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The situation in Syria, Iraq and Yemen Two developments characterise the situation in Syria: the slow reversal of fortunes in favour of the Assad regime and the marginalisation of all moderate opposition groups to that regime, whether Islamist or secular. With help from Iran and Hizbullah in Lebanon, together with more covert support from Shia …
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In case you don’t already have plans for Friday night, the universe has some options for you. Beginning as the moon rises on Friday evening, look to the sky to spot a penumbral eclipse. According to EarthSky, penumbral eclipses make up 35 percent of all lunar eclipses and are a result of the earth passing …
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“Mexico demands justice”. Credit: Rubén Espinosa. All rights reserved.On 31 July 2015 the photojournalist Rubén Espinosa was tortured and murdered in a house in Mexico City. His four female companions, including an activist from Veracruz, were raped, tortured, and also killed. While Veracruz, the city in which Espinosa worked, is known to be a hostile …
Mohamed Kaouche/Demotix. All rights reserved.Dear Mr. President, In these difficult and dangerous days for Turkey, the role of head of state is the most difficult and loneliest of all. Surrounded by people with all manner of advice to offer, in the end you have to make or endorse the key decisions, and you can probably …
When all is said and done, Melinda Gates may leave behind a greater legacy than her computer pioneer, billionaire husband. First, there is the historic work they are doing together with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She’s even hoping to open President Trump’s eyes to the value of international aid. But in 2012, Melinda …
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A vehicle supposedly belonging to a foreigner, after a night of violence. Nonhlelozenkosi Nsingo/Demotix. All rights reserved.It has been a couple of months since the last outbreak of xenophobic attacks targeting African foreign nationals occurred in South Africa. This latest attack, like the one that occurred in May 2008, resulted in many deaths and left …
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Click:hollow block machine Twenty years ago, platform sneakers were in and our president was about to be embroiled in a sex scandal—so basically nothing has changed. However, something else happened in 1997 that you probably didn’t recognize as a major event at the time: the first 1,000 copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone …
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Zika Virus. Public Domain. As the Zika virus ravaging Latin America moves northward, renewed attention has focused on the struggle for reproductive justice in El Salvador. In the face of alarming suggested (if contested) links between the mosquito-borne virus and microcephaly in infants, El Salvador’s Ministry of Health recommended that women delay pregnancy for two years; …
Post-apocalyptic future envisioned for 1984 film The Terminator.Wikicommons. Some rights reserved.Agne Pix (AP): We met to talk about an open and neutral Internet, however, recent tragic events have dramatically changed the context of our conversation. Tell me about the situation from your perspective as a civil liberties hacktivist and a Parisian. After the carnage in …
When a bus covered in anti-transgender messaging rolled into Madrid’s city limits on Monday, it didn’t take long for the city council to spring into action and tell those behind the message to take a hike. Officially, the bus was banned for being in conflict with the city’s outdoor advertising regulations, but as a practical …
