Politics & environs 2023

[umbertino]

Brazil’s Lula kicks off visit to Portugal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/brazils-lula-kicks-visit-portugal

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‘Nobody knows when it’s going to happen': Wall Street wakes up to default threat

 

The government has until the summer to strike a deal

 

By Ben White, Sam Sutton and Eleanor Mueller

04/24/2023 04:30 AM EDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/24/wall-street-debt-limit-00093163

 

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Lawmakers line up behind plan to save Medicare

 

Health economists fear their cost projections are too rosy

 

By Ben Leonard and Erin Schumaker

04/24/2023 04:30 AM EDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/21/more-care-at-home-could-save-medicare-lawmakers-believe-00093164

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Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close

 

America’s regions are poles apart when it comes to gun deaths and the cultural and ideological forces that drive them

 

By Colin Woodard

04/23/2023 07:00 AM EDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/23/surprising-geography-of-gun-violence-00092413

[umbertino]

Sudan: Death Toll Tops 420 as Fear Grows That Fighting Between Rival Generals Could Lead to Proxy War

 

April 24, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/4/24/sudan_medani_alneel

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Austrians embroiled in row over Nazi roots of regional anthems

 

Authors urge four of nine federal provinces to make changes but local leaders accuse them of trying to ‘cancel history’

 

Kate Connolly

Tue 25 Apr 2023 15.29 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/austrians-embroiled-in-row-over-nazi-roots-of-regional-anthems
 

[umbertino]

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó ejected from Colombia

 

Guaidó lands in Miami after failed bid to attend summit hosted by leftwing president, with return to Venezuela looking unlikely

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Tue 25 Apr 2023 16.07 BST









https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/25/venezuela-juan-guaido-colombia-miami
 

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We can’t keep denying structural racism exists in Britain

 

Dr Wanda Wyporska of the Black Equity Organisation says we need a dispassionate focus on the evidence of systemic racism, as seen in the poor maternal care of Black women

 

Tue 25 Apr 2023 18.13 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/we-cant-keep-denying-structural-racism-exists-in-britain

 

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The Guardian view on India at a crossroads: development, not dictatorship

 

Hindu nationalism in India is writing an epitaph for the country’s experiment with multi-ethnic secular democracy

 

Mon 24 Apr 2023 19.04 BST

Editorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/24/the-guardian-view-on-india-at-a-crossroads-development-not-dictatorship

[umbertino]

RIP Harry Belafonte, Legendary Singer, Actor & Activist. Watch His Interviews on Democracy Now!

 

April 25, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/4/25/harry_belafonte_legendary_singer_actor_activist

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Italy’s Liberation Day: the 78th anniversary comes with memories and stories to not be forgotten

 

By serena perfetto | April 24, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://italoamericano.org/liberation-day-bannerman/

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Xi Jinping to send Chinese peace talks delegation to Ukraine

 

In phone call with Zelenskiy, Xi appears to pledge China will stay neutral in war, according to Chinese state media

 

Peter Beaumont in Kyiv and Emma Graham-Harrison in Dnipro

Wed 26 Apr 2023 14.29 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/26/chinese-president-xi-jinping-to-send-peace-talks-delegation-to-ukraine
 

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Escaping Khartoum: one woman’s dramatic flight from Sudan

 

Eibhlin Priestley and her partner travelled through areas hit by some of the fiercest fighting to reach safety

 

Helen Sullivan

Wed 26 Apr 2023 03.04 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/26/escaping-khartoum-one-womans-dramatic-flight-from-sudan

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The Guardian view on hopes for Yemen: a long road to peace

 

After years of devastating conflict, the UN sees an opportunity to end the war. But the risks of deterioration remain

 

Tue 25 Apr 2023 18.31 BST

Editorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/25/the-guardian-view-on-hopes-for-yemen-a-long-road-to-peace

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Israel Is Throwing a 75th Birthday Party. Palestinians Have Little to Celebrate

 

While Israelis hail the 75th anniversary of their country’s founding, Palestinians are preparing to mark 75 years of brutal oppression

 

By Rashid Khalidi

Today 5:00 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestine-israel-nakba-anniversary/

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What the World Should Know About Sudan

 

To understand the violence in Khartoum, you need to understand European foreign policy

 

By Nanjala NyabolaTwitter

Yesterday 5:00 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/sudan-violence-protests/

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Erdoğan’s Turkish election plans disrupted after being taken ill on live TV

 

President says he will rest at home as vice-president attends campaign events in his place

 

Ruth Michaelson

Thu 27 Apr 2023 09.26 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/27/recep-tayyip-erdogan-turkish-election-plans-disrupted-after-being-taken-ill-on-live-tv
 

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Paraguay looks for change as election looms. But that’s not on the ballot

 

Setbacks for the long-ruling Colorado party have opened up the presidential race, but critics say the opposition lacks coherent policies

 

William Costa in Asunción

Thu 27 Apr 2023 11.30 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/27/paraguay-presidential-election
 

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Jair Bolsonaro questioned by police investigating Brazil coup attempt

 

Former president of Brazil says he shared video ‘by mistake’ while on morphine in US hospital

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Wed 26 Apr 2023 19.04 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/26/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-questions-ridicule-alleged-coup-attempt
 

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Medea Benjamin: Pentagon Leaks Show Ukraine War Is a Stalemate. Why Isn’t the U.S. Pushing for Peace?

 

 

April 27, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/4/27/medea_benjamin_china_ukraine

 

 

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The Left Should support Ending Violence in Ukraine

That means supporting a negotiated settlement in the name of limiting still more horrendous devastation.

By Robert L. BorosageTwitter

Today 5:00 am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/ukraine-conflict-negotiated-settlement/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 27, 2023 by umbertino

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Portugal should apologise for role in slave trade, says its president

 

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa makes rare acknowledgement of centuries of forced transportation of millions of Africans

 

Reuters in Lisbon

Tue 25 Apr 2023 21.50 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/portugal-should-apologise-for-role-in-slave-trade-says-its-president
 

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Haiti: at least 12 suspected criminals beaten to death and burned in capital

 

Footage shows men forced to lie on street by police before being killed and set on fire in broad daylight

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Mon 24 Apr 2023 23.17 BST









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/24/haiti-at-least-12-suspected-criminals-beaten-to-death-and-burned-in-capital
 

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Gun-toting, prayer-reciting protesters throng Jerusalem to back judicial overhaul

 

Large numbers march on Knesset in biggest rightwing protest in Israel in nearly two decades

 

Bethan McKernan and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem

Fri 28 Apr 2023 13.12 BST











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/27/gun-toting-prayer-reciting-protesters-throng-jerusalem-to-back-judicial-overhaul
 

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May Day Greetings Book 2023: Honoring our working class heroes, past and present

 

April 28, 2023 8:27 AM CDT By People’s World

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/may-day-greetings-book-2023-honoring-our-working-class-heroes-past-and-present/

 

 

Most countries celebrate Worker's Day on May 1st

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day