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Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba
Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about Trump’s blockade of the island—especially now that the U.S. is choking off oil shipments. By Medea Benjamin “You can’t imagine how it touches every part of our lives,” she sobbed.…
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Polls Open Today in Long-Awaited Election: A Major Test for Post-Hasina Democracy
The nation is set to participate in the much-anticipated 13th National Parliamentary Election today, amidst a festive atmosphere. This marks Bangladesh’s first democratic exercise since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year regime. Today, Thursday, nearly 130 million voters are exercising their franchise in a landmark general election and a concurrent national referendum. Every voter will…
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Siayan Leaders and Communities Join Forces to Tackle Poverty
Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte – Friends of Saint Mary MacKillop, Inc. (FSMMI), a Philippine-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering marginalized children and youth, has officially launched Phase 1 of its Zero Poverty PH 2030 program in Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte. As a local convenor of the nationwide Zero Poverty PH 2030 initiative, FSMMI works to improve…
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Bangladesh Election, Media’s Projection, Safety, Etcetera
As Bangladesh heads for the 13th Parliamentary election and the referendum on the July National Charter simultaneously on Thursday (12 February 2026), the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus urged all participating candidates to rise above personal and party interests to prioritize the greater interest of the Muslim majority nation, regardless of the poll outcomes.…
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Love Should Not Be Toxic: Watch Out for Lead-Tainted Valentine’s Day Gift Items
Giving gifts on Valentine’s Day is a heartfelt way to show affection, but be mindful—some gift items may contain toxic chemicals, turning romance into a health risk. Toxics watchdog BAN Toxics issued a public warning about certain Valentine’s Day gift items due to the presence of lead—a known neurotoxicant—as well as traces of other hazardous…
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Bridge in dispute: Trump threatens to block the new connection between Michigan and Ontario
The White House warning that it could halt or condition the new binational bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario deepens the deterioration of relations between the United States and Canada. In a corridor through which nearly a quarter of bilateral trade flows and tens of thousands of people cross each day, the signal is not only…
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Nigeria Bleeding: Oil, Massacres and the Architecture of a Useful Violence
In Africa’s most populous country, burned villages, executed bodies and mass displacement expose a crisis that cannot be explained solely by religious fanaticism or local criminality. In a nation rich in oil and strategic for the global energy market, extreme violence coexists with geopolitical interests, external militarization and an economic model that has left the…
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When Ideology Denies DNA: The Arabization of Algeria
For a long time, Algerian identity has been presented through a narrow and selective lens. Many Algerians were taught, directly or indirectly, that their origins were mainly Arab, as if the country’s history began only with the arrival of Arab-speaking populations and Islam. This simplified narrative, repeated for generations, gradually imposed itself as common sense.…
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Cuba under siege: famine induced and planned by Washington
The intensification of the economic, financial and energy siege against Cuba — reaffirmed and expanded under the current U.S. administration — is producing a severe supply crisis and widespread blackouts that various analysts describe as an induced famine. After more than seven decades of embargo, the strategy of pressure appears aimed not only at isolating…
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Kidlat Tahimik feted in MET Gallery’s first National Artist exhibit for 2026
In celebration of National Arts Month 2026, the Metropolitan Theater (MET), in collaboration with the Order of National Artists (ONA), presents “Portraits of a National Artist as Kultur Warrior,” featuring works inspired by and dedicated to National Artist Kidlat Tahimik. The exhibition marks the first installment of the MET’s National Artists Exhibit Series for the…