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Old-Age Poverty

Meet Juan García Salazar, the Man Who Championed Black Identity in Ecuador

An engaging wooden canoe seat takes its pride of place behind glass at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Engraved on the canoe seat is a spider and its web, a reference to Anansi, the iconic West African folk figure. Eleven…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Elon Musk

Fisker teases electric crossover again and a high-vis turn signal

Elon Musk turns to Twitter when it's time to spread the Tesla news. Henrik Fisker perfers Facebook. The Danish-American designer took to FB once more to tease his coming electric crossover, this time showing a slice of the rear three-quarter. The feature he w…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Venezuela

Trump administration providing ‘false’ information about Gulf of Oman attack, says Japanese tanker owner

The owner of the Japanese tanker attacked on Thursday said US reports have provided false information about what happened in the Gulf of Oman. The ship operator said flying objects that may have been bullets were the cause of damage to the vessel, rather th…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Palestine

“Advocate”: Israeli Attorney Lea Tsemel Reflects on Defending Palestinians Who Resist Occupation

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Donate Attorney Lea Tsemel has defended Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli courts for nearly half a century, insisting on their humanity and their right to a fair trial. Her work has earned h…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Julian Assange

‘This is about shutting down dissent’ – John Pilger on Assange US extradition case

Speaking outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Friday following the decision to open a new, full US extradition hearing in February 2020, Pilger insisted that the motivation of the American authorities in pursuing Assange was clear to see. ... …

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Julian Assange

Ola Bini Was Friends with Julian Assange. He Has Spent Two Months in Jail Without Charge in Ecuador

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Donate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared before a magistrates’ court in London Friday, saying his life was “effectively at stake” if the U.K. honors an extradition request from the United Sta…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Brexit

Chance of disorderly Brexit jumps; eventual free trade deal still likely: Poll

LONDON (Reuters) - The likelihood Britain and the European Union part ways without a deal has jumped in the past month, according to economists in a Reuters poll, as most candidates jockeying to take over as prime minister appear to have adopted a hard line s…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

BUK-Missile

Investigators to unveil new MH17 findings next week

Relatives of the 298 people killed will be informed on new findings next week as investigators probe the downing of MH17.(Reuters pic) THE HAGUE: International investigators probing the downing of flight MH17 said Friday they will reveal fresh findings next …

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Julian Assange

Julian Assange extradition case ‘outrageous assault on journalism’ – BBC News

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Julian Assange is fighting extradition to the US Julian Assange's legal team have branded the US extradition case against him "an outrageous and full-frontal assault on journalistic rights", as a court ordered him to face a …

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Night-Time Is the Wrong Time, Because That’s When the Killers and Rapists Come Out to Play

opinionBy Tee NgugiTwo years ago, an elderly Kenyan woman, back home from a visit to her children and grandchildren living in a European country, told eager relatives and friends her impressions of that first-time visit. I was curious to hear what she would …

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Meet Juan García Salazar, the Man Who Championed Black Identity in Ecuador

Fisker teases electric crossover again and a high-vis turn signal

Trump administration providing ‘false’ information about Gulf of Oman attack, says Japanese tanker owner

“Advocate”: Israeli Attorney Lea Tsemel Reflects on Defending Palestinians Who Resist Occupation

‘This is about shutting down dissent’ – John Pilger on Assange US extradition case

Ola Bini Was Friends with Julian Assange. He Has Spent Two Months in Jail Without Charge in Ecuador

Chance of disorderly Brexit jumps; eventual free trade deal still likely: Poll

Investigators to unveil new MH17 findings next week

Julian Assange extradition case ‘outrageous assault on journalism’ – BBC News

Night-Time Is the Wrong Time, Because That’s When the Killers and Rapists Come Out to Play

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