Month: November 2023
A new study says about half of Nicaragua’s population wants to emigrate
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lawyer Isabel Lazo’s jobs are being systematically canceled by Nicaragua’s increasingly repressive government.Lazo worked at a university before the government of President Daniel Ortega closed it. She now is employed at…
Dutch court orders Greenpeace to disband protest aboard deep-sea mining ship
A Dutch court ruled Thursday that Greenpeace protesters staging a sit-in must leave a deep-sea mining exploration ship in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii but that they can continue to demonstrate around the…
WitchHunt: Controversy Over Anti-Semitism and the British Labour Party
Filmmaker Jon Pullman discusses his film WitchHunt, about the suppression of critical voices in the Labour Party and the influence of the Israeli lobby Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Former Burmese lieutenant colonel, information minister, gets 10 years in prison for Facebook posts
Former Burmese Information Minister Ye Htut has been sentenced to 10 years in prison over Facebook posts that allegedly spread false or inflammatory news.Ye Htut, 64, often used social media as a platform to criticize…
8 more Israeli hostages ahead of cease-fire expiration
Hamas militants released eight more Israeli hostages and three bodies Thursday as a cease-fire with Israel was expected to expire. The Israeli military said six Israeli hostages had been released from captivity in the Gaza Strip…
How Big Tech Has Helped Big Oil Automate the Climate Crisis
Companies such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have triumphantly announced themselves as petroleum production partners, Gizmodo reporter Brian Merchant has documented in a recent report. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate….
‘Dead’ woman found to still be alive in body bag at morgue in Brazil: reports
A crematorium worker in Brazil got a shocking surprise after finding a 90-year-old woman still alive inside a body bag after she was pronounced dead, according to reports.According to the Estadão, a Brazilian news source,…
Toxic Coal Ash Afflicts Puerto Rico And The Dominican Republic
Environmental Attorney Ruth Santiago talks to TRNN about litigation against American energy giant AES Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational…
Mexican cartels posed as US Treasury officials in brash timeshare scam, officials say
A Mexican drug cartel was so bold in operating frauds that target elderly Americans that the gang’s operators posed as U.S. Treasury Department officials, U.S. authorities said Thursday.The scam was described by the department’s Office…
Showdown in Chicago: Lightfoot vs. Preckwinkle
No matter who wins – Lori Lightfoot or Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago will have elected an African American woman mayor for the first time in history, says Camille Erickson of In These Times Subscribe to our…
UK government intervenes in potential takeover of Telegraph newspaper by Abu Dhabi-backed fund
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Thursday it has asked media and market competition officials to investigate whether a potential Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of The Telegraph newspaper would impact press freedoms.Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said…
The Origins of Venezuela’s Economic Crisis
Venezuela has become a popular argument against socialism amongst conservatives because of the deep economic crisis it is currently traversing. Defenders of the Bolivarian project, though, say that US sanctions and economic war are to…
I Felt Disrespected, So I Arrested Him
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Argentina won’t join BRICS as scheduled, says member of Milei’s transition team
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina will not be joining the BRICS bloc of developing economies next year as scheduled, a senior official in President-elect Javier Milei’s team said Thursday.”We will not join the BRICS,”…
Pakistani province looks to deport 10,000 Afghans per day
Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province is setting a deportation goal of 10,000 illegal Afghan migrants per day.An estimated 1.7 million Afghans lived in Pakistan as of October, when authorities warned they’d need to leave the country…
The Anti-Democratic Roots of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) must be understood from its roots, which is anti-democratic says Yves Engler, while discussing his four part print series on The Real News https://therealnews.com/columns/on-natos-70th-anniversary-important-to-remember-its-anti-democratic-roots Subscribe to our page and…
Paraguayan official out over agreement signed with fake country
Arnaldo Chamorro, the now-former chief of staff for Paraguay’s Agriculture Ministry, has been replaced after signing a “proclamation” with a nonexistent nation.The “United States of Kailasa,” led by a fugitive Indian guru wanted on multiple…
Is Global Recession Looming?
According to Heiner Flassbeck, former head of UNCTAD, there are many factors pointing to a convergence in a normal cyclical downturn, deepening recession in Europe, complicated by potential hard Brexit–With host Paul Jay Subscribe to…
Brazilian city enacts ordinance written completely by ChatGPT
Members of Porto Alegre, Brazil’s city council have enacted an ordinance written entirely by ChatGPT.Councilman Ramiro Rosário asked the chatbot to craft a proposal aimed at preventing Porto Alegre from charging taxpayers to replace stolen…
Privatization and Kickbacks: Why the Healthy Holly Scandal Is Bigger Than Baltimore’s Mayor
Professor Lawrence Brown says systemic change is necessary to break corporate corruption of Baltimore’s political system Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational…
Omar’s challenger says she’s ‘not cute enough’ to ignore voters, igniting fury from ‘Squad’ member
Don Samuels, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Democrat challenger, said the ‘Squad’ member is ‘not cute enough’ to ignore voters, prompting blowback from the contentious lawmaker.Samuels, who nearly defeated Omar during the 2022 Democratic primary, made the comments…
