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51 years of Myanmar-Bangladesh ties

January 13, 2023, marked 51 years of bilateral ties between Myanmar and Bangladesh. Myanmar recognized Bangladesh as a sovereign state on January 13, 1972. There were many ups and downs between the two neighbors over these 51 years. Why was…

A thousand scientists sign for civil disobedience: scientists and activists call for a moratorium on Lützerath and block the entrance of RWE headquarters

Essen, 13.01.2022: since 7 AM in the morning, 20 activists from Extinction Rebellion and 7 scientists from Scientist Rebellion have been blocking the headquarters of the German energy company RWE in Essen. 3 activists chained themselves to the gate. Their…

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s Orlando Vacation – Comparing the January Riots in the Brazilian and US Capitols

Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fled the county just before his term of office ended on January 1, apparently fearing legal prosecution for multiple wrong-doings once he lost presidential immunity. By Roger D. Harris Bolsonaro had long predicted that if…

A Reading & Discussion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence” Speech

Please join the North Country Peace Group for an online Reading & Discussion of Dr. King’s “Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence” speech on Thursday, Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. MLK delivered this controversial but little known…

Washington’s “Democracy Promotion” Spectacularly Fails in Venezuela

The Los Angeles Times reports that “the audacious gamble by the U.S. government to…restore democracy” suffered a “spectacular failure” in Venezuela. What this State Department stenographer masquerading as a newspaper considers a “democratic” setback consisted of failing to impose unknown…

Island cores unravel mysteries of ancient Maltese civilisation

It’s part of a field of work that is expanding the use of archaeological techniques into environments where they were previously thought to be unusable. The Temple Culture of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean began nearly 6,000 years ago…

The First US Onslaught To “Weaken” Post-Cold War Russia.

Even Before NATO Expansion, the West Sought to Strangle Russia Economically. By John V. Walsh The first post-cold war assault on Russia by the West began in the early 1990s well before the expansion of NATO.  It took the form…

Uganda doesn’t need the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project

With a world highly dependent on oil and gas, it’s no wonder that Africa is considering such a devastating pipeline next. In 2006, Uganda discovered 1.7 billion barrels of recoverable commercial oil in the Albertine Graben Region. In February 2022,…

Latin America and Caribbean Year 2022 in Review – Challenges for a Pink Tide Surging Over a Volatile US Hegemony

2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. This imperial fiat arrogates to the US the unilateral authority to intervene in the affairs of sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere and to exclude any other power from meddling in…

Metrorail: Another success story of Bangladesh

Metrorail, one of the mega projects of the government, is no longer a dream but a visible reality. Its trial run has started last year. The train started from Diabari in the capital and returned to the depot through Pallavi.…

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