Tag: Al Jazeera

Climate Change – ‘Green’ investments must triple by 2030, report urges (Al Jazeera)

Radmilla Suleymanova With half of the globe’s economic growth dependent on nature, now is the time to galvanise political and business momentum to restore...

USA – Republicans unveil $928bn infrastructure plan to counter Biden’s (Al Jazeera)

  US Republican senators on Thursday unveiled a $928bn infrastructure blueprint as a counteroffer to Biden’s latest $1.7 trillion package proposal. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/5/27/republicans-unveil-928bn-infrastructure-plan-to-counter-bidens

USA – Death toll rises to 9 as police search for motive in US shooting (Al Jazeera)

The mass shooting in San Jose, California is at least the ninth deadly mass shooting in the US in three months. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/death-toll-rises-to-9-as-police-search-for-motive-in-us-shooting  

Bangladesh/Israel – Bangladesh removes passport clause that barred travel to Israel (Al Jazeera)

   Faisal Mahmud A decision by the government of Bangladesh to remove a clause from its e-passport that barred its nationals from visiting Israel has given...

India – BJP supporters say ‘won’t forgive’ Modi for COVID ‘indifference’ (Al Jazeera)

   Valay Singh India prime minister’s handling of the pandemic that has killed more than 300,000 people leads to disillusionment even among his ardent supporters. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/bjp-supporters-say-wont-forgive-modi-for-covid-indifference

Pakistan/USA – Pakistani FM: ‘Can the US afford to ignore Pakistan?’ (Al Jazeera)

Shah Mehmood Qureshi discusses his country’s role in promoting peace, security and stability in the region and beyond. https://www.aljazeera.com/program/talk-to-al-jazeera/2021/5/27/pakistani-fm-can-the-us-afford-to-ignore-pakistan

France/Rwanda – Macron recognises French ‘responsibility’ in Rwanda genocide (Al Jazeera)

In a visit to Kigali, the French president says his country asks Rwanda for forgiveness over its role in the 1994 killings. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/macron-recognises-french-responsibility-in-rwanda-genocide

DR Congo – DR Congo: Volcano evacuation order sparks mass exodus in Goma (Al Jazeera)

Authorities order an evacuation as the risk of new eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo looms, people flee the city of 1.5 million. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/tens-of-thousands-flee-in-dr-congo-amid-risk-of-volcano-eruptions

France/Rwanda – France’s Macron heads to Rwanda to reset relations (Al Jazeera)

President’s visit to Kigali aimed at turning page from decades of diplomatic friction over France’s role in the 1994 genocide. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/frances-macron-heads-to-rwanda-to-reset-relations

Iran Nuclear Deal – Iran nuclear deal: Are IAEA safeguards ‘dangerously obsolete’? (Al Jazeera)

 Patricia Sabga As the US and Iran try to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, experts sound the alarm over IAEA safeguards that govern the frequency...

Iran – Khamenei urges Iranians to ignore vote-boycotting calls (Al Jazeera)

Iran’s supreme leader calls people in the country to participate in June 18 vote that is to be contested by seven candidates. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/supreme-leader-khamenei-urges-iranians-to-ignore-vote-boycotting  

Israel/Palestine – Israel’s Gaza strikes may constitute ‘war crimes’: UN’s Bachelet (Al Jazeera)

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet says Israeli attacks resulted in extensive civilian deaths and major destruction in besieged enclave, home to two million people. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/israel-attacks-on-gaza-may-constitute-war-crimes-un-rights-chief

USA – Healing Black trauma necessitates universal health care (Al Jazeera)

Sloane Kali Faye Discounting Medicare for all makes the US Congress complicit in Black child abuse. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/27/healing-black-trauma-necessitates-universal-health-care

Brazil – Is there no end to Rio de Janeiro’s cycle of violence? (Al Jazeera)

Raphael Tsavkko Garcia A police operation conducted on May 6 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and despite a Supreme Court order banning it resulted in the...

Myanmar – Myanmar cardinal calls for end to violence after church attack (Al Jazeera)

Appeal from Charles Maung Bo came after four people sheltering in a church were killed in fighting in country’s east. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/26/myanmar-cardinal-calls-for-end-to-violence-after-church-attack

Indonesia – Why are more Indonesian women getting involved in bomb attacks? (Al Jazeera)

Aisyah Llewellyn and Arif Budi Setyawan Women have played an increasingly prominent role in hardline attacks in Indonesia in a development that reflects ISIL’s influence, analysts say. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/25/why-are-more-women-leading-bomb-attacks-in-indonesia