As Cantonese language wanes, efforts grow to preserve it
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Three decades ago, finding opportunities to learn Cantonese in San Francisco wasn’t hard. But today in the city that’s drawn Cantonese speakers from South China for…
Iran’s Decades-long History of Holocaust Denial Comes With a Dark Strategy – Iran – Haaretz.com
In questioning the Shoah, Tehran believes it’s repudiating the basis for the State of Israel, a far cry from the role the shah's government played in saving 5,000 to 6,000…
At UN, a fleeting opportunity to tell their nations’ stories
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pakistan’s new prime minister stepped onto the U.N. podium and faced world leaders, ready to spin a tale of floods and climate change and more than 33 million…
A Brief History of Prehistoric Art and Why Israel Doesn’t Have Any – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, Og squatted inside the fissure in the rock he called home and admired his bedding – a pile of leaves. Studying the mass intently,…
World ‘must engage’ or risk Afghanistan’s collapse, Security Council hears
“Patience is running out” for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers, the Taliban, senior UN envoy for the country, Markus Potzel, told the…
Iran: UN human rights office condemns violent crackdown against hijab protests 
Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa Amini, the young woman who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating strict…
Russia: Alarm over arrests of military mobilization protesters
In Russia, nearly 2,400 people have reportedly been arrested for protesting against the Kremlin’s mobilisation call-up to fight in Ukraine, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. Arrests have happened…
UN chief calls for an end to ‘nuclear blackmail’ and risk of ‘humanitarian Armageddon’ 
In an era of “nuclear blackmail”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged countries to step back from the threat of potential global catastrophe and recommit to peace. The UN…
Stonebreakers (2022)
Stonebreakers" chronicles the conflicts around monuments that arose in the United States during the George Floyd protests and the 2020 presidential election. As statues of Columbus, Confederates and Founding Fathers fall…
ILO welcomes first global agreement on professional footballers’ rights
The UN’s labour agency welcomed on Monday, the first ever global agreement on working conditions and rights of professional football players in both the men’s and women’s game. “Free, independent,…
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