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A flash mob for Gaza bounces from Milan to Berlin – Video

Several flash mobs have been held in Milan to denounce the genocide in Palestine, but one in particular has not only been repeated many times but has also been held by citizens in other Italian cities. The organizers were very…

Governing Language: to Speak, to Name, to Create

Critical Semiotics in the Age of Generative AI While the world celebrates the creativity of machines, human language is under siege. Beneath the rhetoric of efficiency, accessibility, and expanding possibilities, a silent operation is underway: governing language from outside lived…

Acknowledging Dr. Syama Prasas Mookerjee’s Contribution to Bharat  

One of India’s greatest patriots, educationists, committed politicians and fearless campaigners for national unity and integrity, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee was recently remembered for his exceptional contributions to the country in general and Assam in particular. The regional centre of…

Montreal 35th International Indigenous Presence Festival

A wave of First Peoples presence is expected to sweep through Montreal August 5 to 15 The wave of creativity rising among the Indigenous peoples of the world, bearers of millennia-old traditions and prophetic visions, will bring a tsunami of…

Banned Mercury-Laden Skin Whitening Creams Still Sold in Pasay City

Toxics Watchdog BAN Toxics has issued a public health warning over the continued sale of banned skin-lightening products (SLPs) containing toxic mercury in beauty shops in Baclaran, Pasay City. The group is urging the local government to take immediate enforcement…

EcoWaste Coalition Bares New “No Lead” Imported Paints with High Lead Content

Watchdog Group Calls for Sanctions against Importers of Banned Lead Paints 1 August 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has discovered five more “Standard” spray paints with dangerously high lead content, including three that have the “No…

 Massive Ocean Regime Shift, Alarming

A new study published in ScienceDaily claims severe ocean overheating may be causing a fundamental climate shift. Ocean heatwaves over the past couple of years have been massive and extensive and intensive on a scale never seen before at times…

Empowering Communities Through Innovation: Highlights from The 5th HLU Conference Break-Out Sessions

This is the 5th series of the 5th Hanseatic League of Universities Conference By Genevieve Balance Kupang, Dumaguete City, Philippines Thank you for reading the first four series which was not only published in Pressenza but also re-published in Philippine Times:…

The Collective West (The US, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Parts of Latin America) Versus the Other 81% of the World

The Western Know-it-Alls  I have some friends who pride themselves on their intake of what they consider to be a wide spectrum of opinions and sources of information. They’re intelligent people with a genuine interest in everything from politics to…

What’s The Most Realistic Scenario In Which The West Might Replace Zelensky?

They might wait until after Russia agrees to a ceasefire (if it ever does) since replacing him with Zaluzhny while hostilities still rage could further weaken Ukraine to Russia’s benefit. Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) published a report in late July alleging…

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