Buddhism
Buddhist Times News – The Dalai Lama is Urging Action on Climate Change
By — Shyamal Sinha If Buddha were to return to our world, he would certainly be connected to the campaign to protect the environment. Speaking for myself, I have no…
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America
It’s time for a Jackson-Vanik Amendment for China
If China’s tightening grip on its closing society has an eerie familiarity, it should. The Chinese Communist Party’s wholesale disregard for its citizens’ fundamental freedoms has long invited comparisons to…
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Officials: Iran weighing plot to kill U.S. ambassador to South Africa
The Iranian government is weighing an assassination attempt against the American ambassador to South Africa, U.S. intelligence reports say, according to a U.S. government official familiar with the issue and…
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Turkish Hyper-Activity Reverberates throughout the Middle East
Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation <div id="jib_head"> Vol. 20, No. 20 In recent months, Turkey has increased its efforts to enhance its position as…
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Caritas Greece calls for support for Lesbos refugees and for locals – Vatican News
By Linda Bordoni Tension is high on the Greek island of Lesbos with thousands of migrants sleeping rough after last week's refugee centre fires and local residents worried about coronavirus…
Europe
Protests must be nonviolent; governments must respect rights, pope says
Vatican City — Expressing his concern about demonstrations taking place in many countries around the world, Pope Francis appealed for nonviolence, dialogue and the guarantee of civil rights. "In these…
Food
Commentary: Food Bullying as Trade Policy
By Gary Truitt - Food Bullying, as defined by Michele Payn, author of a groundbreaking book by the same name, “literally takes food out of someone’s hand – by removing…
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Bosnian Regional PM Calls on Italy to Help Stop Migrant Surge
Mustafa Ružnić, Prime Minister of the canton of Una Sana in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has called on Italy to help stop the flow of migrants in the Balkans as tens of thousands…
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Lebanon: Working on the ground to meet basic needs of Beirut’s women and girls
A month after the Beirut Port explosion, life remains uncertain for thousands of women and girls. Among the displaced are an estimated 84,000 women and girls of reproductive age.
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Black Lives Matter but slavery isn’t our only narrative
Our historical understanding of Blackness is most commonly shaped by the story of the Atlantic slave trade - the forced movement of Africans to the West, in particular to the…