Month: August 2021

Categories Latin America

‘Haiti is on its knees,’ PM says as earthquake deaths top 2,100 & tens of thousands of families left homeless

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Haiti has recorded more than 2,100 deaths following a powerful earthquake that wounded more than 12,000 and destroyed tens of thousands of homes, while over 115,000 families displaced by the disaster continue to seek refuge. … Read More >‘Haiti is on its knees,’ PM says as earthquake deaths top 2,100 & tens of thousands of families left homeless

Categories Middle East

Gunfire, smoke grenades & barbed wire: WATCH Taliban & US troops struggle to ‘protect’ Kabul airport from desperate crowds

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Tensions are running high around the Kabul airport as US soldiers oversee a hasty evacuation following the Taliban takeover of the Afghan capital, with crowds of civilians desperate to flee the country seen pleading for help. … Read More >Gunfire, smoke grenades & barbed wire: WATCH Taliban & US troops struggle to ‘protect’ Kabul airport from desperate crowds

Categories World

Australian health official flees press conference after question over spike in teen suicides, as Victoria locks down AGAIN

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Victoria’s chief health officer abruptly left the stage during a Covid-19 press conference when a reporter asked about a surge in suicides among teenage girls – only for a torrent of recriminations to engulf him on social media. … Read More >Australian health official flees press conference after question over spike in teen suicides, as Victoria locks down AGAIN

Categories Shows

Company towns make a comeback, US blunders its escape from Afghanistan, update from Sheikh Jarrah

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Naomi Karavani introduces viewers to a retro development in corporate totalitarian power. ‘Company towns’ were made famous by coal towns where miners and their families would live in houses, shop at grocery stores, spend independent ‘scrip’ currencies, and send their kids to schools owned by their employers. Modern corporations are trying to bring back this practice in towns across the US. … Read More >Company towns make a comeback, US blunders its escape from Afghanistan, update from Sheikh Jarrah

Categories World

Mental health services in Australia at ‘unprecedented’ levels of demand, officials say, revealing toll of lockdowns

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Calls to Australian mental health support lines have increased by 30% compared to pre-pandemic times, officials have revealed. Additional funding has been provided to help people deal with distress during the lengthy lockdowns. … Read More >Mental health services in Australia at ‘unprecedented’ levels of demand, officials say, revealing toll of lockdowns

Categories World

Over 200 arrested, at least 7 police injured amid chaotic Covid-19 protests in Australia (VIDEOS)

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Thousands of people hit the streets of Australia’s largest cities on Saturday, defying coronavirus lockdowns. The protest got particularly chaotic in Melbourne, devolving into clashes between anti-lockdown marchers and police. … Read More >Over 200 arrested, at least 7 police injured amid chaotic Covid-19 protests in Australia (VIDEOS)

Categories Russia

Russia’s talks with Taliban are latest proof Moscow’s foreign policy is non-ideological. The West could learn a lesson from that

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Both Russia and China are pursuing a strategy of engaging with the Taliban. While some politicians and commentators insist this is a global threat, the reality is that constructive talks are now more likely to bring stability. … Read More >Russia’s talks with Taliban are latest proof Moscow’s foreign policy is non-ideological. The West could learn a lesson from that

Categories Shows

Chaos in Kabul while Pentagon plays dumb (Full show)

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Despite possessing the world’s most sophisticated military minds and equipment, Pentagon officials don’t know how many Al Qaeda remain in Afghanistan. Or are they just playing dumb? In their vagueness before the Washington press corps, they may be bracing for domestic political blowback as the Biden administration doubles down on its swift withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of expensive failure despite opposition from both Democratic and Republican members of Congress. … Read More >Chaos in Kabul while Pentagon plays dumb (Full show)