Tag: populism
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Beware climate populism
The climate crisis is turning more severe with every passing year, and we are coming close to a point where it would no longer be possible to ignore or deny its existence. Sea levels rise, weather conditions become ever more extreme, oscillating between drought and torrent. Crops die en masse, reducing access to goods and…
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Arctic zombie viruses in Siberia could spark terrifying new pandemic
Humanity is facing a bizarre new pandemic threat, scientists have warned. Ancient viruses frozen in the Arctic permafrost could one day be released by Earth’s warming climate and unleash a major disease outbreak, they say. Strains of these Methuselah microbes – or zombie viruses as they are also known – have already been isolated by researchers who…
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Senegal excludes opposition leader Sonko from presidential candidate list
Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Saturday, January 20, published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade. Those listed include Prime Minister Amadou Ba, chosen by President Macky Sall as his successor after Sall announced…
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Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says under house arrest
Ugandan opposition leader and former presidential candidate Bobi Wine said on Thursday that police had surrounded his residence and put him “under house arrest” ahead of a planned protest. Opposition politicians had planned demonstrations on Thursday against the poor condition of roads in Uganda, which is hosting two global summits this month.Wine, a popstar-turned-politician, said…
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Trump Says Civil War Could Have Been ‘Negotiated’ in Bizarre Iowa Speech
Donald Trump continued his push on Saturday to win the Republican presidential nomination with a pair of caucus rallies in Iowa, beginning at the DMACC Conference Center in Newton and then culminating in Clinton. His speeches come on the third anniversary of Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and a little more than a week before the…
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A year after pro-Bolsonaro riots and dozens of arrests, Brazil is still recovering
“Brazil’s society still doesn’t know how to handle what happened, there’s no consensus,” said Creomar de Souza, founder of political risk consultancy Dharma Politics. “Brazil’s society is now in extreme opposites. And parts of those opposites are in a place that they cannot reconcile with the other.” Mimicking the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection by defenders…
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Italian Premier Meloni says curbing migrant arrivals from Africa is about investment, not charity
Italy outlined its proposed strategy in Africa in the so-called Mattei Plan – named after Enrico Mattei, founder of state-controlled oil and gas giant Eni — which aims at expanding cooperation beyond energy. Meloni said the plan includes specific projects, but stopped short of providing details, adding they will be unveiled in the coming weeks.…
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Sierra Leone charges ex-President Koroma with treason over failed coup
Sierra Leone’s ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four offences including treason for his alleged role in a failed military attempt to topple the West African country’s government in November, a court in the capital Freetown has said. The court’s decision on Wednesday could escalate tensions in the country coming after the attempted coup and…