Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To slammed after saying city had …
6 days ago · This report was written by Kelly Ho and published in Hong Kong Free Press on November 6, 2024. The following edited version is published as part of a content partnership agreement. Two Beijing-backed newspapers in Hong Kong have slammed award-winning filmmaker Johnnie To, who said in an interview with BBC News Chinese that the city no longer …
What the Kremlin tells Russians about the West · Global Voices
6 days ago · Sofia Sorochinskaia has compiled a digest for Russia Post of what the Russian propaganda media says about the West. An edited version is republished on Global Voices with permission from Russia Post.. This October, the Duma, the Russian parliament, passed a bill banning the promotion of a “child-free lifestyle,” which they consider a pernicious influence …
Americans voted and the Caribbean has reacted · Global Voices
6 days ago · In a turn of events that surprised many, beleaguered former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States in a convincing win over current vice president Kamala Harris.. In the Caribbean, as in America itself and around the globe, the outcome of the 2024 American presidential race had people …
First the flag and now the anthem: How Kyrgyzstan’s leadership is ...
6 days ago · Besides these explanations, Shakiyev recounted an anecdote he heard from Kyrgyzstan’s president Sadyr Japarov about the effect of the current anthem on birds. According to Shakiyev’s retelling of the story, during one of his foreign trips, Japarov noticed that birds got scared and flew away when they heard Kyrgyzstan’s anthem and came back and calmly sat …
Os fascinantes fantasmas e monstros do folclore jamaicano
6 days ago · Em geral, jamaicanos não “compreendem” muito bem o Halloween. Este evento sazonal, popular nos Estados Unidos e em partes da Europa, tem suas origens na tradição celta, que marca o fim do seu ano, o antigo festival de Samhain, que remonta ao século 8 e até mais longe, aos tempos da Roma antiga. Em algum momento, o costume se fundiu às crenças …
#FreeMechDara: Detienen a periodista que informó sobre …
6 days ago · El galardonado periodista Mech Dara fue detenido en Phnom Penh, capital de Camboya, por presunta incitación a “causar desorden o confusión social” a través de unas publicaciones en las redes sociales. Su detención fue ampliamente condenada por grupos de medios de locales y mundiales que pidieron su liberación inmediata.
Isla de Warraq: Un caso de la clase obrera egipcia que lucha …
6 days ago · En la isla egipcia de Warraq, los vecinos se oponen a las presiones del Gobierno para desalojar sus hogares, mientras el Estado continúa sus planes de convertir la isla del Nilo en una urbanización de lujo.Los enfrentamientos de septiembre de 2024 reflejan una lucha de años entre los habitantes de clase trabajadora y las autoridades estatales, en la que las promesas …
Noticias que conectan continentes: Entrevista a Marie Mbullu ...
6 days ago · Esta historia la publicó originalmente la agencia especialista en noticias, Bird, el 7 de octubre de 2024. A continuación, publicamos una versión resumida, como parte de un acuerdo de intercambio de contenido. Durante los últimos tres años, Marie Mbullu ha cultivado una dedicada comunidad de casi 645 000 seguidores en TikTok.