Issues & Events
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Trump has suspended nearly 50 laws to build the wall (2)
Jan 23, 2020 13:17The US Department of Homeland Security, under authority conferred by Congress, has declared nearly 50 federal laws inoperable along sections of the U.S. boundary with Mexico, the better to build the border wall that Donald Trump has promised his “base.”
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The battle to impeach Trump is part of a global struggle for democracy (1)
Jan 22, 2020 17:55"The impeachment battle of the United States' terrorist President, Donald Trump is part of the wider historical and global struggle taking place over democracy", says Henry A. Giroux, in a two- part article published in the Truthout website under the heading: The Battle to Impeach Trump Is Part of a Global Struggle for Democracy.
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While some battle to save Australia’s ecosystems, others blame gov’t for climate change denial
Jan 22, 2020 09:40The annual Climate Change Performance Index ranks Australia as one of the poorest performing countries on global warming, the index scoring Australia’s climate policy as the worst of all countries in the world.
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Trump has suspended nearly 50 laws to build the wall (1)
Jan 22, 2020 09:32The US Department of Homeland Security, under authority conferred by Congress, has declared nearly 50 federal laws inoperable along sections of the U.S. boundary with Mexico, the better to build the border wall that Donald Trump has promised his “base.”
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Senate Republicans are bathed in shame
Jan 21, 2020 19:50The impeachment trial of the US President Donald John Trump began on Thursday 16th of January when John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, directed all of the senators to stand and raise their right hands.
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Australia’s fires show how wealth inequality compounds climate disasters
Jan 21, 2020 19:48Australian authorities said in November that this season’s weather was similar to that of Black Saturday, with extreme heat and drought conditions. But this time, on the tail of the hottest and driest year on record in the country due to conditions created by the climate crisis, the fires have spread even further and burned even longer than they did a decade ago.
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Will Turkmenistan ever supply gas to Europe?
Jan 21, 2020 10:17Natural gas export revenues account for nearly half of Turkmenistan’s overall export revenue. Natural gas is Turkmenistan’s only marketable commodity, and the country is a top natural gas producer and exporter in the world.
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South African teens feel the heat of climate change
Jan 21, 2020 10:13Professor Matthew Chersich from South Africa's Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI), who has been studying the effects of climate change on adolescents said “Exposure to high temperatures alters one’s physiology, raising anxiety, depressive symptoms, irritability and aggression.
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AI system ‘near perfect’ at spotting prostate cancer
Jan 21, 2020 10:07No one is suggesting computers should replace doctors. But some researchers do think artificial intelligence (AI) technology could improve the accuracy and efficiency of medical diagnoses. Recently, researchers reported on an AI system that appeared to best radiologists in interpreting screening mammograms.
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(Chapter 5) 2nd Phase of Islamic Revolution; Islamic system a role model of popular religious rule (5)
Jan 20, 2020 17:54Welcome to another episode of our series “2nd Phase of the Islamic Revolution”. Today’s subtitle is: “Islamic system a role model of popular religious rule.”