Tag: Al Jazeera

PANDEMIC/INTERGENERATIONAL MALNUTRITION – COVID-19 and the risk of intergenerational malnutrition (Lawrence Haddad, Saskia Osendarp, Al Jazeera)

The calendar is about to turn the page over to a new year and that new year brings hope for a world currently gripped...

USA/ISRAEL – What will Biden’s policies on Israel look like? ( Richard Silverstein, Al Jazeera)

As President-elect Joe Biden announces the final choices for his cabinet, many in the American political establishment are breathing a sigh of relief. Predictability,...

EMIRATIS/ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS – The Emiratis in Jerusalem are a slap in the face for Palestinians (Jalal Abukhater, Al Jazeera)

This past year was full of adversity and hopelessness for many around the world. But for we Palestinians, it was even harsher – we...

PHILIPPINES – ‘Caught on TV’: Philippines police officer charged over shootings (Al Jazeera)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to distance himself from alleged abuses by law enforcers under his watch, after a national outcry over the...

HONG KONG’S EXILED PROTESTERS – The lingering trauma of Hong Kong’s exiled protesters (Hsiuwen Liu, Al Jazeera)

For months, after fleeing to Taiwan from the front lines of the Hong Kong protests, Ted was haunted by a recurring nightmare. He dreamed...

USA – Black US Air Force service members face discrimination: Report (Al Jazeera)

Black service members in the United States Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions and be discharged for...

AFGHANISTAN – At least five killed in Kabul car bomb blast (Al Jazeera)

At least five people, including four doctors, were killed after a magnetic bomb attached to their car exploded in the Afghanistan capital, Kabul. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/22/afghanistan-at-least-five-killed-two-wounded-in-car-explosion

OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM – Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces in Jerusalem’s Old City (Al Jazeera)

A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces after he was accused of firing at soldiers in the Old City of occupied East...

CANADA/UN AGENCY FOR PALESTINIAN REFUGEES – Canada pledges $70m in aid to crisis-hit Palestine refugee agency (Al Jazeera)

Canada has pledged 90 million Canadian dollars ($70m) in aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which has been reeling from two years...

EUROPE/LIBYA/RUSSIA – Has the EU lost Libya to Russia? (Guma El-Gamaty, Al Jazeera)

Located just a two-hour flight or a short boat trip away from its southern shores, Libya is a country in Europe’s immediate neighbourhood. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/12/21/did-the-eu-lose-libya-to-russia

USA/CHINA – US to earmark $1.9bn to replace Huawei, ZTE telecoms gear: Report (Al Jazeera)

US policymakers will back a $1.9bn programme to remove telecommunications network equipment that the US government says could threaten national security as part of...

PANDEMIC – Chile, Canada join growing list of nations banning travel to UK (Al Jazeera)

Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Canada have joined a growing list of nations in barring travel to and from the United Kingdom as part of...

CHINA/TAIWAN/SOUTH CHINA SEA – China aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait raising alarm (Al Jazeera)

An aircraft carrier group led by China’s newest carrier, the Shandong, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine drills in the...

JAPAN – Japan sets record military budget with stealth fighters, missiles (Al Jazeera)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday, to fund the development of an advanced stealth...

BREXIT/EUROPE – Mutant virus adds to Brexit concerns as UK suppliers sound alarm (Al Jazeera)

Britain’s biggest port stopped all traffic heading to Europe and food supplies into the nation face major disruption after the discovery of a new...

BREXIT/EUROPE – UK-EU fisheries dispute threatens to sink post-Brexit trade deal (Al Jazeera)

The scramble for a post-Brexit trade deal has headed into a new week after talks were overshadowed by the coronavirus crisis and ended with...