Day: February 3, 2020

Categories EU

‘Shame!’ French govt in damage control mode after plan to grant parents 12 days leave over death of child rejected by MPs

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The Elysee is trying to avert yet another scandal after President Macron’s party-dominated parliament rejected a plan to extend work leave for parents who had experienced the death of a child, prompting cries of “Shame!” online. … Read More >‘Shame!’ French govt in damage control mode after plan to grant parents 12 days leave over death of child rejected by MPs

Categories World

Life in Ukraine worse than during USSR, country may split into FIVE states – Georgia’s controversial ex-leader Saakashvili

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Just when you thought he’d finally gone away, Mikhail Saakashvili has popped up on Ukrainian TV to predict that his adopted nation will collapse. He also told viewers they lived better under the Soviet regime. … Read More >Life in Ukraine worse than during USSR, country may split into FIVE states – Georgia’s controversial ex-leader Saakashvili

Categories Shows

On Contact: Poisoned drinking water with Seth Siegel

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On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to author Seth Siegel about his new book Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink. Siegel explains how our drinking water got contaminated, what the US government does and doesn’t regulate, what the contaminants could be doing to us, and what we can do to make our drinking water safe. … Read More >On Contact: Poisoned drinking water with Seth Siegel

Categories Asia & Pacific

Coronavirus death toll surpasses SARS numbers in China, traces of disease found on door handle

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More people in China have already died from the ongoing coronavirus outbreak than from the SARS epidemic 17 years ago, Chinese officials said. Meanwhile, traces of the disease were spotted on a door handle used by the patient. … Read More >Coronavirus death toll surpasses SARS numbers in China, traces of disease found on door handle

Categories Middle East

Organization of Islamic Cooperation rejects Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ peace plan for Middle East

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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which consists of more than 50 Muslim-majority countries, has asked member states not to cooperate in any way with US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Israel and Palestine. … Read More >Organization of Islamic Cooperation rejects Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ peace plan for Middle East