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Queering Genocide: How Can Sexuality Be Incorporated Into Analyses Of Genocide?
Read More Understanding more about the sexuality of genocidal violence will only come from an analysis of heterosexuality as a system of logic.Understanding more about the sexuality of genocidal violence will only come from an analysis of heterosexuality as a system of logic.
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World warily watches America’s postelection aftershocks
Read MoreFor America’s allies and rivals alike, the chaos unfolding during Donald Trump’s final days as president is the logical result of four years of global instability brought on by the man who promised to change the way the world viewed the United StatesFor America’s allies and rivals alike, the chaos unfolding during Donald Trump’s…
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Lisa Montgomery: US executes first woman in nearly 70 years
Read More The US has executed a female inmate for the first time in nearly 70 years. The US has executed a female inmate for the first time in nearly 70 years.
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Intense Israeli airstrikes in east Syria said to kill dozens
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Lisa Montgomery: US executes only woman on federal death row
Read MoreLisa Montgomery, who killed a pregnant woman and took her baby, died by lethal injection in Indiana.Lisa Montgomery, who killed a pregnant woman and took her baby, died by lethal injection in Indiana.
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Israelis hold dawn protest over PM’s corruption trial
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Parler: Amazon defends booting messaging app over violent content
Read MoreAmazon suspended Parler after it was used by Trump supporters to organise storming of US Capitol last week.Amazon suspended Parler after it was used by Trump supporters to organise storming of US Capitol last week.
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U.S. Executes Lisa Montgomery, 1st Female Federal Prisoner Put to Death Since 1953
Read More (TERRE HAUTE, Ind.) — A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate. Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. after receiving…
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Trump’s Republican wall eroding ahead of impeachment vote
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‘Safest place in Washington’ no more. A reporter’s disbelief
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YouTube suspends Trump channel from uploading new content for seven days
Read More Statement says the channel violated policies for inciting violence and that comments underneath videos would also be disabled YouTube has temporarily banned President Donald Trump’s channel from uploading new videos or livestreams after earlier content violated policies for inciting violence, the company said late on Tuesday. The channel cannot upload for a minimum…
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Indonesia Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – and Jokowi Is First to Get Jab
Read More Indonesia has kicked off Southeast Asia’s largest inoculation program against Covid-19 to curb its record increase in infections, using Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine. President Joko Widodo received the first jab in a televised ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Wednesday. Wearing his signature white shirt, the president had his blood pressure checked…
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Indonesia Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout – and Jokowi Is First to Get Jab
Read More Indonesia has kicked off Southeast Asia’s largest inoculation program against Covid-19 to curb its record increase in infections, using Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine. President Joko Widodo received the first jab in a televised ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Wednesday. Wearing his signature white shirt, the president had his blood pressure checked…
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Top scientists warn of ‘ghastly future of mass extinction’ and climate disruption
Read More Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis The planet is facing a “ghastly future of mass extinction, declining health and climate-disruption upheavals” that threaten human survival because of ignorance and inaction, according to an international group of scientists, who…
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Master brewer: the woman excelling in Japan’s male world of sake
Read More Miho Imada has won international acclaim as a tôji, or master brewer of the traditional Japanese tipple As a child, Miho Imada promised herself she would never perform “women’s work” to support her family’s sake brewery. She saw how her mother juggled looking after five children with cooking three meals a day for…
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New Zealand jobs market bounces back close to pre-pandemic levels
Read More Country’s biggest job advertising website reports 19% growth in jobs, after remarkable economic recovery in December Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Job vacancies are booming in New Zealand since the country contained an outbreak of the coronavirus with a hard lockdown in early 2020. The country’s biggest job advertising…
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Kelly Craft: US cancels top envoy’s visit to Taiwan
Read MoreThe trip planned by Donald Trump’s outgoing administration had infuriated China.The trip planned by Donald Trump’s outgoing administration had infuriated China.
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Impeachment: Republicans begin to turn on Trump
Read MoreA top House Republican says she will vote to impeach Mr Trump over last week’s US Capitol riot.A top House Republican says she will vote to impeach Mr Trump over last week’s US Capitol riot.
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US vice president rejects use of 25th Amendment to remove Trump
Read MoreMike Pence says move not in country’s ‘best interest’ in decision likely to lead to President Trump’s impeachment.Mike Pence says move not in country’s ‘best interest’ in decision likely to lead to President Trump’s impeachment.
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Flipping Arizona: Hispanic Movements Flex Political Muscles
Read More PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan 12 (IPS) – The Valley of the Sun is a vast, flat stretch of Sonoran Desert, etched by arroyos and studded with small, jagged peaks. It spans about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west to east and 40 miles (64 kilometers) north to south in south-central Arizona (the state that borders…
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Congresswoman Lauren Boebert ‘was in stand-off on Capitol Hill after refusing bag search’
Read More The Capitol building recently installed metal detectors outside the House Chambers in the wake of last week’s breach The Capitol building recently installed metal detectors outside the House Chambers in the wake of last week’s breach
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Why the world’s insects are dying a “death by a thousand cuts”
Read MoreTwo well known ones — honeybees and Monarch butterflies — best illustrate insect declines, experts say.Two well known ones — honeybees and Monarch butterflies — best illustrate insect declines, experts say.
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5 ways parents and teachers are explaining the U.S. Capitol riot to kids
Read More The Los Angeles Times asked parents, guardians and teachers how they’re explaining the U.S. Capitol riot to children. Here are some of the responses. The Los Angeles Times asked parents, guardians and teachers how they’re explaining the U.S. Capitol riot to children. Here are some of the responses.
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Coronavirus live news: Chinese vaccine 50% effective in Brazil; US CDC expands pre-flight Covid testing
Read More Coronavac less effective than previously thought; US coronavirus testing requirements expanded to most international air travellers; Tunisia announces four-day coronavirus lockdown Negative Covid test required to enter England from Friday Germany and Netherlands likely to extend lockdowns ‘Countless horrors’: LA hospital at centre of Covid crisis WHO mission to Wuhan: ‘it’s not about…
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Brazil trial finds efficacy of Sinovac vaccine at 50.4 percent
Read MoreEfficacy rate of China-developed product barely sufficient to secure regulatory approval.Efficacy rate of China-developed product barely sufficient to secure regulatory approval.
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North Korea ends party meeting with calls for nuclear might
Read MoreNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country’s nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting where he earlier laid out plans to work toward salvaging the broken economyNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country’s nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting…
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Man arrested after axe attack on New Zealand parliament
Read More Extensive damage caused to five exterior glass doors that lead into parliament buildings in Wellington A lone man wielding an axe has attacked New Zealand’s parliament, currently empty of politicians over the summer holidays. The parliament building, known locally as the Beehive, was attacked before dawn on Wednesday morning, with the lone axeman…
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UK targets Chinese goods made with Uighur forced labour as Johnson takes swipe at ‘demented’ traditional medicine
Read More Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab unveils package of measures including fines and public contract bars Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab unveils package of measures including fines and public contract bars
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Indonesia: navy divers recover black box after Sriwijaya Air jet crash
Read More Device is expected to help investigators determine what caused the Boeing 737-500 to nosedive into the ocean in heavy rain Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor have recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board. The device is expected…
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Against Trump We Lived Better
Read More MIAMI, Jan 12 (IPS) – When the “year in which we lived dangerously” has ended, let’s ask about a “new era”, once the defeat of Donald Trump has been confirmed. Read the full story, “Against Trump We Lived Better”, on globalissues.org → MIAMI, Jan 12 (IPS) – When the “year in which we…
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‘Tip of the iceberg’: Over 160 cases opened on Capitol rioters, with sedition and conspiracy charges expected
Read More The Justice Department is looking into “significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy” relating to the assault on the Capitol by pro-Trump rioters. The Justice Department is looking into “significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy” relating to the assault on the Capitol by pro-Trump rioters.
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Irish government to apologise over mother-and-baby homes
Read MoreThe scandal is a “dark and shameful chapter” of Irish history, says Taoiseach Micheál Martin.The scandal is a “dark and shameful chapter” of Irish history, says Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
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Trillion-dollar question: US-China tech tensions ratchet up
Read MoreOutgoing US President Donald Trump is said to be considering adding Alibaba and Tencent to the list of banned firms.Outgoing US President Donald Trump is said to be considering adding Alibaba and Tencent to the list of banned firms.
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Australia live news: McCormack under pressure over Covid misinformation; Victoria records no new cases
Read More Doctors call on acting PM to stop MPs spreading medical misinformation; NSW races to solve 14 mystery cases. Follow all the latest news and information, live State by state restrictions explained Covid hotspots Victoria; NSW hotspots; Queensland hotspots NSW and Sydney trend map: where cases are rising or falling 9.10pm GMT It’s the…
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‘Brazilian horror story’: internet melts down over sculptor’s peculiar waxworks
Read More Images of Arlindo Armacollo’s figures went viral after users unearthed video report about their exhibition in church The first household name Arlindo Armacollo smothered in beeswax was Mother Teresa. Then came Albert Einstein, Pope John Paul II and a string of global luminaries who the entrepreneur-turned-artist admired. “It might look simple, but to…
