The word “socialism” has been used for well over a century to sow panic among Americans and protect the interests of the very rich by giving a name to what Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to as “fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror.” Though Herbert Hoover’s accusations on the eve […]
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MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez died on Saturday in Montevideo at the age of 80 after suffering from lung cancer, his son said in a tweet on Sunday. The center-left politician and oncologist was president of Uruguay twice in 2005-2010 and 2015-2020 and was diagnosed with cancer […]
As Georgia’s GOP Sen. David Perdue was forced into a runoff with Democrat Jon Ossoff, Republicans warned about what is at stake in the upcoming election: statehood for Puerto Rico. For those who tuned out after President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump, the election frenzy hasn’t stopped. Instead, it […]
Big Issue-backed Junior Isa from the Big Exchange is launched with a promise to back companies doing good for the planet and society The Junior Isa promises to invest children’s savings only into companies proven to be helping the planet and society The account must be opened and managed by […]
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast will lift a suspension on cocoa sustainability schemes run by U.S.-based Hershey on its territory that it imposed earlier this week, according to a letter addressed to the chocolate maker and seen by Reuters. On Monday, Ivorian and Ghanaian cocoa regulators suspended the schemes, accusing […]
Dorothy Alsop, 86 (in blue), receives a surprise visit from daughter Lynne Hartas (in PPE), in the first in-person visit to Peregrine House care home since lockdown, in Whitby, North Yorkshire – Alex Cousins, SWNS Those who have called into question use of lateral flow tests as a safe way […]
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned that while the virus can be stopped, “the path ahead remains treacherous” – Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone The United Nations’ health chief declared on Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world “can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic”. But he said […]
Ghebreyesus declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world “can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic,” but he said rich and powerful nations must not trample the poor and marginalised “in the stampede for vaccines.” He cautioned that while the virus can be […]