Most of the 177 environmental activists killed last year were in Latin America
Global Witness says 177 environmental activists were killed in 2022, and the majority were murdered in Latin America.
Day: September 14, 2023
Romania summons head of Russian diplomatic mission after new drone debris are found on its territory
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The battle for respect and freedom in Iran continues
The memory of Mahsa Amini, killed in Iranian police custody a year ago for showing her hair, inspires women to rise up in Iran and around the world.
Religious freedom: Stop its weaponization
Re: “Praying coach’s actions do not alter the Constitution” [Sept. 6, Opinion]: Thank you for printing Elizabeth Cavell’s Op-Ed about prayer on the football field influencing minors. She forgot to mention that some get all excited about “parental right…
WA fails mental health patients and communities
A new lawsuit brought by Washington counties against the state highlights years of failure in dealing with the crisis of mental illness.
Family of late US billionaire George Lindemann agrees to return looted artefacts to Cambodia
In what was hailed as a “momentous” move by Cambodia, the late American pipeline businessman George Lindemann’s family “voluntarily” agreed to return 33 looted artefacts to the Southeast Asian country. According to the US Attorney’s Office, the artefac…
US should use its influence to help win the freedom of a scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says
The sister of a Russian-Israeli academic at Princeton University who went missing in Iraq nearly six months ago says the United States should use its influence to help win her freedom.
Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz steps down from coffee chain’s board
Mr Schultz is credited with transforming the Seattle-based business into the coffee giant it is known as today.
El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel is RELEASED from jail after she plead guilty to helping run his billion-dollar drug empire
El Chapo’s wife has been released from jail after she pleaded guilty to helping him run his billion-dollar drug empire.
Emma Coronel admitted to drug trafficking in November 2021 but has been released early from her initial three year sentence…