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From Bajhang’s Remote Village to MMA Glory: Rabindra Dhant’s Journey

Rabindra Dhant grew up in Bitthadchir, Bajhang, where hard Labor and limited opportunity were part of daily life. After Grade 10 he left for Pithoragarh, India, working manual jobs to cover two meals a day. Moving later to New Delhi,…

The World Is His Yurt: Dimash and the Architecture of Cultural Dialogue in a Polarized World

(In Kazakh culture, the yurt is the traditional nomadic dwelling: a portable circular structure symbolizing home, hospitality, and community.) “Music alone cannot change the world, but it can change people, and people can change the world.” —Dimash Qudaibergen We live…

Chile and the national green hydrogen company (PART I)

First it was nitrate, then lithium. Today, green hydrogen. And history threatens to repeat itself. The history we did not learn Chile lost its nitrate and did not even grieve. It was taken away in the name of progress, exploited…

Greece: Over a hundred cities join their voices for a free Palestine

On Sunday, August 10, BDS Greece, March to Gaza, and the Palestinian community in Greece organized a national day of action on islands and tourist destinations because: Tourism cannot be used to whitewash war crimes. We cannot violate fundamental rights…

Plastics Treaty Negotiations:  Protecting Health Must Take Center Stage

Geneva, Switzerland – Midway through the Plastics Treaty negotiations scheduled to end this Thursday August 14, IPEN notes that concerns for the threats to human health from toxic plastic chemicals are widely shared by delegates as momentum grows for a…

International Youth Day 2025 Celebrates Youth Driving Environmental Action

The immortalized words of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, “kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan,” rang true today as around 200 young people gathered at De La Salle University to celebrate International Youth Day 2025. The event highlighted the crucial…

Will the Trump Regime’s 50% tariffs on India make the panda and the elephant dance more together?

Shashi Tharoor tells Trump that colonialism is over and that he is a hypocrite. I recently gave some comments to India’s NDTV about the decline of the US in the global society. It was on its Friday evening “India Ascends”…

If Humans Were As Evil As We’re Usually Told, We’d Be Extinct

Did you know that the murders and rapes and free-for-all violent chaos in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina didn’t actually happen, and that the consistent pattern during major disasters is for people to go out of their way to help…

Iran Hopes That CPEC Branding Will Secure More Investment From China

Rebranding existing logistics corridors across its territory as part of CPEC is a means to this end. Iran’s Mehr News Agency and others reported that one of their country’s leading economic officials discussed the possibility of it facilitating Pakistan’s trade with Russia and Europe…

A quartet of Nicaragua critics sings from Washington’s songbook

In recent weeks, a motley crew of writers has found common cause in attacking Nicaragua’s Sandinista government: Jaden Hong, a high-school student from Sammamish, Washington, who has never visited the country; Jared O. Bell, a former USAID Foreign Service Officer;…

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