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Chinese Premier requests international efforts to solve developing countries’ problems

Faced with the global development financing gap, China requests the international community to cooperate sincerely and work together to solve the problems of developing countries, especially vulnerable countries, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Friday in Paris. In a speech at…

The Italian tour of “Ithaka” , a documentary on the Julian Assange affair, has begun

It was a huge success in Como Thursday night for the screening of Ben Lawrence’s film Ithaka, the documentary that tells the odyssey of a father fighting body and soul to save his son from an unjust life sentence. And…

Preferential tax policy in China for the purchase of new energy vehicles

China will extend its preferential tax policy for the purchase of new energy vehicles until it ends in 2027, according to industry officials. The tax incentive fully covers electric, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles. New energy vehicles sold between 2024…

Gerardo Morales against the native peoples

June 21st, INTI RAYMI, or the festival of the sun, is celebrated in the Quebrada and Puna regions of Jujuy. It is an ancient, religious, Andean festival, in honour of INTI “the father sun”, in which during that night offerings…

Signals set in time

First-millennium seal shows a worshipper and a wise man dressed as a fish before a stylised tree with a crescent moon and a winged disc above it. Behind this group is another plant form with a radiant star and the…

Trapani court rules: border protection prevails over human rights

At yesterday’s hearing in the case against Iuventa-crew and others, the court of Trapani rejected the two requests previously filed by the defence of Iuventa-crew. Hence, the court blocked the possibility to bring serious contradictions between fundamental rights’ protection and Italian…

Ramstein: Conference on military bases and war

We publish here the words of Antonio Carvallo‘s speech at the 6th International Congress against Military Bases and War, which took place this June 23 and was organized by the International Network against Global Military Bases, founded in 2018. I…

EcoWaste Coalition to LGUs: Conduct Safety Checks in Ammonia-Using Industrial Facilities 

22 June 2023, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged local government units (LGUs) to conduct safety checks in ice and cold storage plants in their areas of jurisdiction following the ammonia leak and fire in Navotas City…

World Refugee Day: The world must also take responsibility for Myanmar-Bangladesh’s Rohingya problem

Recently, on June 20th, World Refugee Day was celebrated worldwide. As Bangladesh has not yet signed the 1951 ‘Refugee Convention, there is no merit in not officially celebrating ‘World Refugee Day’. Rather, the benefit of Bangladesh lies in the efforts…

Increase in Bangladesh’s garment exports of earnings bears ‘good news’ at this time of dollar shortage: The initiative must be continued

Export earnings are very important in the overall progress of the country. If export earnings increase and this trend continues, it is very promising. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has released country-wise export data for July-April of FY 2022-23. During…

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