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Poison or broken heart? Nobel Prize winner’s death still a mystery
Shawdesh Desk: Half a century after he died and 12 years after allegations first surfaced that he was murdered on the orders of the dictatorship of Gen Augusto Pinochet, theReadMore
Who was Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar?
Shawdesh desk: Canada has accused India of being linked to the murder of a Sikh leader on Canadian soil, fuelling a significant rift between the two countries. Who was theReadMore
US spending in Ukraine explained in four charts
Shawdesh desk: The United States has poured more than a hundred billion dollars into Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion, spending far more than any other nation. But as PresidentReadMore
Japan says 1 in 10 residents now octogenarians as nation turns gray
Shawdesh desk: More than 10% of Japan’s population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrying milestone in the rapidly graying country’s demographic crisis. AccordingReadMore
A Big New Report on American Children Is Out. It’s Horrific.
“Protect the children” is a popular modern rallying cry. If only. BY JILL FILIPOVIC : A new Human Rights Watch report paints a damning portrait of children’s rights in the United States. ThatReadMore
Could climate crisis impact the 2026 World Cup?
Shawdesh Desk: “One player is going to die.” That was the stark warning from Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev as he battled the heat, humidity and Andrey Rublev at theReadMore
Families of Syria’s disappeared duped by fraudsters
Shawdesh desk: Off a main street on a hill in northern Istanbul, Malak, a Syrian woman, is remembering the arrest in 2012 of two of her teenage sons. Her eldest,ReadMore
Ethiopia’s Controversial Megadam Threatens A Water War With Egypt
Shawdesh Desk: Ethiopia has completed the final phase of filling a reservoir for its highly controversial hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile River, much to the annoyance of Egypt whoReadMore
