Politics & environs 2023

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‘Hope, joy, euphoria’: Brazilians take to streets to celebrate new era under Lula

 

New president to be sworn in, hoping to unite country bitterly divided by Jair Bolsonaro’s ‘four years of terror’

 

Tom Phillips in Brasília

Sun 1 Jan 2023 13.52 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/01/brazil-lula-presidency-new-era
 

[umbertino]

China’s President Xi battles to save face as Covid U-turn weakens his grip on power

 

Despite public bullishness, overflowing hospitals across the country suggest its leader may have made a huge miscalculation

 

Sun 1 Jan 2023 10.00 GMT

Gregor Stuart Hunter and Emma Graham-Harrison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/01/chinas-president-xi-battles-to-save-face-as-covid-u-turn-weakens-his-grip-on-power

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‘It’s like another planet’: crossing the border from Gaza to work in Israel

 

Unemployment in the Gaza Strip stands at 44% but since 2021 permits to work in Israel have been issued in small numbers

 

Bethan McKernan in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, and Tulkarm, West Bank

Sun 1 Jan 2023 07.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/01/its-like-another-planet-crossing-the-border-from-gaza-to-work-in-israel

[umbertino]

The wreckage of Brexit is all around us. How long can our politicians indulge in denial?

 

If both parties ignore the uncomfortable facts, politics will be flooded with dangerous conspiracies and betrayal myths

 

Sun 1 Jan 2023 13.00 GMT

John Harris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/01/wreckage-of-brexit-politicians-denial

[umbertino]

Ukraine is in the headlines now. But a whole new world of conflict is about to erupt

 

Taiwan, North Korea, Iran and Palestine are all potential flashpoints that could distract western attention from the invasion in 2023

 

Sun 1 Jan 2023 07.00 GMT

Simon Tisdall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/01/ukraine-taiwan-north-korea-iran-palestine-flashpoints-2023

[umbertino]

How Ivory Coast is winning the fight to keep its children out of the cocoa fields

 

Karim Soura is just one of many children whose lives have been turned around by government initiatives, while prosecutions for child trafficking are on the rise

 

Sarah Johnson in Soubré

Tue 27 Dec 2022 06.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/27/how-ivory-coast-is-winning-the-fight-to-keep-its-children-out-of-the-cocoa-fields

[umbertino]

‘Battle for the nation’s soul’: Norway faces debate about gas and oil wealth

 

Russia’s war in Ukraine has earned Norway billions – and caused controversy

 

Philip Oltermann in Oslo

Sun 1 Jan 2023 05.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/01/battle-for-the-nations-soul-norway-faces-debate-about-gas-and-oil-wealth

[umbertino]

Croatia takes final steps into EU with open border and euro switch

 

Common currency was already used for valuations and bank deposits in former Yugoslav country, which joined the EU in 2013

 

Shaun Walker Central and eastern Europe correspondent

Mon 2 Jan 2023 12.15 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/02/croatia-takes-final-steps-into-eu-with-open-border-and-euro-switch
 

[umbertino]

Is America suffering a ‘social recession’?

 

Americans report having less sex, fewer friends and a loss of trust in each other and society. What’s going on?

 

Mon 2 Jan 2023 11.12 GMT

Anton Cebalo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/02/america-social-recession-less-friends-sex-mental-health

[umbertino]

‘This nightmare is over’: Lula vows to pull Brazil out of Bolsonaro’s era of ‘devastation’

 

Leftwinger promises environmental protections and social progress as he’s sworn in as president

 

 

Tom Phillips in Brasília

Sun 1 Jan 2023 19.32 GMT







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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/01/brazil-lula-presidency-new-era













 

Lula’s foreign policy? Encouraging a multipolar world

Brazil’s president has long sought a multipolar global order and now pledges to ‘have relations with everyone’

Sun 1 Jan 2023 18.15 GMT

David Adler and Guillaume Long

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/01/brazil-lula-foreign-policy-multipolar-world

 

Edited January 2, 2023 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Extreme-right Israeli minister visits al-Aqsa mosque compound

 

Move by Itamar Ben-Gvir angers Palestinians after Hamas warned such a step was a ‘red line’

 

 

Ben Lynfield in Jerusalem and agencies

Tue 3 Jan 2023 10.53 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/extreme-right-israel-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-visits-al-aqsa-mosque-compound

Ariel Sharon did the same thing years ago....Which started second Intifada.....
 

Edited January 3, 2023 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Millennials aren’t getting more rightwing with age. I suspect I know why

 

The radicalism of my generation is often attributed to housing costs. But, as I found when I had my first child, there are much deeper issues at play

 

Tue 3 Jan 2023 12.16 GMT

Arwa Mahdawi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/03/millennials-radicalism-not-getting-more-rightwing-with-age

[umbertino]

Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti released from jail after family post bail

 

Alidoosti was arrested for support of women’s movement in Iran, including posing on Instagram without hijab

 

Patrick Wintour

Wed 4 Jan 2023 16.02 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/04/iranian-actor-taraneh-alidoosti-released-jail-family-post-bail

[umbertino]

Honduras declares war against gangs – and for control of popular narrative

 

Xiomara Castro’s crackdown on gangs is also an attempt to counter allegations the government hasn’t done enough to combat crime

 

Jeff Ernst in Tegucigalpa

Wed 4 Jan 2023 10.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/04/honduras-gangs-crackdown-xiomara-castro

[umbertino]

Wednesday briefing: Why a far-right Israeli politician’s visit to the al-Aqsa mosque compound prompted fears of new violence

 

In today’s newsletter: The provocative move drew warnings of retribution. Oliver Holmes explains its significance – and what its consequences might be

 

Archie Bland

Wed 4 Jan 2023 06.52 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/04/wednesday-briefing-why-a-far-right-israeli-politicians-visit-to-the-al-aqsa-mosque-compound-prompted-fears-of-new-violence
 

[umbertino]

“Return to Democracy”: Brazil Swears In Lula as President, as Far-Right Bolsonaro Flees to Florida

 

January 03, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/1/3/brazil_lula_inauguration_bolsonaro_amazon_rainforest

[umbertino]

Workers should never forget how much power they have

 

January 4, 2023 10:02 AM CST By David Cavendish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/workers-should-never-forget-how-much-power-they-have/

[umbertino]

‘This is another revolution’: could legalisation of cannabis transform Mexico’s economy?

 

Despite frustrating legislative delays, farmers in Mexico are keen to start growing a crop that may be more profitable than rice, corn or sugar

 

Mattha Busby in Puebla

Thu 5 Jan 2023 07.45 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jan/05/legalisation-cannabis-transform-mexico-economy
 

[umbertino]

EU ban on deforestation-linked goods sets benchmark, say US lawmakers

 

Campaigners hail EU move, and congressman says it gives fresh impetus to similar US plans

 

Arthur Neslen

Thu 5 Jan 2023 13.00 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/05/eu-ban-on-deforestation-linked-goods-sets-benchmark-say-us-lawmakers
 

[umbertino]

Diana Buttu & Gideon Levy: Israel’s New Far-Right Gov’t Entrenches Apartheid System with U.S. support

 

January 05, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/1/5/ben_gvir_al_aqsa_palestine_israel

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‘It never stops’: killings by US police reach record high in 2022

 

Law enforcement killed at least 1,176 people or about 100 people a month last year, making it the deadliest for police violence

 

Sam Levin in Los Angeles

Fri 6 Jan 2023 11.00 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/us-police-killings-record-number-2022
















 

California police more than twice as likely to use force against Black people – report

 

Annual report from state board found Latino and Black residents disproportionately affected by ongoing ‘pretextual stops’

 

Sam Levin in Los Angeles and agencies

Tue 3 Jan 2023 22.26 GMT






https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/03/california-police-force-against-black-people-report
 

 

[umbertino]

Brazil first lady ‘shaken’ by state of presidential palace after Bolsonaro

 

Rosângela Lula da Silva ‘rather disappointed’ to find Oscar Niemeyer-designed building in disrepair

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Fri 6 Jan 2023 14.57 GMT








https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/brazil-first-lady-shaken-condition-presidential-palace-bolsonaro
 

[umbertino]

Sinaloa cartel launches violent response as Mexico recaptures El Chapo’s son

 

Ovidio Guzmán’s arrest on Thursday prompted heavy fighting from cartel gunmen in the city of Culiacán

 

Analy Nuño in Guadalajara and agencies

Fri 6 Jan 2023 03.42 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/05/mexican-authorities-recapture-drug-lord-el-chapo-son
 

[umbertino]

Iran executes two men over alleged crimes during protests, judiciary says

 

Four people have now been executed in connection with demonstrations that followed the death in custody of Mahsa Amini

 

Agence France-Presse

Sat 7 Jan 2023 07.05 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/07/iran-executes-two-men-over-alleged-crimes-during-protests-judiciary-says

[umbertino]

Six-year-old intentionally shot teacher in Virginia school, police say

 

Authorities said they had arrested the boy for shooting a female teacher at Richneck elementary school in Newport News

 

Maya Yang

Sat 7 Jan 2023 01.00 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/virginia-school-student-shot-teacher