The EBU farce

Eurovision Song Contest hit by mass protest against Israel’s Gaza genocide Eden Golan was set to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in May. The day after Putin invaded Ukraine, Russia was banned from Eurovision “in light of the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine”. Banning Russia while allowing Israel to participate in Eurovision is a

World calls on Israel to halt its slaughter of helpless

Hamas accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar, but Israel did not want to know about it and continued its genocide plan..

Extremely dangerous months for journalists

The past 12 months have been extremely dangerous for journalists, from those on the ground in Gaza and Ukraine to others risking everything to share stories of environmental destruction. Last week the Guardian has been marking World Press Freedom Day with a series of reports about journalists working in the face of immense danger. They

From Lift Brussels – Nonagenarian clubbing to sponge cities

Nonagenarian clubbing, sponge cities and and this week’s good news Rubbing shoulders with nursing home residents isn’t the first thing you think of if someone invites you out clubbing – but a visit to the dancefloor of Brussels’ largest nightclub has been prescribed to increase the happiness of elderly people in Belgium. Philip Oltermann followed

Genocide in Gaza as an Opportunity

  Palestinian citizens of Israel – 1.5 million people, or 20% of Israel’s population – are considered a national, ethnic, linguistic, and religious minority under international human rights law.   If what is currently happening in the occupied Palestinian West Bank took place before October 7, our attention would have been completely fixated on that

World Book Day and the importance of reading a real book

On the occasion of World Book Day observed on April 23, Khalil Hadad, manager of Osama House Library in Damascus, highlighted the importance of reading as the light of life, saying reading a book provides a unique way to bring people joy by establishing a spiritual connection between readers and books. Hadad said people are

About sleep and other matters

Dorjoo Borkhuu, four, struggles to get one of his family’s cows to its feet in sub-zero conditions CREDIT: SImon Townsley The strain of exertion spreads across the little Mongolian boy’s face as he grabs hold of a rope fastened around a slumped cow’s neck, bends his knees and heaves with every muscle in his body

What will Putin do next as president of Russia?

The Times, March 17, 2024 Event The dictator has secured a new six-year term in the Russian election. How will it affect the war in Ukraine, China and relations with the US? Armed with the world’s biggest stockpile of nuclear weapons and surrounded by sycophantic officials who portray him as the living embodiment of Russian

Non-binary Canadian demands that the government cover his extreme genital surgery

Non-binary Canadian demands that the government cover his extreme genital surgery April 4, 2024 – Michael Cook An Ontario man is suing the provincial government’s health insurance plan to cover niche gender-affirming surgery in the United States… According to legal documents, K.S. says that “to ignore ‘the other third’ of her and how she presents

The first part of March 2024 in the spotlight

Friday, March 1 2024 Russians chant ‘no to war’ near Navalny’s grave Crowds in Moscow chanted anti-Ukraine war slogans as they lined the streets to pay their respects to Alexei Navalny. Thousands of people, including senior diplomats, headed out to mourn the Russian opposition leader, who died in prison last month and was buried on