Kofi Annan speaks strongly to U.S. and Israel
Annan: Iraq worse than under Saddam (FCN, 12-10-2006)Annan: Perceived 'double standard' at UN is a problem (FCN, 10-08-2002) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - As United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan was scheduled to leave office on December 31, he decided to use the platform provided to him as the outgoing head of the world body to say some rather strong comments to the...
South Africa Seeks Legal Change To Allow Taking Of White-Owned Land
GINNEWS (GIN)–President Jacob Zuma finally addressed the long-unresolved matter of land reform, a demand of thousands of Black landless people whose properties were confiscated in the apartheid era. In his State of the Nation address, President Zuma pledged to break up White ownership of business and land to reduce inequality. He called on parliament to change South Africa's constitution to allow...
Chinese national gets 20 years for abusing Rwandan worker
By Emmanuel Ali A Chinese businessman was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in Kigali, Rwanda, after a video of him beating a worker tied to a pole went viral last year. According to Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, Sun Shujun, 43, was the manager of a mine that produces cassiterite, the primary source of tin metal. The viral 45 second clip...
Zindzi Mandela, an offspring of struggle, dies at 59
There is no doubt, the name Mandela is synonymous with a legacy of struggle for the soul and transformation of South Africa. Zindziswa “Zindzi” Mandela was an offspring in that line who continued that legacy of service into the 21st Century. Ms. Mandela, the youngest daughter of the late iconic figures Nelson and Winnie Mandela died in Johannesburg, South Africa....
Australian opposition against Indigenous Voice in Parliament
CANBERRA, Australia—Australia’s main opposition party on April 5 decided to oppose the government’s model for constitutional recognition of Indigenous people in a development that appears to doom the prospects of a successful referendum this year. A referendum has not succeeded in changing Australia’s Constitution since 1977, and bipartisan support of the major political parties is widely regarded as a prerequisite...
Black candidate challenges political status quo in Spain
MADRID—Two young Senegalese men met on a Europe-bound migrant boat in 2006, a year that saw a record influx of Africans to Spain’s Canary Islands. Since then, one died of a heart attack running away from Spanish police and the other won in a polarized election May 5 for a seat in Madrid’s regional assembly, according to election results published...
Malaysia says it will be more ‘aggressive’ in ditching dollar
Malaysia says it will move away from the dollar by adopting appropriate policies to expand the use of local currency ringgit in international trade. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Oct. 10, “To entirely stop the reliance on the U.S. dollar will be difficult, but Malaysia will be more active and aggressive in the use of ringgit (in trade).” The veteran...
‘Trouble’ ahead if there’s no Brexit deal in next 10 days, Irish FM warns
With the December 31 deadline fast approaching, Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that there is a risk of “trouble” in the absence of a “major breakthrough” in Brexit negotiations over the next 10 days. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said his country is preparing for the focus to “shift to preparing for a no trade deal and all the disruption that...
Over one million UK children receiving food aid as cost-of-living crisis deepens: Charity
New figures released by a major British food charity organization unveil that more than a million children in the European country received food aid in the past 12 months amid a deepening cost-of-living crisis. According to the latest stats released by the Trussell Trust charity, which supports some 1,200 food banks across the UK, about 1.1 million out of nearly three million...
Surge in long-term sickness in UK coincides with rollout of COVID shots
by John-Michael Dumais - The Defender The number of people on long-term sick leave in the U.K. has risen by 700,000 since the spring of 2021, coinciding with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, according to healthcare commentator John Campbell, Ph.D. Campbell questioned the government’s transparency and handling of the data on disability and deaths. This article was originally published by The...