Port-au-Prince, Haiti CNN — The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic stillness these days. Where cars and crowds of people once massed, only tendrils of smoke rise from smoldering piles of trash, sending a bitter taste into the air. An armored…
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Navalny widow joins protest against Putin in Berlin on final day of voting
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, took part in a noon protest against President Vladimir Putin on Sunday in Berlin on the final day of the country’s elections. Thousands of people also turned up at polling stations across Russia to take part in what the anti-Kremlin opposition…
She could have died from meningitis. Now this student wants more people to get vaccinated | CBC News
When varsity athlete Megan Plamondon started feeling sick last November, she thought she’d pushed herself too hard on a two-hour run. The student at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., started feeling tired toward the end of her Sunday long run with her triathlon teammates, but that wasn’t unusual — it was 17 kilometres, after all. She lay…
The Hindu Morning Digest, March 15, 2024
A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled on March 15 to hear an application filed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking the return of electoral bonds’ documents. File. | Photo Credit: AP Electoral bonds data | BJP received ₹6,060 crore, highest among all parties The Bharatiya…
Experts: Philippines, US should revisit treaty to include China’s ‘gray-zone’ tactics
The Philippines and United States need to revisit their longtime mutual defense pact to address Beijing’s increasing use of so-called gray-zone activities – or acts of aggression short of an armed attack – in the disputed South China Sea, experts said. Under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), the two…
All Irish acts withdraw from SXSW in protest of festival’s US military ties
Update, 2:20 pm EST: An earlier version of this article said Irish acts Cardinals, Gurriers, and NewDad were still set to perform at SXSW, but they have since withdrawn. This article has been updated to reflect all of the bands of the island of Ireland who have pulled out of…
As he sails to re-election, Putin has a succession problem – Egypt Independent
With the death of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, it’s fair to say Putin’s political career has reached the president-for-life stage. But his re-anointment lays bare an uncomfortable fact for Russia’s future political stability: The president and his circle have not made any visible preparations for a post-Putin era. That…
Donne e lavoro, poco welfare e troppi stereotipi – 8 marzo – Ansa.it
Se in Italia lavora solo una donna su due e siamo in coda alla classifica europea per tasso di occupazione femminile, il problema non riguarda le donne, l’emergenza è del Paese. La denatalità è solo la conseguenza di non aver affrontato da decenni il tema con politiche di welfare adeguate,…
‘Two Sessions’ congress: The economic goals in Chinese leaders’ coded language
China’s “Two Sessions” congress that began this week is the country’s most important political event of the year. To understand what’s at stake, it helps to have some fluency in Chinese Communist Party (CCP) parlance. Terms such as “new productive forces” and “new three” appear vague, but they speak volumes about…
Do combat sports really measure up when it comes to women’s self-defen
“Developing self-defence skills means reclaiming autonomy, thus regaining control over one’s environment. We are no longer at the mercy of someone,” according to psychotraumatology psychologist, Julie Francols. But are combat sports effective when it comes to fending off an unexpected attack? ADVERTISEMENT More and more women are venturing into the…