but keen to talk to leftist president Gustavo Petro Megan Janetsky in Bogotá Mon 8 Aug 2022 22.59 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/08/colombia-gulf-clan-ceasefire-gustavo-petro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Landmark US climate bill will do more harm than good, groups say Bill makes concessions to the fossil fuel industry as frontline community groups call on Biden to declare climate emergency Nina Lakhani Climate justice reporter in New York Tue 9 Aug 2022 10.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/09/us-climate-bill-fossil-fuel-harm-environment-biden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Cuba: third oil tank ignites as firefighters struggle to extinguish blaze Mexico and Venezuela send crews to fight fire that has killed at least one and injured 125, with dozens of firefighters still missing Staff and agencies in Havana Mon 8 Aug 2022 19.54 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/08/cuba-oil-depot-fire-firefighters-missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Facebook gave police their private data. Now, this duo face abortion charges Experts say it underscores the importance of encryption and minimizing the amount of user data tech companies can store Johana Bhuiyan Wed 10 Aug 2022 11.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/10/facebook-user-data-abortion-nebraska-police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Ex-Twitter employee found guilty of spying on Saudi dissidents Ahmad Abouammo found to have given users’ personal information to Mohammed bin Salman’s aide Julian Borger in Washington Wed 10 Aug 2022 01.32 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/09/twitter-saudi-arabia-dissident-spying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2022 China overtakes the US in scientific research output Between 2018 and 2020 China published 23.4% of the world’s scientific papers, eclipsing the US Donna Lu Thu 11 Aug 2022 06.17 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/11/china-overtakes-the-us-in-scientific-research-output Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 Viktor Orbán’s grip on Hungary’s courts threatens rule of law, warns judge Csaba Vasvári’s claims of ‘overreach’ follow freeze on EU funds over concerns about judicial independence Flora Garamvolgyi and Jennifer Rankin Sun 14 Aug 2022 09.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/14/viktor-orban-grip-on-hungary-courts-threatens-rule-of-law-warns-judge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts