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Chinese students get time off to ‘fall in love’
The initiative was a response to requests from students seeking more time to make new friends and “experience the beauty of love“, the schools said. Nine Chinese vocational educational institutions have granted their students a week’s holiday so they can…
A petition drive for the release of Julian Assange has begun among members of Congress
Action4Assange activists supporting Rep. Tlaib’s petition initiative will storm Capitol Hill in Washington DC this Tuesday — not in the manner of Trump supporters two years ago, but peacefully and diplomatically. Sit-ins of support April 11th in Rome and in…
Appreciating and Honoring Chiara Lubich: The Apostle of Dialogue
by Genevieve Balance Kupang The above painting of the radiant and joyful Chiara Lubich signifies the congregations’ ecstatic celebratory consciousness that day when we commemorated the Silver Anniversary of the Awarding by the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas…
Why we will be proposing an Unconditional and Universal Basic Income
One of the most controversial aspects when talking about Universal and Unconditional Basic Income is its universality. Many people, even from progressive ideologies, do not agree that wealthy people should receive the Unconditional Basic Income. EUREKA By UNIVERSALITY we mean…
Uzbekistan: domestic violence is now a criminal offense
It took a years-long campaign, waged in a highly repressive environment by women’s rights activists, but finally, on April 6 the Uzbek Senate unanimously approved the crime of domestic violence through an amendment to the criminal code. In addition to…
A thaw in Türkiye-Syria relations can be a step toward a ‘New Europe’ in the Middle East
Ankara and Damascus, with Moscow’s backing, are making an effort to reconcile. This could lead to a thriving, integrated region. By Bradley Blankenship Delegations from Syria, Iran and Türkiye met in Moscow with their counterparts this week to discuss the normalization…
Xi divides and conquers during Macron’s China visit
The French president was accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen, who failed in her bid to impose “European unity” By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a three-day visit to China, accompanied partly by European…
EcoWaste Coalition Laments Traditional Littering at Pilgrimage Sites
8 April 2023, Quezon City. The waste and pollution watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has lamented the return of traditional littering at pilgrimage sites with the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Based on the monitoring it conducted, some pilgrims chose to…
DRC, MSF: “Humanitarian catastrophe in North Kivu, urgent response needed”
A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where an estimated 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes in the past 12 months to escape fighting related…
After 15 years in prison, Saharawi fighter regains his freedom
The fighter for self-determination Yahya Mohamed El Hafed Iaaza was arrested and unjustly sentenced to 15 years in prison by Morocco. He was released from prison on 1 March 2023 after serving his full sentence. The Saharawi community gave him…
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