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A Beacon of Service: BCU’s VPAA Dr. Elma D. Donaal Recognized by the Baguio City Government for her Outstanding Service SDG#11; SDG#17

by Genevieve Balance Kupang Baguio City, July 1, 2024. The Baguio Central University community beams with pride as Dr. Elma D. Donaal, our esteemed Vice President for Academic Affairs, receives recognition for her outstanding service to the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO).…

How to Defeat Violence?

We publish here the conversation among Luca Marini – founder of the Alpha Community, siloist – and the young representative of the Points News channel, Daria Pick. This interview is about Silo, active nonviolence, mental suffering and personal development, going…

FM Hasan Mahmud’s Riyadh Visit for Injecting a Strong Impetus into KSA-Bangladesh Diplomacy

by Ozair Islam From July 1–3, Bangladeshi FM Hasan Mahmud is in Riyadh on an official visit to cement the official diplomacy between Bangladesh and the KSA. There are two main reasons why this visit is really important. First, following…

Social media addiction is real

Social networks are neither harmless nor neutral. They are designed to attract, maintain and increase the attention and engagement of their users. They are particularly risky for children and young people, as social media addiction is a real phenomenon. Social…

From coexistence to community

Celebration of the 70th anniversary of the “Five Principles of Nonviolent Coexistence Seven decades ago, the “Five Principles of Nonviolent Coexistence” were coined. Zhou Enlai, then Premier of the young People’s Republic of China, first proposed them at the Bangdu…

The use of Antisemitism against Jean-Luc Mélenchon and La France insoumise

It started well before, but the 2024 legislative elections called by President Emmanuel Macron gave room to an accusation of anti-Semitism indirectly targeting the New Popular Front, directly La France insoumise, and particularly Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Is the latter anti-Semitic? This…

Kenya: After protests and violent repression, the President opens the possibility of dialogue

Two people were killed, 35 arrested and around 200 injured in Kenya during protests in several cities against a government-backed bill to increase or introduce new taxes. The information was provided by five organisations, including Amnesty International (AI), and compiled…

Oppenheimer’s Apology to A-Bomb Survivors Revealed in New Footage

June 20, Hiroshima — NHK has uncovered newly found video footage in Hiroshima City, revealing that J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who led the development of the atomic bomb, apologized to survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings 60…

Tapestry of Art Voices: Celebrating Cultural Artistry through Student Collaborations

by: Robert Dela Peña and Genevieve Balance Kupang In alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals) and the National Cultural Heritage Act…

Is colonialism a thing of the past? A new debate at the World Humanist Forum

Colonialism is a much longer process than the little less than five centuries in which traditional history places this period. After the wave of national independence that gave rise to the current map of nation-states, the former colonial powers changed…

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