Millions Around The World Strike on Black Friday for Action on Climate Change
For years, Black Friday has been sold as a holiday day for the consumer. In the 2018, Black Friday resulted in $6.22 billion in online sales alone, per CNBC. This year, climate activists wants people to stop and reconsider such rampant consumption. Climate protests are taking place around the world this Black Friday to raise…
Tens of thousands rally in Europe, Asia before UN climate summit
Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in Europe and Asia, hit the streets on Friday to make a fresh call for action against global warming, hoping to raise pressure on world leaders days before a UN climate summit. Carrying signs that read “One planet, one fight” and “The sea is rising, so must we”, thousands…
Mexico bristles at U.S. cartel plan, insists it's doing its part
By Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that his government was committed to fighting organized crime, seeking to dispel fears that the United States could take matters in its own hands in the fight against drug cartels. U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier this week that…
Mexico warns will not allow US military operations against cartels
Mexico City (AFP) – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warned Friday he would not allow the US to conduct cross-border armed operations, after Donald Trump vowed to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The US president has been talking tough on the powerful drug cartels since one was…
Husband of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe begs Boris Johnson for 'Christmas miracle' return
The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has pleaded with Boris Johnson to deliver a “Christmas miracle” and help free the jailed British-Iranian charity worker. Richard Ratcliffe, in a letter to the prime minister released this week, said he felt Mr Johnson had made “placebo promises” to see that 40-year-old Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was released, which he has…
This Is America's Role in Saudi Arabia's Power Struggle
The relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran, both oil-rich states in the Middle East, has oscillated from co-operation to conflict throughout history. Alongside a range of factors that shape their rivalry including sectarianism and nationalism has been the politics of oil. Oil is a strategic international commodity, and its use as a political tool is…
AP Photos: University a battleground in Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG (AP) — For more than two weeks a Hong Kong university was transformed, first into a protester fortress with slingshots to fire gasoline bombs, then a city under siege with police arresting anyone who came out. The police departed on Friday, taking with them nearly 4,000 gasoline bombs and leaving perhaps a few…
Protesters Return in Peaceful Post-Poll Rally: Hong Kong Update
(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong protesters returned to the city center in a peaceful rally after the city’s pro-democracy forces won by a landslide in local district council elections in a rebuke of the government and its backers in Beijing. President Donald Trump signed legislation this week expressing U.S. support for Hong Kong protesters, prompting China…
Vietnam receives last of 39 remains of trafficking victims
DO THANH, Vietnam (AP) — The last remains of the 39 Vietnamese who died while being smuggled in a truck to England last month were repatriated to their home country on Saturday. Photos by the official Vietnam News Agency showed the arrival at the Hanoi airport of 16 bodies and seven urns, which had been…
Behind in polls, Taiwan president contender tells supporters to lie to pollsters
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The main opposition contender for Taiwan’s Jan. 11 presidential election said on Friday people should lie to pollsters to trick the ruling party into thinking they were going to win. Han Kuo-yu, standing on the presidential ticket for the Kuomintang party which favors close ties with China, is running a double-digit deficit…