What’s behind Ireland’s support for Palestine?
Al Jazeera :After Abraham Aljamal Phelan moved to Dublin in the late 1980s, many customers at his grocery store, where the shelves were adorned with fresh figs and olives, were up to date with...
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Most food spending supports processing, not farmers
AFP :Farmers worldwide receive barely a quarter of what consumers spend at the grocery store, and even less for food consumed outside the home, researchers reported Monday.Beyond the question of whether farmers get their...
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Mladic to hear final verdict in genocide case
Al Jazeera :Appeals judges are preparing to hand down a verdict against former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, ending the last Bosnian genocide trial before the UN court for the former Yugoslavia.Mladic, 78,...
WHO urges Covid jab makers to give Covax 50pc of doses
AFP :The WHO on Monday called for Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to give Covax first refusal on new doses, or commit half of their volumes to the global jab equity scheme.World Health Organization Director General...
Biden to warn UK PM Johnson over Northern Ireland at G7
Al Jazeera :US President Joe Biden will warn British Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to renege on the Northern Ireland Brexit deal when they meet for the first time at the G7 summit this...
Palestinian village pays high price in defence of its land
Al Jazeera :Beita, Occupied West Bank – This picturesque little town with its narrow winding roads and steep hills dotted with olive trees and stone houses turned into a bloody battleground as Palestinian protesters...
US vice president arrives in Guatemala to bring message of ‘hope’
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Guatemala Sunday, bringing a message of “hope” to a region hammered by Covid-19 and which is the source of most of the undocumented migrants seeking entry to...
Fear of countrywide violence in Israel as Netanyahu faces unseating
Reuters :The head of Israel’s domestic security service issued a rare warning on Saturday of possible violence during one of the most politically charged periods in decades, with the country on the verge of...
US Justice Dept won’t seize reporters’ records in leak investigations
Reuters :The Department of Justice said on Saturday that it would no longer seek source information from reporters in leak investigations after recent revelations that former President Donald Trump’s administration had secretly obtained phone...
Strike on Yemen’s Marib kills 14 civilians
AFP, Yemen :A strike killed 14 civilians Saturday at a petrol station in the Yemeni city of Marib, the government’s last northern stronghold, state media said, blaming rebels for the attack.“The Huthi militias targeted...
Cattle thieves gang kills 66 in Nigeria
Online Desk :A gang of cattle thieves killed 66 people in raids on seven villages in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state, police told AFP Saturday. Dozens of assailants on motorcycles attacked seven neighbouring villages in...
India orders unapproved Covid shots as it reels from devastating second wave
Reuters :India signed its first order for an unapproved COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, a day after criticism from the Supreme Court over its bungled vaccine rollout that has left millions of people vulnerable after...