Month: February 2024

Read More Susie Balfour, 62, says officials failed to provide tests and treatment for breast cancer for years, allowing it to spread A Mississippi prison denied medical treatment to an incarcerated woman with breast cancer, allowing her condition to go undiagnosed for years until it spread to other parts of her body and became terminal,…

Read MoreA masked Hamas commander offers insight into the deepening cycle of recruitment, resistance and unresolved conflict in the Middle East.A masked Hamas commander offers insight into the deepening cycle of recruitment, resistance and unresolved conflict in the Middle East.

Read MoreHow our increasingly web-connected lives are affected by the online hopes and fears of our planet’s future.How our increasingly web-connected lives are affected by the online hopes and fears of our planet’s future.

Read More NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 14 (IPS) – Often referred to as the “Sun continent,” Africa receives more hours of bright sunlight than any other continent. But even with 60 per cent of the world’s solar resources, Africa has only one per cent of solar generation capacity, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Read…

Read More A unit of around 50 gunners are deployed at a base near Riyadh and a number of oil installations A unit of around 50 gunners are deployed at a base near Riyadh and a number of oil installations

Read More Hosted by Bel Trew, The Independent’s award-winning chief international correspondent, the panel will be looking back at key moments in the Russia-Ukraine war, as well as looking ahead to what is likely to happen next Hosted by Bel Trew, The Independent’s award-winning chief international correspondent, the panel will be looking back at key…

Read More Republicans impeached the homeland security secretary over US-Mexico border crisis, as Democrats take Santos seat in New York Here’s the full statement from Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate majority leader, responding to the House’s impeachment vote: This sham impeachment effort is another embarrassment for House Republicans. The one and only reason for this…

Read More KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 14 (IPS) – A gathering ‘perfect storm’ – due to various developments, several quite deliberate – now threatens much devastation in the global South, likely to most hurt the poorest and most vulnerable. Read the full story, “North Ignores Perfect Storm in Global South”, on globalissues.org → KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb…

Read More Why office work satisfies personal needs more than telework (Part four of Prof. Schlevogt’s four-part series on the future of work) At Oxford University, undergraduates enjoy the privilege of weekly personal tutorials with a college don in grand, century-old buildings covered with ivy. If they happen to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE),…

Read More The strike would be the second ship to be destroyed this month The strike would be the second ship to be destroyed this month

Read MoreThe president says his main political rival is treating the military alliance like a protection racket.The president says his main political rival is treating the military alliance like a protection racket.

Read More House of Flame and Shadow, her latest novel for publisher, topped bestselling lists around world The publisher Bloomsbury has lifted its annual profit forecasts after the latest novel from the fantasy author Sarah J Maas topped bestseller lists across the world, aided by fans recommending her books on TikTok. The British publishing company…

Read More Volunteers in the ‘Sweetheart City’ re-mail tens of thousands of cards with holiday-appropriate postmark each year Every year, tens of thousands of people from around the world route their Valentine’s Day cards to the northern Colorado city of Loveland – known as the “Sweetheart City” – to get a special inscription and the…

Read MoreFears of a parallel war between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group have soared since the Israel-Hamas conflict started.Fears of a parallel war between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group have soared since the Israel-Hamas conflict started.

Read More Russian officials have used the existing law against what it has claimed is fake news Russian officials have used the existing law against what it has claimed is fake news

Read MoreThese protests are a continuation of demonstrations two years ago, which lasted for many months and killed 600 people.These protests are a continuation of demonstrations two years ago, which lasted for many months and killed 600 people.

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Read MoreThere are also concerns chemicals from the site could spread into the nearby Euphrates River.There are also concerns chemicals from the site could spread into the nearby Euphrates River.

Read More The attack came hours after an Israeli citizen was killed by a rocket fired from its northern neighbor Israel said on Wednesday that it has begun a “series of strikes” in Lebanon, in a move that will likely elevate fears of a major military confrontation between the two neighbors following months of cross-border…

Read MoreExplosions have struck a natural gas pipeline in IranExplosions have struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran

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Read More In a historic move the US House of Representatives voted to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas on explicitly political charges related to conditions at the southern border. Plus, the rise of romance novel bookstores Good morning. The US House of Representatives on Tuesday impeached Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden’s secretary of homeland security, on explicitly political…

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Read MoreAn Israeli flag was burned by people taking part in this carnival in the north of Spain.An Israeli flag was burned by people taking part in this carnival in the north of Spain.

Read More Labour seeking to take two seats from Tories on Thursday amid fraught week of candidate suspensions By the way I notice in the comments – see I promised that I do read them – some criticism of the reporting of the inflation figures saying that food prices fell when the headline inflation rate…

Read MoreAn exhibition commemorating the disaster remembers heroes, losses and pain.An exhibition commemorating the disaster remembers heroes, losses and pain.

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Read More Sinking the vessel would be another embarrassing blow for the Russian Black Sea fleet and a significant success for Ukraine 10 days before the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. (Image credit: Burak Gezen/AP) Sinking the vessel would be another embarrassing blow for the Russian Black Sea fleet and a significant success for…

Read More Military intelligence releases video it says shows vessel from Moscow’s Black Sea fleet attacked off Crimea Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Ukraine claims to have severely damaged and sunk a Russian landing ship in its latest drone attack against Moscow’s Black Sea fleet. Ukrainian military intelligence released video on Wednesday that it said…

Read MoreFrance announces constitutional amendment aimed at curbing immigration in its overseas territory near Madagascar.France announces constitutional amendment aimed at curbing immigration in its overseas territory near Madagascar.

Read More Labour leader under pressure over claims Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali’s remarks went unchallenged at event UK politics live – latest developments Keir Starmer is under pressure to suspend councillors who attended a meeting in Hyndburn over claims that they failed call out antisemitic remarks by Azhar Ali, the former Labour candidate for the…

Read More After walking fine line between Israel and US Arab community, experts say Biden has justification to take ‘harder line’ before election A long time ago, Joe Biden signed a photo for Benjamin Netanyahu. “Bibi, I love you,” he recalls writing. “I don’t agree with a damn thing you say.” This twisty, best-of-frenemies relationship…

Read More Court finds Safa Aeli guilty of ‘insulting’ Iranian leader, among other charges Court finds Safa Aeli guilty of ‘insulting’ Iranian leader, among other charges

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Read MoreA Dutch court has halted worldwide production of the F-35, citing potential complicity in Israeli human rights abuses.A Dutch court has halted worldwide production of the F-35, citing potential complicity in Israeli human rights abuses.