Israel is rewriting the Palestinian curriculum in East Jerusalem to erase Palestinian identity

Nearly 38 percent of Palestinian students in East Jerusalem now study the Israeli curriculum, while the rest of the students’ textbooks are being censored line by line, stripping mention of Jerusalem,...

mondoweiss.net

Heavy rain batters Chile’s capital, sweeping away cars and flooding homes

Heavy rains have triggered mudslides in Chile’s capital, Santiago, sweeping cars through streets and flooding homes and hospitals.

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Nepal’s Public Sector Unions are Under Attack — International Solidarity is Essential

Nepal’s public sector trade unions are facing an unprecedented attack on their right to organise and bargain collectively. As unions challenge the government’s actions in court and mobilise across the...

publicservices.international

‘Knowing our opponents’: how a pro-oil-and-gas group tracks journalists, First Nations and environmentalists

New research by Greenpeace Canada lays out a web of pro-oil and gas groups working together to influence public opinion on climate change

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Kebaowek pauses engagement in new UNDRIP consultations over nuclear dump | CBC News

An Algonquin community in Quebec is accusing the Crown and private sector proponent of giving up on a first-of-its-kind, court-ordered consultation process aimed at securing the community's consent fo...

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Internet shutdown crosses 100 days in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Mobile data, broadband services suspended in the territory since protests calling for electoral reform in June.

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Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women are trying to save them

The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating

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Canada’s role in the disastrous ‘War on Terror’ should not be celebrated

Our government and media have taken the wrong lessons from Canada’s role in the Afghanistan war. We cannot demand that our sovereignty be respected while celebrating our role in the occupation of anot...

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Mark Carney’s investment summit could pave the way to a corporate carve-up of Canada ⋆ The Breach

Bay Street has been on a full court press for the government to privatize Canada’s public infrastructure. The Prime Minister might be ready to do it

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Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities

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Mass burial reveals hidden toll of Algeria’s deadly ‘Black Wednesday’ wildfires

Wildfires ripped across northeastern Algeria in late August. Photos and videos showing the mass burial of several dozen people have raised questions about the real death toll of the fires as Algerian…

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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland

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Brampton’s fight against Canada’s largest garbage incinerator | The Narwhal

Residents in the largely immigrant community worry about pollution, health impacts as a local incinerator plans a major expansion

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Children in Gaza are afraid flying their kites will get them killed

Israel regards any kite flown in Gaza as an “act of war” and has ordered the army to treat them like drones. “I don’t know what we can do that won’t anger Israel,” says Muhammad Owais, 13, who struggl...

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Extreme heat is climate injustice

The recent finding that 22 million Bangladeshi children are now exposed to intensified heat should alarm every policy-maker in the country.  Extreme heat is no longer an abstract climate concern ...

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Meta whistleblower says $17B settlement doesn’t do enough to save kids’ lives

A key witness in states’ case against the tech giant argues the attorneys general should have held out for more.

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London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership

Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm

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Israel to expel Palestinians in Gaza over kites flown by children

Defence minister Israel Katz vows ‘severe response’ to balloons and kites that drift into Israel

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RSS chief’s visit to US denounced as ‘goodwill tour’ for Hindu nationalism

Activists say Hindu nationalists have sought to mask far-right politics through broad appeals to the Indian diaspora.

aje.news

Pakistan suspends eight officials over hospital fire that killed 14 babies

Interim inquiry finds lack of fire safety protocols at Islamabad hospital, prompting suspensions and criminal probe.

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US judge rules against Trump’s effort to deport pro-Palestinian students

A federal judge criticised the Trump government for attempting to infringe upon foreign students' rights to free speech.

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Israel Is Running a Synthetic Think Tank to Influence AI Search Results

An Israel-funded think tank is churning out AI written essays to catch the attention of AI chatbots and warp search results.

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Shock and devastation remain, a day after Himalayan flood disaster

Amid reports that hundreds of people are still missing in Nepal and China after a floodwater surge slammed into towns and villages on Wednesday, aid teams have been working to reach communities cut of...

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Thank Trump for This: He Has Exposed the Leaking Guts of the War Machine | Common Dreams

As Trump's approval ratings crater due to his war on Iran, there may never have been a time in US history so ripe for an attack on military spending and militarism.

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Line 5’s future is still uncertain. Here’s what you need to know | The Narwhal

A recent Michigan court decision threatens to further delay Enbridge’s plan to bury its Line 5 pipeline under Lakes Huron and Michigan

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