Turtles swimming to extinction in Malaysia as male hatchlings feel heat | Climate Crisis News

Turtles swimming to extinction in Malaysia as male hatchlings feel heat | Climate Crisis News

Redang Island, Malaysia – Under a full moon, a bulbous creature emerges from the South China Sea onto a quiet beach on the Malaysian island of Redang. Watched closely by a team of volunteers, the green sea turtle moves slowly up the fine white sand to the top of the…

‘Children of the Ganges’ – The mallah community of India’s Varanasi | Workers’ Rights

‘Children of the Ganges’ – The mallah community of India’s Varanasi | Workers’ Rights

Varanasi, India – “Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures of water,” says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen whose lives are deeply intertwined with the Ganges – a river considered sacred in India and which they hold in profound reverence….

In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine | Mining

In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine | Mining

Before dawn, 78-year-old Vukosava Radivojevic prepared breakfast for her husband and then walked to guard a barricade in her village in eastern Serbia to stop trucks from entering an open-pit copper mine that residents say is contaminating the land and water. Radivojevic is among two dozen women who, since January,…

US Congress to vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan: What’s the deal? | Politics

US Congress to vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan: What’s the deal? | Politics

United States lawmakers are expected to vote on Saturday evening on three military aid packages for Ukraine, Israel and other allies in the Asia Pacific region. The three bills are part of Speaker Mike Johnson’s complex strategy to get aid out to foreign allies while quelling a rebellion by hardline Republicans…

‘I am prepared to die’: Mandela’s speech which shook apartheid | Nelson Mandela

‘I am prepared to die’: Mandela’s speech which shook apartheid | Nelson Mandela

“Accused number one” had been speaking from the dock for almost three hours by the time he uttered the words that would ultimately change South Africa. The racially segregated Pretoria courtroom listened in silence as Nelson Mandela’s account of his lifelong struggle against white minority rule reached its conclusion. Judge…

‘When will our good days come?’ The Mumbai cook voting in India’s election | What’s your money worth?

‘When will our good days come?’ The Mumbai cook voting in India’s election | What’s your money worth?

​​What’s your money worth? A series from the front lines of the cost-of-living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their monthly expenses. Name: Manisha Santosh Kadam Age: 42 Born: Manchar, in the Indian state of Maharashtra Occupation: Cook Lives with: Her husband, Santosh, 48, their daughter, Rithuja,…

‘Triple spending’: Zimbabweans bear cost of changing to new ZiG currency | Business and Economy News

‘Triple spending’: Zimbabweans bear cost of changing to new ZiG currency | Business and Economy News

Harare, Zimbabwe – At a shopping centre in Glenview, a busy working-class suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, carpenter Arnold Mutiri stopped to buy a 2-litre (half-gallon) Mazoe Raspberry drink. The price tag said US$3.70. With Zimbabwe’s volatile currency and years of economic crisis, most goods are priced in more stable…

Can Sunil Kanugolu bring India’s Modi down, 10 years after helping him win? | India Election 2024

Can Sunil Kanugolu bring India’s Modi down, 10 years after helping him win? | India Election 2024

A small crack in one of the pillars supporting the world’s largest lift-irrigation project was the opening that Sunil Kanugolu was looking for as he shepherded the election campaign of the opposition Congress party in the southern Indian state of Telangana late last year. Up against the regional Bharat Rashtra…

The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death | Israel War on Gaza News

The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death | Israel War on Gaza News

In July 2020, the Israeli army stormed Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank and arrested Nada* while she was attending a cultural event. She was accused of plotting “acts of terrorism” against Israeli forces and sentenced to 20 months in prison. But Nada says she neither committed a crime…

Spain leads European push to recognise Palestine, risking Israel’s wrath | Israel War on Gaza News

Spain leads European push to recognise Palestine, risking Israel’s wrath | Israel War on Gaza News

Spain is on a mission. As Israel’s war on Gaza rages on for a seventh month, with almost 34,000 Palestinians killed, Madrid wants to recognise Palestine as a state by July and is encouraging its neighbours to follow in its footsteps. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, a longtime supporter of Palestinian…