Month: November 2019

International support for the Narmada Bachao Andolan or NBA movement, who defends the interests of the dam affected people in the Narmada valley, is pouring in. A letter to Prime Minister Modi send on 4 August was signed by civil society organisations from 29 countries asking him to order a reopening of the floodgates, which…

As Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly “war on drugs”—which U.S. President Donald Trump has praised as an “unbelievable” success—has continued to intensify in recent days with at least 60 people killed this week, Duterte raised further alarm on Wednesday by suggesting that human rights activists attempting to document the possible crimes of his administration should…

If Pete Buttigieg, 37, won the U.S. presidency, he would be the youngest person to hold the office. But so far, his campaign appeals slightly more to older voters than younger ones. Above, he speaks on Sept. 16 in Galivants Ferry, S.C. Age has been a defining factor in the race for the Democratic presidential…

Despite Sen. Bob Corker’s (R-Tenn.) insistence that the congressional hearing on Tuesday about the authority to use nuclear weapons “is not specific to anybody,” it is the first hearing on this topic in decades, and comes at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump seems to have made a sport out of taunting North Korea’s…

The “dreamers,” young recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—are the true children of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). More than anyone, they have paid the price for the agreement. Yet they are the ones punished by the administration of President Donald Trump, as it takes away their legal status,…

As the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to select its new director general, public health, food, and science experts are urging the new leader to take action on the issue of factory farms and global threats they pose. In an op-ed published Sunday at the New York Times, Scott Weathers, Sophie Hermanns, and Mark Bittman…

On Thursday, Donald Trump targeted Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski in his latest Twitter rant. In two separate tweets, President Trump flung insult after insult, placing some choice words before Brzezinski’s name, including “crazy” and “low I.Q.” But, perhaps, the lowest blow was when he accused the 50-year-old of “bleeding from a facelift.”  Brzezinski threw…

Just as U.S. President Donald Trump was preparing to lambast North Korea as “a menace that threatens our world” in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Pyongyang attempted to undercut Trump’s “ominous” rhetoric by releasing a white paper that highlights America’s “gross” human rights violations and deep inequities, from its failure to “embrace…

Click:NBA live zhibo Paris Hilton’s boyfriend, Chris Zylka, adorably hinted at a happily ever after for the lovebirds with his latest ink. On Thursday, the hotel heiress took to Instagram to share how her beau’s new tattoo pays tribute to their relationship with a close-up photo and a short clip. And, we have to agree with Paris, the sweet gesture is “#BoyfriendGoals.” VIDEO: Kylie…

Considering that a nuclear conflict over North Korea appeared imminent in recent weeks, the Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, South Korea, is a most welcome distraction—and might even deter a major war on the peninsula. So too the planned joint marches by North and South Korean athletes under a new reunification flag. For all Koreans, this…