Tag: Al Jazeera

(Philippines) Ordered to stay home, Manila’s children face risks beyond COVID (Al Jazeera)

JC Gotinga Depression, sexual abuse among the challenges young Filipinos face as record-breaking COVID cases force another lockdown. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/you-get-used-to-it-manilas-teens-back-indoors-amid-covid-surg

(USA/Nord Stream 2) Biden administration mulls new sanctions to block Nord Stream 2 (Al Jazeera)

Daniel Flatley and Nick Wadhams The administration of United States President Joe Biden is considering additional sanctions to block the construction of the almost completed...

(USA/China) ‘Grandstanding’: US, China trade rebukes in testy talks (Al Jazeera)

Depth of divide between two global giants publicly exposed as talks get under way in snowy Anchorage. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/us-china-top-diplomats-trade-rebukes-in-testy-first-talks

(India) COVID pushed 32 million Indians out of middle class: Pew research (Al Jazeera)

Number of Indians in the middle class, or those earning between $10 and $20 a day, shrank by about 32 million, says the study. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/covid-pushed-32-million-indians-out-of-middle-class-pew-research

(Pakistan/India) Pakistan army chief says ‘it is time to bury the past’ with India (Al Jazeera)

In a rare conciliatory note, General Bajwa calls for peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute and talks with arch rival India. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/pakistan-army-chief-says-it-is-time-to-bury-the-past-with-india

(Afghanistan) In Afghan delegation for Moscow talks, ‘only one woman in room’ (Al Jazeera)

Rights advocate and politician Habiba Sarabi only woman in 12-member delegation of Afghan government and leaders attending Moscow talks. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/in-afghan-delegation-for-moscow-talks-only-one-woman-in-room

(Tanzania) Tanzania swears in new president after sudden death of Magufuli (Al Jazeera)

Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as president on Friday, after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/tanzania-to-swear-in-new-president-on-friday-after-death-of-maguf

(Occupied West Bank) Israeli settler attacks surge against Palestinians (Al Jazeera)

Mohammed Najib Unprecedented settler violence during the past few months in the occupied West Bank is raising fears the situation may escalate out of control. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/18/israeli-settler-attacks-surge-against-palestinians

(Europe/Turkey) EU halts plans to blacklist Turkey oil execs (Al Jazeera)

Brussels has frozen plans to sanction senior executives at Turkish Petroleum Corp, four diplomats told Reuters news. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/18/eu

(Global Economy) Global middle class shrinks for first time since 1990s (Al Jazeera)

Shawn Donnan A study by the Pew Research Center found the global middle class shrank by 90 million people last year due to the COVID-19...

(Israel) Israel’s upcoming election: Where did the occupation go? (Al Jazeera)

Akiva Eldar On the eve of its fourth election in two years, Israel is still not talking about the issues that really matter. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/18/israels-upcoming-election-where-did-the-occupation-go

(USA/Honduras) US asks for life in prison for brother of Honduran president (Al Jazeera)

The US government wants Tony Hernandez to return $138.5m in ‘blood money’ and pay an additional $10m fine. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/us-asks-for-life-in-prison-for-brother-of-honduran-president

(USA) Biden administration faces pressure on immigration amid influx (Al Jazeera)

Republicans say President Joe Biden’s new policies on the US-Mexico border are encouraging more migrants to come. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/biden-administration-faces-pressure-on-immigration-amid-surge

(North Korea/USA) North Korea says no talks with US while ‘hostile policy’ in place (Al Jazeera)

Reclusive nation rebuffs US effort as US top diplomat says both pressure and diplomatic options are on the table in dealing with Pyongyang. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/18/n-korea-says-no-talks-with-us-while-hostile-policy-in-place

(USA) ‘What we were afraid of’: Asian American women condemn attacks (Al Jazeera)

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours Deadly shootings in Atlanta come as Asian American women are bearing brunt of rise in hate incidents across the US. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/18/what-we-were-afraid-of-asian-american-women-decry-attacks  

(UN/Afghanistan) UN chief appoints personal envoy to Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

Antonio Guterres appoints veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to Afghanistan ahead of peace talks in Moscow. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/18/un-chief-appoints-personal-envoy-to-afghanistan