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the 4th World March for Peace and Non-Violence
The preparatory activities for the 4th World March for Peace and Non-Violence have begun in my city, Ishwardi. Mr. Decler Mendes Hague, who is responsible for the development of the activities of the South Asia region, visited our city and inspired us. I extend my warmest greetings and best wishes to Decler. Declar was accompanied…
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Calligraphy in the Spirit of the July Revolution: Mufassir Ahmad Faijee’s Solo Exhibition ‘Shobdo Ronge Jagoron’
By Taskina Yeasmin (Dhaka Bureau) Esthetic calligraphy crafted through the Bengali script- at first glance reminiscent of Arabic characters- boldly portrays National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s iconic words, ‘Bolo Beer, Chiro Unnato Momo Shir’ (Proclaim, Hero, Ever High is My Head). These powerful lines served as a guiding chant for students during last July’s mass…
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EcoWaste Coalition denounces WtE push during SONA 2026, urges PBBM to uphold RA 9003
28 July 2026, Quezon City. Following President Bongbong Marcos’ (PBBM) endorsement of waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies during his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), the EcoWaste Coalition (EWC) strongly reiterated its call for the genuine, stricter enforcement of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (RA 9003), instead of the adoption of incineration technologies…
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Warning Out on Unauthorized Lipsticks Containing Mercury Impurities
Toxics watchdog group finds mercury up to 209 ppm in China-made lipsticks 29 July 2026, Quezon City. Beware: Toxic mercury is not restricted to contraband skin lighteners; it has also been detected in some lipsticks. Because these products are applied to the lips, users face a direct ingestion risk of mercury, a potent neurotoxin that…
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From Genocide to Justice: Iraq’s Reparations for Yazidi Survivors
On 3 August 2014, the Islamic State (ISIS, also known as ISIL or Da’esh) launched a coordinated attack on the Sinjar region of northern Iraq, home to much of Iraq’s Yazidi community. Men and older women were killed, women and girls were subjected to sexual violence and enslavement, boys were separated from their families, indoctrinated…
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The Symphony of the Drums of War
The Houthi Attack on Saudi Arabia Warns That the War Waged by the United States and Israel Against Iran Is Beginning to Spread Across the Middle East and Threatens to Reach the Strategic Routes of the Indo-Pacific “When a conflict ceases to be regional, each new front adds another instrument to the same score…” “The…
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The Pedagogy of Obsolescence: While China Models the Future in Classrooms, the West Keeps Debating the Inkwell
There is a self-imposed blindness, almost endearing in its pathos, with which Western bureaucracies insist on viewing the development of the rest of the planet. While in our latitudes ministries of education and arm-chair pedagogical committees waste rivers of ink and sterile seminars deliberating whether artificial intelligence should be banned, regulated, or blessed before entering…
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Naya Nepal, built on whose back?
A labor law exists for one primary purpose i.e.to stand as a statutory shield between a worker and the unchecked exploitation that occurs in the absence of oversight. It is designed to establish an unyielding floor under wages, a strict ceiling over working hours, and a fundamental guarantee that the body executing the labor remains…
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Peru: Independence Day Celebrations with a New Fujimori Administration and People in the Streets
On July 28, Peru celebrates 205 years of independence and will usher in the second Fujimori administration in its history. In this context, Keiko Fujimori will be sworn in as president-elect and deliver her first address to the nation. The president-elect has noted that she is inheriting a country in crisis, with stalled public works…
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Israel in Crisis: A Threat from Within
