Author: Dilip

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Bangladesh: Students Stand Guard Outside Temples and Churches in Wake of Attacks

In Chittagong city, student movement’s leaders have taken it upon themselves to guard Hindu temples and churches. With reports of Hindus in Bangladesh being targeted by radical Islamist elements in the backdrop of unrest, some Muslim leaders and student groups are being seen guarding temples and churches across the country. In Chittagong city, student movement’s… Read More Bangladesh: Students Stand Guard Outside Temples and Churches in Wake of Attacks

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Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’ / Palestinian homes were destroyed ‘for revenge,’ says Israeli soldier

GAZA casualties, live statistics By Dana Karni, CNN Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to starve 2 million Gaza residents until Israeli hostages are returned, but “no one in the world would let us.” In a speech on Monday at the Katif Conference for National Responsibility in the town of Yad Binyamin,… Read More Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’ / Palestinian homes were destroyed ‘for revenge,’ says Israeli soldier

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A photographer’s journey with the Palestinian Bedouin

Yahya Salem, CNN Slovakian photographer Petra Basnakova made a series of remarkable and personally transformative discoveries during her three-year-long journey among Palestinian Bedouin families. “This photography journey was a wakeup call for me because it completely transformed my personality,” Basnakova told CNN. “I’ve grown up and found my inner peace, and I started to appreciate… Read More A photographer’s journey with the Palestinian Bedouin

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Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds

“The court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta By David Shepardson and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that Google violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become… Read More Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds

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The Revolution Next Door: In Bangladesh, the Students Have Won

On Sunday alone, more than 100 people were killed when the protests targeting Prime Minister Hasina re-erupted. They included more than a dozen policemen and at least half a dozen Awami league activists, underlining how the movement had turned against those responsible for the deaths of protestors Bharat Bhushan Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has… Read More The Revolution Next Door: In Bangladesh, the Students Have Won

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Japan’s 450°C solution to tackle the rising challenges of plastic waste

With the use of its cutting-edge HICOP (High-efficiency Oil Production) technology, Japanese firm Environment Energy hopes to process 20,000 tons of plastic per year and turn plastic trash into crude oil. The enormous environmental hazards associated with the accumulation of plastic wastes is no longer unknown to the public. Globally, as much as one million… Read More Japan’s 450°C solution to tackle the rising challenges of plastic waste

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Policing language: Why the West created a new dictionary for Israel and Palestine

Seeking ideological uniformity on the issue, western officials and their media accomplices have long recognised the centrality of language to their political indoctrination project Joseph Massad n the official West and its mainstream regime media, there exists a specialised dictionary and thesaurus to translate to the western public all matters Israeli and Palestinian. Officials and journalists… Read More Policing language: Why the West created a new dictionary for Israel and Palestine

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