Africa

The ‘Fascinating Story’ of Hamas’s Political Evolution | Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud

Romana Rubeo & Dr. Ramzy Baroud "Engaging the World" Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 26, 2021 On Feb. 4, representatives from the Palestinian Movement, Hamas, visited Moscow to inform the Russian government of the latest development on the unity talks between the Islamic Movement and its Palestinian counterparts, especially Fatah. This was not the first time that Hamas’s of ...

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Friends Matter: Giraffes That Group With Others Live Longer | University of Zurich

Female giraffes benefit from living in groups with several other females. Credit: Sonja Metzger Feb. 9, 2020 (Phys.org) -- Adult female giraffes living in larger groups have higher survival chances t ...

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The Case against Pakistani Normalization with Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudOur Mutual Fight Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Feb. 4, 2021 The Pakistani government should never, under any circumstances and no matter the pressure, normalize with Israel. Doing ...

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Pandemic slows across world | AFP

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Jan. 29, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down in every region of the world over the past week, according to a specialised AFP database. Here is ...

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Beyond Slogans: Palestinians Need an Urgent, Centralized Strategy to Counter Israel in Africa | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 14, 2021 Arab normalization with Israel is expected to have serious consequences that go well beyond the limited and self-serving agendas of a fe ...

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Lockdowns Devastate Yemen (and the Third World), But YOU Can Help — Mickey Z.

Abdo, aged 4, with his uncle Yahya in Al Sadaqah hospital. Abdo passed away on December 3, 2020 from the effects of severe acute malnutrition. (Courtesy of Giles Clarke/U.N. Office for the Coordinati ...

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A Global Survey Of Potential Acceptance Of A COVID-19 Vaccine | Nature Medicine

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Differences in acceptance rates range from almost 90 percent (in China) to less than 55 percent (in Russia) Nature Medicine Oct. 20, 2020 Abstract Several coronaviru ...

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The Mask of Disenchantment | John Michael Greer

Illustration: Kai and Sunny. The Guardian Sept 30. 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- When I noticed at the beginning of the month that September had five Wednesdays, and I didn’t have anything in mind to post ...

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A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

Sept. 2, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Back in July, when I realized there were five Wednesdays on that page of the calendar and I didn’t have anything lined up for the fifth, I asked my readers what they ...

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The Power of the Mind | John Michael Greer

July 1, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- While Andrew Jackson Davis was attracting huge crowds with his discourses in trance, and the Fox sisters were listening to tapping noises, another important 19th-centu ...

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The Drug Lord and His Hungry, Hungry Cocaine Hippos | Mickey Z.

Photo: Daily Mail UK Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 5, 2020 Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had so much money that he literally could not spend it fast enough. He and the Medellín cartel domina ...

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