Brazil’s President-elect Lula da Silva gets hero’s welcome at climate conference in Egypt
Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva got a hero’s welcome at COP27 conference upon his arrival at Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Thursday, when the gathering broke into “olé olé” chants. “We’re so glad to be part of the conversation again,” one Brazilian youth activist shouted. Inside Brazil’s glittering pavilion, the...
Haiti’s forsaken women: They run own gangs for protection or collaborate with men, often with deadly results
While women are forcibly recruited io criminal gangs, others reluctantly join for protection or work, earning money by collecting information or stealing from homes, according to women who have fled gang-controlled areas and others working in such places who spoke on condition of anonymity out of security concerns. Some women...
Haitian gangs use rape to control women, who are now responding with own ‘Pink Iron’ gangs
It was love at first sight for Madeline*, who first met Baptiste* at a church retreat in Haiti’s southern port town of Les Cayes in 2002. As infatuated teenagers, they eventually wedded and settled in the Caribbean country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. With a growing family and unsteady work selling bottled sodas...
Embattled Man United ace Ronaldo praises Argentine star Messi, stirs talk of joining PSG
Cristiano Ronaldo has opened up on his relationship with fierce rival Lionel Messi. That’s after slamming Manchester United in a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV. The veteran striker, 37, stunned United by claiming the club have ‘betrayed’ him. Ronaldo also had a pop at manager Erik ten Hag,...
Controversial Man United superstar Ronaldo backs rivals Arsenal to win Premier League title
Cristiano Ronaldo has lauded the impressive work being done by Mikel Arteta at Arsenal – and admitted that if Manchester United cannot win the Premier League title, then he ‘hopes’ the Gunners do. Ronaldo has made plenty of headlines this week courtesy of his explosive interview with Piers Morgan, where...
Trump’s senior manager lays bare crude tricks the ex-US president used to evade tax
Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified in court on Thursday, describing how Donald Trump and two of his children allegedly participated in a scheme to defraud tax authorities. Weisselberg said Donald Trump, or at times Eric Trump or Donald Trump Jr, signed checks to pay up to...
Education: Scientists at Bristol link short-sightedness to people who study to university
Five genetic variants may be linked to the onset of short-sightedness in people who study to university level. The discovery could help to identify children who are more likely to develop the condition so that interventions can be put in place to help prevent its onset, such as spending more...
Exiting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pays tribute to Bush, Obama and Biden, snubs Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t name former President Donald Trump during her speech on Thursday when she announced that she would be stepping down from Democratic leadership. Speaking on the House floor, Pelosi took a victory lap over legislative achievements she’d had under former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama...
While US war industry revels in weapons heaven, the rest us on the planet huddle in hell on earth
In April this year, the United States offered attack helicopters worth $997 million to Nigeria, marking the latest stage in the warming of relations between the two countries that began early in President Donald Trump years. The Nigerian military, however, has committed torture on a massive scale while targeting thousands...
How US-supplied weaponry fuels conflicts and makes it easier for repressive regimes to commit war crimes
Here’s a seldom commented-upon reality of this century and this moment: the United States remains the number-one arms-exporting nation on the planet. Between 2017 and 2021, it grabbed 39 per cent of the total global weapons market and there’s nothing new about that. It has, in fact, been the top...
