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Protests Break Out in Libya Over Rumors of Normalization With Israel
Protests in Tripoli Global News Service Libya is experiencing political turmoil, with rare popular demonstrations in different parts of...
Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20231 min read


“Big Three” Auto Workers Vote to Strike by 97 Percent
Global News Service Workers at the three largest (or “Big Three”) automakers in the United States have voted by a majority of 97 percent...
Michael Laxer
Aug 29, 20231 min read


Zimbabwe’s President Secures Second Term Amid Severe Economic Crisis
Global News Service Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa has been reelected to serve a second term following the general elections...
Michael Laxer
Aug 29, 20231 min read


Global Air Pollution Is Cutting More Than 2 Years Off Average Human Life Expectancy: Report
"Particulate pollution remains the world's greatest external risk to human health, with the impact on life expectancy comparable to that...
Michael Laxer
Aug 29, 20232 min read


Maui Wildfire Devastation Exposes the Legacy of Colonialism
The aftermath of the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023. By Global News Service On August 8, one of the deadliest wildfires in...
Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20232 min read


2023 Is Already the Deadliest Year on Record for Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy
Palestinian protesters hold flags during a protest against the killing of Palestinians near the fence of the Gaza-Israel border, east of...
Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20231 min read


When Antarctic Sea Ice Melted Last November, It Took More Than 9,000 Emperor Penguin Chicks With It
One scientist warned that if humanity doesn't stop burning fossil fuels, "we will drive these iconic, beautiful birds to the verge of...
Michael Laxer
Aug 26, 20233 min read


Ecuador Bans Oil Drilling on Section of Indigenous Land
Amazon rainforest in the Park -- Image via By ALAI - Agencia Latinoamericana de Información - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Saurav Sarkar...
Michael Laxer
Aug 26, 20231 min read


Global Rice Shortage Driving up Prices in Africa’s Largest Slum
Rice prices are up dramatically in places like Africa’s largest slum, Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya. A 55-pound bag of rice has risen in cost...
Michael Laxer
Aug 26, 20231 min read


"Eternal glory to all those who fell in the fight against colonialism, racism and apartheid!"
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, was in...
Michael Laxer
Aug 25, 20238 min read


Fossil fuel giants are misleading the public about their emission-reduction commitments
All while raking in record profits from fossil fuels. A forest on fire in the village of Dikela, near Alexandroupolis town, in the...
Michael Laxer
Aug 24, 20233 min read


Canada's unprecedented wildfire season made at least two times more likely by climate crisis: study
"The Pyrocene is well and truly here, thanks to our continued burning of fossil fuels" A view shows wildfires in Squilax, British...
Michael Laxer
Aug 24, 20233 min read


Red Review #112 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from Cuba, Angola, BRICS, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Greece, Bulgaria, Zambia and elsewhere . Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez...
Michael Laxer
Aug 23, 20239 min read


Díaz-Canel Bermúdez pays tribute to Cuban internationalist hero Raúl Díaz-Argüelles in Angola
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, paid...
Michael Laxer
Aug 22, 20231 min read


"The Guatemalan people have spoken forcefully": Arévalo wins presidency
By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams In a blow to Guatemala's right-wing political establishment, former diplomat Bernardo Arévalo won the...
Michael Laxer
Aug 21, 20232 min read


Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez begins African tour leading up to the BRICS Summit
The Cuban President arrives in Angola Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba...
Michael Laxer
Aug 20, 20232 min read


Entire Canadian City of Yellowknife Ordered to Evacuate as Wildfire Approaches
Yellowknife residents leaving the city -- image via Twitter By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Nearly 22,000 residents of Yellowknife—the...
Michael Laxer
Aug 18, 20232 min read


Wealthiest 10% of US Households Responsible for 40% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Study
By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams The richest tenth of U.S. households are responsible for 40% of all the nation's greenhouse gas...
Michael Laxer
Aug 18, 20232 min read


Red Review #111 -- International Left and Labour Report
With reports from India, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Spain, Germany. Denmark, Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador and elsewhere. CPI(M) members march in...
Michael Laxer
Aug 16, 20239 min read


Hands of Fidel photographic exhibition begins in Havana
All photos via the PCC or Twitter Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central...
Michael Laxer
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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