Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela—Samuel Andrés Mendoza carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as he deftly applies contrast to the Dragon Ball anime character taking shape on his sketch pad. It is not just a pastime anymore for the 14 year old. Without his mother’s knowledge, he began selling his drawings on...
Will U.S. Unilateralism turn World against it?
When America Attacks Iraq (Ghanaian Chronicle)Bush’s unilateralism aggravates world’s problems (National Catholic Reporter) UNITED NATIONS (IPS)–Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and one of the world’s most respected political figures, thinks the United Nations is being undermined by the United States. He is not alone. Recently, Mr. Mandela said he was disappointed that not a single world leader had...
Losing AU chair possible blow to S. Africa’s prestige
(FinalCall.com) - Influential African states appear to fear a South African being seated as the chair of the African Union Commission. South Africa Home Affairs Minister and a former wife of the country's president, Nkosazana Dlamina-Zuma, would be the first female to hold the top job at the AU. Dlamina-Zuma's credentials are undisputed. She not only is credited with...
U.S. Gov’t Destabilizing Africa through AFRICOM
(FinalCall.com) - Thanks to the U.S. and its proxy-led interventions, instability in North Africa and the Middle East has spread to the African continent. Violence, including the longstanding conflict (you might remember “Black Hawk Down”) in Somalia has spread to include Ethiopia, Uganda and most recent victim Kenya. While global concern focuses on poison gas attacks in Syria, Iran's alleged...
Minister Farrakhan addresses Muslim leaders from 87 nations
The World Islamic People's Leadership 2nd International Islamic Conference (NOI.org, Feb./2000) (FinalCall.com) - The World Islamic People's Leadership was organized in September 1989, in Benghazi, Tripoli, Libya by Muammar Gadhafi. The second year after it was established, Minister Louis Farrakhan was appointed the deputy. Every four years, they convene to look at the condition of the Muslim world. The...
Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA
The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left many women weak and malnourished. The UN agency dedicated to women’s sexual and reproductive health, UNPA, is helping save mothers’ lives in Kenya, through the donation of a simple but effective way of accessing hard-to-reach areas—a motorbike, to enable safe emergency deliveries in hospital. “I cannot...
The blockade also impacts agricultural companies and farmers in the U.S.
by Nuria Barbosa León, Granma Farmers and representatives from companies in the United States and Cuba agreed that the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. government seriously limits agricultural commerce and hinders further development of the potential that exists in this sector, which includes technology and inputs, as well as harvested food products, during the Third Cuba-U.S....
Pentagon admits Kabul strike killed civilians, including children
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan in late August, announcing Sept. 17 that a review revealed that only civilians were killed in the attack, not an Islamic State extremist as first believed. “The strike was a tragic mistake,” Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told a Pentagon...
Turkey breaks off high-level talks with Greece as rift grows
ISTANBUL—Turkey will no longer hold high-level talks with neighboring Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said June 1 amid rising tensions between the traditional rivals. Ankara resumed negotiations with Athens last year following a five-year break to address differences over a range of issues such as mineral exploration in the eastern Mediterranean and rival claims in the Aegean Sea. “We broke...
Libya: Political stalemate and lack of progress on elections
Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling over into increasing violence, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Aug. 30. The North African country became divided between two rival administrations in the years after the overthrow of former leader Muammar Gadhafi a decade ago. The government of National...