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Mapped: Where Do People Celebrate Halloween Around the World?
Map: Where People Celebrate Halloween Around the World? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Halloween is very...
Burckhardt Compression delivers optimised compression solution for LNG terminals
Burckhardt Compression, a global leader in reciprocating compressor systems, has delivered a turnkey compression solution for a leading manufacturer of engineered cryogenic gas processing equipment and small scale LNG and industrial gas plants at...
New US ambassador arrives in Argentina
The newly-appointed United States ambassador to Argentina, Peter Lamelas, arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday, the U.S. embassy has announced. “In the coming days, he will present his credentials to begin his work at a key moment for relations...
The ex-CIA scientist brothers perfecting Halloween
Crowley Place is a sleepy street in the Waynewood area of south Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb 30 minutes from DC. The unassuming homes are well-tended, and it’s a quick walk to six different churches. But each year at Halloween the police shut...
Israel to approve 2,000 new West Bank settlements, Trump prepares to strike Venezuela military targets
Israel conducts airstrikes on eastern Gaza City and the northern Strip. The Washington Post reveals a classified U.S. assessment identifying “many hundreds” of potential Israeli human rights violations likely to take years to assess. Washington...
No War On Venezuela: Week Of Coordinated Protests – Nov. 15 To 23
Calling all antiwar, peace and justice, union and solidarity activists! An emergency network is calling for local actions, large and small,and also actions within 24 hours of any major U.S. escalation. Click HERE to Register your action. Organize...
Legendary Leica users through the ages and their best photos
We could easily devote half of this website to famous Leica users, as so many great photographers had (or have) a lifelong allegiance to the red dot. Here we celebrate some of the most significant and influential photographers who’ve been seen...
World Communist Parties celebrate 60 years of revolutionary journalism in Cuba
Photo via Granma The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 33rd year in a row. The vote in the 193-member world body was 165-7, with 12 abstentions. This was a change from last...
Another year of majority support for the claim of injustice
Once again, the majority of the international community stands with Cuba, as the Nicaraguan representative to the UN said: "Solidarity is stronger than blackmail." This was demonstrated before the United Nations General Assembly when 165 countries...
Living in unprecedented times
From: John Grattan Jr. Goodview We are living in unprecedented times, where the moral fabric of our country is coming apart at the seams. We are not only turning a blind eye and slamming the door to the “tired, poor, and huddled” masses of...
Honeymooning, canonical trick or treat, and ‘tis the season
Pillar paid subscribers can listen to Ed read this Pillar Post here: The Pillar TL;DR Happy Friday friends, I want to start by telling you a story about going to Mass. More than a decade and a half ago, my wife and I embarked on our honeymoon....
Indian, Turkish researchers explore digital tools to boost farm productivity
New Delhi Researchers from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Rourkela and the Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Turkey have studied insights on how digital tools and renewable energy can transform agricultural productivity and...
Banana growers need to be paid a fair price to keep businesses viable
Recently, Fairtrade International announced an increase in the minimum prices of bananas, driven by cost increases for growers. Not only have wages and prices of inputs like fertilizers in producing countries gone up, but growers are also dealing...
The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Neocolonial Plan For Latin America
Through war, he is reviving the colonial Monroe Doctrine, which top officials now proudly call the Donroe Doctrine. The Donald Trump administration is waging war on Venezuela, but this is part of a larger political war on Latin America. In the...
News Analysis: Trump channels past Latin American aggressions in new crusade: ‘We’re just gonna kill people’
MEXICO CITY — They’re blowing up boats in the high seas, threatening tariffs from Brazil to Mexico and punishing anyone deemed hostile — while lavishing aid and praise on allies all aboard with the White House program. Welcome to the Monroe...
10 Best Political Thriller Series You've Never Heard Of
Power plays, paranoia, and perfectly timed phone calls. Political thrillers have a way of keeping us on edge. In today’s streaming jungle, they are everywhere. The Diplomat, The Night Agent, Jack Ryan, and Homeland have turned international...
The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: This is Trump’s neocolonial plan for Latin America
The Donald Trump administration is waging war on Venezuela, but this is part of a larger political war on Latin America. In the first year of Trump’s second term as president, the US government has: Those are the sticks of Trump’s new Big Stick...
She Once Translated for Her Father. Now She Speaks for Janitors Like Him.
When Ying Shan Mei started working as a janitor in 2011, it helped her and her family to navigate life in a new country. They had immigrated five years earlier from China. Her father had lost his job in construction and was searching for work....
Undisputed Releases New DLC Featuring Manny Pacquiao
Posted in: Games, Plaion, Video Games | Tagged: Steel City Interactive, Undisputed Undisputed has dropped a new DLC pack with a few extra boxers, as players now have access to Manny Pacquiao as part of the roster Article Summary Undisputed drops...