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Palestine

In Israeli-Occupied Palestine, Health Care is not a Right

By Yara Asi | – Al Shabaka) – For decades, political barriers have obstructed the Palestinian health system in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, impeding rights and protections. Al-Shabaka Policy Analyst Yara Asi examines how the Israeli occupation has decreased…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

‘Help’: Photos show migrants crammed into US border facilities

Government investigators warned of dangerous overcrowding at more migrant facilities on the southwest US border, publishing photos on Tuesday of packed cells in Texas' Rio Grande Valley where some children have no access to showers or hot meals. A report iss…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Geely

Baidu’s autonomous cars have driven more than 1 million miles across 13 cities in China

Today at Baidu’s annual Create AI developer conference in Beijing, the China-based search giant announced a slew of updates across its ever-expanding driverless car ecosystem. They come as analysts at Research and Markets forecast there will be some 20 millio…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Julian Assange

Swedish privacy activist linked to Assange describes Ecuador prison conditions as ‘inhuman’

Ola Bini, a Swedish software developer and digital privacy enthusiast, told RIA Novosti that he is still being kept in the dark about the true reasons of his 79-day detention. Bini said that he had never been charged with any crime and was still waiting for t…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Animal Protection

No more elephant rides and horse-drawn carriages: Visitors, tour companies put focus on animal welfare

The tourism industry is seeing a marked shift in travelers who want to see wild animals in their natural habitats, but not infringe upon them and certainly not witness them in captivity (a concern raised in Blackfish, the 2013 film about Tilikum, a performing…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Slavery Reparations Won’t Change the Past. What About the Future?

Congress decided yet again to hold a hearing on slavery reparations, this one on June 19. There’s a campaign to be waged against Donald Trump, after all. The hearing featured intellectuals like Ta-Nehisi Coates and second-tier celebs like Danny Glover laying…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Super Heroes

The 10 Greatest Inventors In Marvel Comics, Ranked

Marvel Comics is not just the home to superpowered heroes and villains battling for the world, but it is also the home to some of the smartest men and women in existence. The brilliance of the heroes and villains in Marvel includes both brilliant doctors and …

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Mahmoud Abbas blows his chance at achieving peace in the Middle East

JERUSALEM The contrast is striking. President Trump, after threatening to obliterate North Korea, develops a friendship with Kim Jong-un, exchanges warm personal letters and makes history by stepping inside North Korea. Meanwhile, Palestinian leader Mahmoud …

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

NATO

Ukraine’s actor-turned-president makes his debut in Toronto to an uncertain international audience – The Globe and Mail

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrive before joining foreign delegates at the University of Toronto during the Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto, on July 2, 2019. Andrew Lahodynskyj/The Canadian Press …

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

Xi Jinping

China escalates pressure on detainee issue with seizure of Michael Kovrig’s glasses – The Globe and Mail

In this file photo taken on March 6, 2019, Louis Huang of Vancouver Freedom and Democracy for China holds photos of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who are now in their seventh month of detention in China. JASON REDMOND/AFP/Getty Images Chines…

bubmagJuly 3, 2019

In Israeli-Occupied Palestine, Health Care is not a Right

‘Help’: Photos show migrants crammed into US border facilities

Baidu’s autonomous cars have driven more than 1 million miles across 13 cities in China

Swedish privacy activist linked to Assange describes Ecuador prison conditions as ‘inhuman’

No more elephant rides and horse-drawn carriages: Visitors, tour companies put focus on animal welfare

Slavery Reparations Won’t Change the Past. What About the Future?

The 10 Greatest Inventors In Marvel Comics, Ranked

Mahmoud Abbas blows his chance at achieving peace in the Middle East

Ukraine’s actor-turned-president makes his debut in Toronto to an uncertain international audience – The Globe and Mail

China escalates pressure on detainee issue with seizure of Michael Kovrig’s glasses – The Globe and Mail

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