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Thanks to Daniel Milani

After this prolonged “pause”, after the last episode that sent him back to hospital, Daniel has moved on to immaterial spaces, leaving us with tremendous gratitude. Because it is precisely in the face of the possibility of the imminent passage…

China is winning the diplomatic struggle against the US

Despite Washington’s campaign to isolate Beijing, it has shown itself capable of steering global politics towards its goals By Timur Fomenko The past few weeks have seen a comprehensive show of diplomatic force by China. Shortly after Xi Jinping completed…

Nationwide strike paralyses Germany

Millions of passengers have been affected today by a general public transport strike across Germany. It is a standstill as workers across the country agreed to go on a 24-hour mega-strike. Union leaders are demanding wage increases for workers, as…

Russia threatens to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus

Ukraine called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Sunday as NATO condemned Russia for making a “dangerous and irresponsible” suggestion that it could soon deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. President Vladimir Putin made the announcement on…

A train collision, a toxic derailment and thousands killed in an earthquake: How cost-cutting led to disaster in Turkey, Greece and Ohio

A train collision in Greece, a toxic derailment in Ohio, and thousands killed under collapsed buildings in Turkey – February 2023 was a month marked by tragedy across the world. What unites those affected by these disasters is a feeling…

At least 40 immigrants dead in fire at US-Mexico border

At least 40 refugees were killed in a fire that broke out Monday night in a crowded detention center in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez. The deadly blaze, which left 28 more hospitalized in serious condition, erupted during…

How Indigenous Land Management Practices Are a Blueprint for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

 As a rapidly warming world strains at the shortcomings in industrial farming, key lessons can be taken from Indigenous practices. By Daniel Ross Several Hollywood action films center around an impending apocalypse in the form of an asteroid on a…

Oldest Interfaith Organization in America Calls for Children to Have More Rights Than Guns

The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States, established in 1915, is horrified at the senseless loss of seven lives – three children and four adults, including the 28-year-old shooter – today in Nashville, Tennessee.…

Green Groups: Safely Manage Busted Fluorescent Lamps to Avoid Mercury Vapor Release 

28 March 2023, Quezon City.  Two Quezon City-based environmental organizations reminded the public to abide by the city’s regulations governing the disposal of busted fluorescent lamps to prevent mercury vapor release from such lighting products. The Mother Earth Foundation (MEF)…

The Basic Issue is not of Taking Sides in Superpower Rivalry, it is of Durable Peace to Save Earth’s Life

After the cold war shadow of several decades, the best hopes of ending superpower rivalry appeared around the early 1990s. The assurances given to Gorbachev by top western leaders appeared (deceptively, as it later turned out) to lead in this…

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