‘From the river to the sea’: How six words fuel fatal antisemitism and passion over Israel-Hamas war
In the months before and during the 1948 war, an estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from what is now Israel. Many expected to return. Israel captured the West Bank, along with Gaza and east Jerusalem, in the 1967 war. In 2005, Israel withdrew from Gaza, and in 2007, Hamas claimed the tiny strip from the Palestinian Authority after a violent coup.
‘Groundbreaking’ antibiotic set to turn tide on drug-resistant ‘super-gonorrhoea’ if used wisely
The trial enrolled 930 people with gonorrhoea in South Africa, Thailand, the United States, Belgium and the Netherlands. Participants received either zoliflodacin – given as a pill – or the disease’s standard treatment, an injection of an antibiotic called ceftriaxone, in combination with an oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin.
Best African music performance is now new category in 2024 Grammy Awards
Two existing categories have been moved to the general field, which means that all Grammy voters can participate in selecting the winners: producer of the year, non-classical and songwriter of the year, non-classical, the latter of which was first introduced this past year.
30 killed, hundreds displaced in Somalia as worst floods in decades ravage East Africa
Floods in neighbouring Kenya have killed at least 20 people and submerged a bridge in Uganda, cutting off a road linking Kampala to oilfields in the northwest, the Kenya Red Cross and Uganda’s road authority said.
Hollywood actors agree deal to end 4-month strike that will impact AI and streaming
Since the actors initially went on strike in July, the conversation about artificial intelligence has morphed from dinner-party “What if?” chatter to a full-blown international issue. Last week, US president Joe Biden signed a broad executive order aimed at curtailing the power of commercial AI.
Obamacare call centre staff allowed six minutes in bathroom, now striking over steep healthcare costs
Staff at US federal contractor Maximus claim they only get six minutes a day to use the bathroom, are monitored by an AI system that reports them for going off script, and can’t afford health care. Katherine Charles’ work days are relentless. She’s one of thousands of call centre workers...
Obamacare call centre staff allowed only six minutes in cloakroom strike over steep healthcare costs
Last month, Senator Bernie Sanders sent a letter to Maximus CEO Bruce Caswell criticising the company for the allegations of union busting and for paying a median salary of $39,000 despite making $311 million in profits and spending $96 million in stock buybacks and $6.3 million in CEO compensation in 2022. He called on the company to improve its wages and working conditions.
Environmentalists strike historical agreet to compensate ecological loss and damage
Developed countries had long pushed back against financing to help countries recover from the destructive impacts of climate change, and the setting up of a loss and damage fund was only agreed upon in principle at last year’s COP27. Negotiators have been wrangling since then to shape that agreement into the basis of a working fund.
Judge to rapper: Haiti police have no informers and citizens prefer to collaborate with gangs for economic benefits
Today, the police have no informers. Due to poverty, many people prefer to collaborate with gangs to gain economic benefits… Sometimes, gang leaders distribute a few bags of stolen rice or money in the neighbourhoods. These people inform them of any police action.
Haiti imbroglio: Today, we’ve a country that doesn’t exist, living in Port-au-Prince is like living in prison
More than 200,000 people have been displaced by recent violence, 44 per cent of the population faces acute food insecurity, more than 2,400 people were killed by gang violence between January and mid-August alone, while countless women have been raped amid the growing impunity.
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