Africa

Vaccine Hopes And Economic Woes As Virus Spreads | AFP

Credit: CC0 Public Domain May 16, 202 (AFP) -- President Donald Trump voiced hope Friday that a coronavirus vaccine will be available by late 2020, cushioning dire US economic news as parts of Europe re-open despite fears of a second wave of the pandemic. Several nations have eased restrictions to stem the economic damage from lockdowns, as much of the world learns to live as best it can under th ...

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The Arts Of The Cunning Folk | John Michael Greer

May 6, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Two weeks ago we talked about the way that Bakongo spirituality made its way to the American colonies along with enslaved Africans from the Congo basin. Once here, it a ...

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‘Justice is Indivisible’ | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudPlacing Palestine Back at the Center of Muslim Discourse in the West Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust May 1, 2020 It was nearly 20 years ago at a Muslim conference in Washington D.C. ...

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In The Footsteps Of High John | John Michael Greer

April 15, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Two weeks ago, while winding up the story of the colonial Rhode Island astrologer Joseph Stafford, I noted that the kind of occultism practiced by Stafford and Johan ...

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The Astrologer of Narragansett Bay | John Michael Greer

Johannes Kelpius, painted by Christopher WittApril 1, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- A month ago, I recounted the story of Johannes Kelpius, the German occultist who crossed the Atlantic in 1694 with his fe ...

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Toward the Next America | John Michael Greer

The U.S. Courthouse in Salt Lake City. Ricardo630 | Wikimedia CommonsFeb. 19, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- When I mentioned in a post two weeks ago that America was heading into a new phase of its history ...

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Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy That Must Never Be Betrayed | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy Baroud(Editor’s Note: Palestinian author and journalist Dr. Ramzy Baroud arrived in Kenya June 23 for a 10-day speaking and media tour. Exploring the subject of intersectionality, solidarit ...

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Palestine and Kenya: Our Historic Fight against Injustice Is One and the Same | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy Baroud(Editor’s Note: Palestinian author and journalist Dr. Ramzy Baroud arrived in Kenya June 23 for a 10-day speaking and media tour. Exploring the subject of intersectionality, solidarit ...

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Scientists expose hidden risks of diarrhoeal disease | University of East Anglia

Cryptosporidium muris. Credit: public domain image March 4, 2019 (MedicalXpress) -- A rapidly evolving new subspecies of the cryptosporidium parasite -- a leading cause of diarrhoeal disease in child ...

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Due to humans, extinction risk for 1,700 animal species to increase by 2070 | Yale University

Azores. Credit: CC0 Public Domain March 4, 2019 (Phys.org) -- As humans continue to expand our use of land across the planet, we leave other species little ground to stand on. By 2070, increased huma ...

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Now Chad, then Mali: Why African Countries Are Normalizing with Israel | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Jan. 29, 2019 Forget the hype. Israel’s "security technology" has nothing to do with why some African countries are eager to normalize relations with ...

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