Canada has begun resettling hundreds of refugees living in slavery in Libya, one year after the United Nations asked countries to begin accepting them, the UN and the federal government said Wednesday. According to the Canadian Press, Canada was one of the few countries to respond to a request from the United Nations refugee agency […]
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12k Chinese Blood Plasma Treatments Contaminated with HIV…
China is facing its latest medical scandal after a large batch of human blood plasma treatment was found to be contaminated with HIV. The batch of intravenous immunoglobulin – an immune therapy treatment made with antibodies from blood plasma – was produced by China’s second-biggest medical blood products manufacturer, the state-owned Shanghai Xinxing Pharmaceutical Company. […]
Mysterious Turkish Company Helped Maduro Sell $900 Million in Gold…
Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro sold off some 40% of Venezuela’s gold reserves last year as he struggled to keep his floundering government afloat, according to Bloomberg. But with the noose of US sanctions growing ever tighter, Maduro struggled to find buyers. Which is where a mysterious Turkish gold broker came into play. In a report […]
How the International Contact Group on Venezuela Can Advance a Path Out of Crisis…
Today in Montevideo, Uruguay, representatives of a unique selection of the international community will meet to address the crisis in Venezuela. It will be the first meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela, bringing together the European Union and eight of its Member States (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the […]
Maduro Shuns Humanitarian Aid While Asking for Sanctions Relief…
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has an offer for the U.S.: If you want to bring humanitarian aid into the country, you must lift economic sanctions first. The autocratic leader, who blames U.S. imposed sanctions for shortages of food and medicine that existed long before, said he will not allow the delivery of humanitarian aid expected to […]
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France’s Yellow Vest Movement Comes of Age…
“The danger,” Yanis warned, “is that the constant stream of information becomes its own type of ignorance. It’s very easy to forget the human need to educate oneself, and to forge one’s own opinion. What we need is for speech and debate to free themselves everywhere, that they fill every part of daily life, that […]
North Macedonia Signs Accord to Join NATO Amid Russian Concerns…
NATO members signed an accord with Macedonia on Wednesday allowing the tiny former Yugoslav republic to become the 30th member of the US-led alliance after a deal with Greece ended a 27-year-old dispute over its name. Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said it was a “great, historic day for all our citizens”. “Today, the largest […]
Stolen Swedish Royal Artifacts Worth $7M May Have Been Found…
Swedish royal treasure from 1611 worth more than $7 million which was stolen last July might have been found by a security guard on top of a trash can in a suburb of Stockholm. The artifacts, the so-called funeral regalia that are placed inside or on top of a coffin to symbolize a deceased royal’s identity and social […]
EU to Iran: Stop Missile Tests, Assassination Attempts on European Soil…
The European Union on Monday urged Iran to put an “immediate end” to “unacceptable behavior,” including refraining from any further ballistic missiles tests or attempts to assassinate Iranian dissidents on European soil. The warning, which prompted a terse response from Tehran, has come amid pressure from the United States to counter growing Iranian influence in Europe and the Middle East. What […]
Chinese Welcome Lunar Year of the Pig…
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2019 is the year of the pig and follows the year of the dog. Pigs symbolize good fortune and wealth in Chinese culture. Some Chinese communities in predominately Muslim countries in Southeast Asia toned down open displays of pig decorations…
Nayib Bukele, an Outsider Candidate, Claims Victory in El Salvador Election…
Salvadorans elected Nayib Bukele, the media-savvy former mayor of the capital, as their next president on Sunday, delivering a sharp rebuke to the two parties that emerged from the country’s brutal civil war in the 1980s and have held power ever since. The dramatic win for Mr. Bukele, 37, who was running as an outsider, […]
Guaidó, Not Maduro, Is the De Jure President of Venezuela…
The U.S., along with dozens of other states, recently recognized Juan Guaidó, the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, as the legitimate president of Venezuela. Discussion of international recognition of Guaidó’s presidency has focused largely on the political implications of the move as a rejection of Nicolás Maduro’s corrupt dictatorship. While recognition typically focuses on a […]
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Dear Spanish Left: I’m sick of you…
There, I said it. I remember our first encounters. We were in a contemporary politics class discussing the surge of the Latin American left. You explained your experience as a leftist NGO volunteer who spent a few months in Venezuela. I knew you supported chavismo and I agreed you had balls, leaving your European comfort […]
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Tory Peer Involved in Controversial Sale of Iraqi Antiquities…
A pair of large Assyrian relief sculptures, similar to those recently destroyed by Islamic extremists in Iraq, has been quietly removed from an historic mansion in Scotland and sold abroad for £8m, despite concerns that they were part of Scotland’s heritage. The sellers were Newbattle Abbey College and the 13th Marquess of Lothian, better known […]
Read the Secret Plan to Airlift the Queen Out of London if ‘Hard Brexit’ Becomes a Reality…
Theresa May’s “victory” last week when MPs backed the Brady amendment, giving May a Parliamentary mandate to renegotiate her withdrawal agreement with the EU, has been short-lived. As Irish and EU officials dig in their heels and continue to insist that they won’t allow modifications to the text of the deal, Wall Street banks have […]
Meteorite Hits Cuba…
Giant Meteor 2020 has launched an exploratory committee for president. Well, not quite. But a meteorite did apparently hit western Cuba on Friday afternoon, according to eyewitness reports. The event sounds like it was pretty dramatic: “We’re receiving reports that a meteor was seen in the sky across the Florida Keys,” NWS Key West tweeted, […]
European Parliament Recognizes Venezuela’s Juan Guaido…
The European Parliament has urged EU member states to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as acting president. The EU has so far said it will take “further actions” if Venezuela does not hold fresh elections. The motion urged the EU to accept Guaido as “the only legitimate interim president of the country until new free, […]
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Russia Remembers the Siege of Leningrad; So Should You…
Russia this week remembered the 75th anniversary of the end of the Nazi siege of Leningrad, present day St. Petersburg. You should remember the siege also. Our present challenges with Russian President Vladimir Putin aside — and there are many — what Leningrad experienced between Sept. 8, 1941 and Jan. 27, 1944 was truly horrific. […]
In the Case of Sergei Skripal Police Commissioner Angus MacPherson Lifts the Lid…
The Wiltshire county police have revealed in separate statements last week that they were at the house of Sergei Skripal within minutes of his having fallen ill on a park bench in the centre of Salisbury last year, in the case which has damaged relations between Britain and Russia beyond foreseeable repair. The speed of […]
UN Says at Least 40 Killed and 850 Detained in Recent Unrest…
At least 40 people are believed to have been killed and 850 others detained in Venezuela’s recent violence, the United Nations says. Rupert Colville, the UN’s human rights spokesman, said 26 were shot by government forces, five were killed in house raids and 11 died during looting. More than 850 people were detained between January […]