Create your page here
photo: AP / Patrick Semansky
In The Era Of Trump, We Must Not Let Indifference Rob Us Of Our Humanity
WorldNews.com 17 Feb 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Albert Einstein, whose family fled Germany during the rise of Nazism in the 1930s, said, “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” “Indifference,” consequently, is a recurring theme in almost every age ... It includes Sen ... and its sanctions....
photo: Creative Commons / Marco Verch
Facebook’s Libra and what you need to know about it
Cryptopolitan 17 Feb 2020
Facebook’s Libra created a huge commotion since its announcement in mid-2019. The project was revealed as one of the most ambitious crypto projects ever. Moreover, the project’s parent company did not have a flawless reputation and was involved in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal ... What is the goal of Facebook’s Libra? ... Security....
photo: AP / Seth Wenig
Leaked data shows China's Uighurs detained due to religion
Yahoo Daily News 17 Feb 2020
BEIJING (AP) — When a Chinese government mass detention campaign engulfed Memtimin Emer's native Xinjiang region three years ago, the elderly Uighur imam was swept up and locked away, along with three of his sons ... Their religion and their family ties ... The Xinjiang regional government did not respond to faxes requesting comment ... ....
photo: AP / B.K. Bangash
UN chief reminded of ‘forgotten’ responsibility about Kashmir
Dawn 17 Feb 2020
MUZAFFARABAD ... In the first leg of the demonstration, participants sat on rugs placed alongside the main road near Azadi Chowk, holding banners and placards inscribed with demands, particularly the UN-sponsored free, fair and impartial plebiscite in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir to let its inhabitants decide their future ... FYI ... ....
photo: UN / Manuel Elias
Lavrov says assassination of Soleimani was a flagrant violation of international law
Tehran Times 17 Feb 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by the United States was a flagrant violation of international law ... ....
photo: AP / Mark Schiefelbein
China's Totalitarian State Kicked Into Overdrive To Fight Coronavirus – So Why Didn't It Work?
Yahoo Daily News 17 Feb 2020
Entire cities on lockdown. Armies of engineers mobilised to build entire hospitals in just days. The Kafkaesque tracking and surveillance of those who might be infected. Faced with a crisis like coronavirus Covid-19, there are tools available to a totalitarian state like China that simply wouldn’t be options somewhere like the UK ... ....
photo: Creative Commons / crommelincklars
Billie Eilish reacts to Justin Bieber crying over wanting to protect her from fame
The Independent 17 Feb 2020
Billie Eilish has reacted to Justin Bieber’s tearful interview in which he vows to help her navigate fame. Appearing on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music Beat’s 1 show, Bieber was asked about his relationship with the 18-year-old “Bad Guy” singer, who is a noted fan of his. . “I don’t know how many opportunities I’m going to get,” he responded ... yeah... ....
photo: AP / Frank Augstein
Extradition of Assange Would Set a Dangerous Precedent
truthout 17 Feb 2020
The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison. On February 24, a court in the U.K. will hold a hearing to determine whether to grant Trump’s request. The treaty between the U.S. and the U.K ... war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan ... War Crimes ... forces ... ....
photo: Public Domain
New secret weapon against Parkinson’s might actually be… COUGH SYRUP?
Russia Today 17 Feb 2020
New research indicates that a common treatment for coughs and respiratory illnesses, discovered over 50 years ago, may prove to be the secret weapon which could halt the progression of Parkinson’s disease. A clinical trial of Ambroxol, an active ingredient in cough medicines since the 1970s, has just concluded with some truly staggering results....
photo: AP / Joel Ryan
This Should Come as No Surprise, But It Turns Out Adele Is the Perfect Wedding Singer
Time Magazine 17 Feb 2020
Adele already has fifteen Grammys, an Oscar and a Golden Globe to her name, among many, many accolades. And it seems fair to say she could add a trophy — or at least a bouquet — anointing her as the best surprise wedding singer ... Adele singing “Rolling in the Deep” at Laura Dockrill’s wedding party today....
photo: AP / Arshad Butt
Bomb attack at religious rally kills 10 in Pakistani city Quetta
Press TV 17 Feb 2020
At least 10 people, including two police officers, have been killed in a bomb attack in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan. The attack, which took place in the provincial capital Quetta on Monday, has also left 35 injured ... No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack ... ....
photo: AP / Kin Cheung
US House speaker Pelosi warns allies against using Huawei
Yahoo Daily News 17 Feb 2020
BRUSSELS (AP) — No NATO ally should succumb to the temptation of letting Chinese tech giant Huawei into their next-generation cellular networks, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday at Allied headquarters, turning U.S. opposition to Huawei into a bipartisan effort ... “So, of course it’s going to be cheaper to put on the market ... U.S ... The U.S ... ....
photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere
Syria's Assad says his forces' gains are "prelude" to rebels' final defeat
Reuters 17 Feb 2020
Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Monday his forces' rapid recent gains in their Russian-backed military offensive presaged the eventual defeat of the nine-year insurgency that sought to oust him from power ... ....
photo: AP / Paul Sancya
GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
Journal Review 17 Feb 2020
By TOM KRISHER. DETROIT (AP) — General Motors decision to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don't produce adequate returns on investments raised dismay Monday from officials concerned over job losses ... Dave Smith of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union also expressed chagrin ... ___ ... ....
photo: AP / Markus Schreiber
A citizens’ assembly on climate is pointless if the government won’t listen
The Observer 17 Feb 2020
When MPs announced a citizens’ assembly on the climate emergency last June, two crucial things hadn’t yet happened ... For everyone hoping for action on climate, the election was a particularly bruising experience ... Perhaps even more tightly than before, given Johnson’s disinterest in all things climate-related ... ....
