Upside stories about customised wheelchairs, art in hospitals architecture education and rebuilding Ukraine

Good morning. If you have a spare five minutes today I urge you to read this piece that follows the story of Zahida Qureshi, a Pakistani woman who set up a charitable organisation that makes customised wheelchairs for children and adults. Qureshi herself became a wheelchair user after she contracted polio as a child, and

Bloomberg looking at the 4th week of August 2022

August 22 Ukraine is showing off wrecked Russian tanks in Kyiv for this year’s Independence Day celebrations. It’s not the military display President Vladimir Putin had in mind when he launched Russia’s invasion. The war that Russia — and some of Ukraine’s allies — expected to end in days with a victory parade for Putin

The New York Times from July 11 – July 17

July 11 Ukrainain soldiers salvaging parts from a Russian armoured vehicle. The British military recently estimated the number of dead Russians at 25,000.Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Russia seeks recruits for its war in Ukraine Russian forces desperately need new soldiers. Already, the government is using what some analysts call a “stealth mobilization”

Bloomberg looking at the Balance of power June 20 – June 22

Colombia, Middle East, oil and gas.

Global Headlines looked at the beginning of June 2022 by Bloomberg

3 June 2022 Gun plea | Biden called for a ban on sales of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, pleading with Congress to toughen laws following a spate of mass shootings. Still, he acknowledged that Congress is unlikely to restrict them, with Republican lawmakers, who can block the passage of bills in the Senate, vowing

Many of the luxury resorts of the Mediterranean or Caribbean taboo for sanctioned individuals

International penalties imposed after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine mean that many of the luxury resorts of the Mediterranean or Caribbean are taboo for sanctioned individuals, and their assets.

Stop het bloedbad in het Amazonewoud

Een twaalfjarig meisje uit de Inheemse Yanomami-gemeenschap is naar verluidt verkracht en vermoord door illegale mijnwerkers. Een driejarig kind is in een rivier geduwd en is sindsdien vermist. Twintigduizend illegale mijnwerkers zijn het gebied van de Yanomami binnengedrongen en laten er een spoor van terreur en bloedvergieten achter. De mensen die het Amazonewoud beschermen worden

Poetins denazificiëring in Oekraïne door de Nazistische Wagner Groep

Het is van een bittere ironie dat net een Nazistische organisatie door Poetin wordt ingeschakeld om een zogenaamde denazifiëringsactie uit te voeren in Oekraïne.