umbertino Posted March 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 ‘Anger is growing’: protests and strikes spread across France over pensions reform Uncollected rubbish piled up over half of Paris is but one sign of discontent with a president many think isn’t listening to them Angelique Chrisafis in Ivry Tue 21 Mar 2023 18.49 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/protests-and-strikes-france--pensions-reform-emmanuel-macron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) UN calls for foreign intervention in Haiti as violence surges ‘Specialized support force’ urged for Caribbean state where 530 have been killed in gang-led violence so far this year Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent Tue 21 Mar 2023 15.44 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/21/haiti-un-international-specialized-support-force Edited March 21, 2023 by umbertino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 The growing Chinese investment in illegal American weed Multiple states in the West are seeing an increase in Chinese workers and funding at unlicensed cultivation operations By Natalie Fertig 03/21/2023 04:30 AM EDT https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/21/illicit-cannabis-china-00086125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Fear, burnout and insubordination: Insiders spill details about life at the highest levels of FBI A discrimination case has pulled back the curtain on the tense atmosphere at the bureau’s legal office By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney 03/20/2023 04:30 AM EDT https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/20/fbi-discrimination-case-00087650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 Switzerland’s national pride dealt heavy blow by the merger of its banking titans ‘A monster is born’, say local press, as Credit Suisse takeover by UBS creates bank twice the size of the Swiss economy Philip Oltermann in Zurich Wed 22 Mar 2023 09.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/22/switzerlands-national-pride-dealt-heavy-blow-by-the-merger-of-its-banking-titans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 Concern over violence as Palestinians prepare for Ramadan in Jerusalem Bloodshed and hardline Israeli politics raise tensions on eve of Muslim holy month Bethan McKernan and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem Wed 22 Mar 2023 11.12 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/22/concern-over-violence-as-palestinians-prepare-for-ramadan-in-jerusalem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 ‘I skip meals to make my insulin last’: the cost of diabetes in the global south The three firms that control the insulin market are to cut costs in the US, but elsewhere users can spend all their pay to get the life-saving drug Weronika Strzyżyńska Wed 22 Mar 2023 06.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/22/i-skip-meals-to-make-insulin-last-cost-of-diabetes-in-global-south Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 ‘Most are unaware’: film highlights Germany’s genocidal past in Namibia Director hopes to educate Germans about ‘brutal’ colonial history of mass killings in early 20th century Kate Connolly in Berlin Wed 22 Mar 2023 05.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/22/most-are-unaware-film-highlights-germanys-genocidal-past-in-namibia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 She was one of Alabama’s last abortion doctors. Then they came for everything she had Dr Leah Torres has endured the ire of the anti-abortion movement without backing down – but now she faces her most daunting challenge Wed 22 Mar 2023 08.00 GMT by Poppy Noor https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/22/alabama-last-abortion-doctor-leah-torres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Emmanuel Macron faces 200 protests across France over pension changes Police gear up for march of hundreds of thousands in Paris as anger grows over president’s ‘arrogance’ Kim Willsher in Paris Thu 23 Mar 2023 12.07 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/23/workers-block-paris-airport-terminal-pension-protests-continue-france Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Spanish PM to discuss Ukraine with Xi Jinping on visit to China Pedro Sánchez says he will tell Chinese leader it must be Ukrainians who ‘lay down conditions’ for any peace agreement Sam Jones in Madrid Thu 23 Mar 2023 13.39 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/23/spanish-pm-pedro-sanchez-to-discuss-ukraine-with-xi-jinping-on-state-visit-to-china Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Blood for money: my journey in the industry buying poor Americans’ plasma The US is one of the few countries that allows donors – who are often struggling economically – to be paid for plasma by Kathleen McLaughlin Thu 23 Mar 2023 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/23/selling-blood-plasma-donations-us-health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Starbucks workers take nationwide coffee break and walk off the job March 23, 2023 10:02 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg, John Bachtell, Roberta Wood And Scott Marshall https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/starbucks-workers-take-nationwide-coffee-break-and-walk-off-the-job/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Michigan Senate repeals right-to-work, sends bill to Whitmer for signature March 23, 2023 10:35 AM CDT By Eric Black https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/michigan-senate-repeals-right-to-work-sends-bill-to-whitmer-for-signature/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 After a year of war in Ukraine, all signs point to more misery with no end in sight February 19, 20237:17 AM ET By Scott Neuman https://www.npr.org/2023/02/19/1153430731/ukraine-russia-war-one-year-anniversary-how-will-it-end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Putin: China plan could end war, but Ukraine and West not ready for peace 1 day ago By James Gregory BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65030929 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Scores arrested on Israeli day of protest as parliament passes judicial changes At least 75 people held across country on ‘day of disruption’ as Knesset approves law designed to protect Netanyahu Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem Thu 23 Mar 2023 15.58 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/23/scores-arrested-on-israeli-day-of-protest-as-parliament-passes-judicial-changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Torture in Syrian Prisons is Not a Joke Syria Passes Law Criminalizing Torture Sara Kayyali Syria Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division Apr 1, 2022 https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/01/torture-syrian-prisons-not-joke Just like 2013........ Thousands who protested peacefully languish in Syrian jails - HRW By Reuters Staff October 3, 2013 https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-syria-crisis-prisoners-idUKBRE99211V20131003 Edited March 23, 2023 by umbertino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 ‘No one can deny it now’: death flight plane to be returned to Argentina Flight logs revealed how 12 people were thrown out to their deaths into the Atlantic during the years of dictatorship Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires Fri 24 Mar 2023 09.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/24/argentina-dictatorship-death-flight-plane-return-from-us Many people underwent such treatment(besidestheusualtortures,murdersetc)....Thiscannotandwon'tbeforgotten,norforgiven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 Plan to test for dioxins near Ohio train derailment site is flawed, experts say Test relies on visual inspection of ash to then check soil for toxins, which is ‘unlikely to give a complete picture’ of contamination Tom Perkins Fri 24 Mar 2023 10.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/24/ohio-train-derailment-dioxin-test-plan-flawed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 Sunak emphasises need to uphold democracy at Netanyahu No 10 talks Israeli prime minister greeted by hundreds of protesters during London visit to discuss security Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Fri 24 Mar 2023 15.46 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/24/sunak-hosts-netanyahu-amid-disquiet-over-israel-rightwing-coalition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 How far-right American Jews are enabling Netanyahu’s court takeover Rabbi Gilad Kariv, a Labour party member of Israel’s parliament, warns ultra-conservative members are pushing tighter controls Chris McGreal in New York Fri 24 Mar 2023 09.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/24/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-court-takeover-american-jews-far-right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 How 250 young workers on food stamps brought a billion-dollar institution to heel March 24, 2023 9:59 AM CDT By Raegan Davis https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/how-250-young-workers-on-food-stamps-brought-a-billion-dollar-institution-to-heel/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 Millions of vulnerable Yemenis unlikely to receive any humanitarian aid Roger McKenzie Wednesday, March 22, 2023 https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/top-humanitarian-aid-worker-says-millions-vulnerable-yemenis-are-unlikely-get-any-aid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 In Florida, parents are always right – even when they think a Michelangelo is porn A principal was fired after a Renaissance art class was shown David in the latest example of the state’s censorship crusade Sat 25 Mar 2023 13.00 GMT Arwa Mahdawi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/25/florida-school-principal-fired-michelangelo-porn-desantis-law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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