An Interview With: Kees Dekker, Freelance Mining Analyst
Seeking Alpha4 days agoNotwithstanding this, I was connected to a gentleman named Kees Dekker through a mutual contact, and it appeared soon enough that Kees shared a preference for critical analysis with me. Having ...
Cuban diplomats hijack US event on political prisoners, causing chaos at UN
Fox News5 days agoA U.S.-led event to draw attention to the plight of political prisoners in Cuba under the repressive communist government was hijacked Tuesday by pro-regime diplomats -- who screamed slogans ...
Abiy Ahmed moves gender politics forward with cabinet parity
Houston Chronicle4 days agoEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received widespread praise on Tuesday after appointing half his ministerial posts to women during a cabinet reshuffle. Only four appointments remained the ...
Canadian, U.S. passports are not the most powerful in the world
Yahoo Canada News6 days agoA Canadian passport is like a key to thousands of cities. The travel document ranks sixth (tied with Belgium, Switzerland and Ireland) in the Henley & Partners Passport Index, a global ranking ...
Is Ethiopia taking control of the River Nile?
WJXT Jacksonville24 hours agoThis emerald ribbon is the vegetation that grows on either side of the Nile River and around its delta. It is Egypt's only fertile land -- and testament to the country's reliance on this fabled waterway.
‘Kafkaesque’: New UN Human Rights Council mirrors abusive global village
World Tribune5 days agoSpecial to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In a riveting election for new members of the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly voted for 18 new members. Yet, given that al…
Local refugee families share their stories at Moorestown church
Courier-Post6 days agoFour refugee families will share their stories at an event called “From Refugee to Neighbor: Local Refugees Share their American Stories” at a local church in November. On Nov. 4, the families ...
Editorial: With friends like the Saudis ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch4 days agoSaudi Arabia has never been the best of places for journalism, and life has become much more perilous for pursuers of the truth in recent years under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. While ...
Prep cross country: North Central girls, Lewis and Clark boys clinch Greater Spokane League titles
The Spokesman-Review3 days agoThere was a lot on the line for a regular-season cross country meet on Wednesday. To start with, there were three defending state-champion teams with four ranked in the top five at state, plus ...
Secretary-General's remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series 2018: “A Stronger AU-UN Partnership for Peace, Security and Development in Africa” [as delivered]
United Nations4 days agoIt is a great honour to be here with you and to participate in the inaugural Africa Dialogue Series. It is fitting that we started by paying tribute today to Nelson Mandela and Kofi Annan, two ...
