Archive du mois : janvier 2018

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Gaza below industrial strike amid worsening prerequisites

A general strike has been called for by the private sector in the Gaza Strip to protest worsening living conditions amid the ongoing blockade, which is threatening to collapse the enclave’s economy. In a statement published last week, the Gaza Businessmen Association (Arabic) announced that the strike in commercial and economic institutions would start from 8am…

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World’s richest rep eighty two % of worldwide wealth: Oxfam

Half of the world’s population received no share of all wealth created globally last year, while 82 percent went to the richest one percent, a report by Oxfam International revealed. Billionaires in 2017 increased their wealth by $762bn, enough to end « global extreme poverty seven times over », the UK-based charity’s annual inequality report, published on…

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‘RHOA’ recap: Even philanthropy is dramatic

After last week’s terrifying trip to Mbele the Energy Reader’s Elephant Café From Hell, Sunday’s episode of RHOA was a much calmer affair. That’s exactly what I had written down in my notes, not two seconds before Kenya came on the screen and ruined everything. Well, I guess I shouldn’t say she ruined the episode,…

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UAE-backed community vows to ‘overthrow’ Yemen’s authorities

A group of South Yemen separatists, backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have declared a state of emergency in the port city of Aden and vowed to overthrow the country’s internationally recognised government within the next week. Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), said Yemen’s parliament would be barred from…

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Thailand: Three killed in Yala market bombing

A motorcycle bomb has exploded at a market in southern Thailand, killing three civilians and wounding dozens more. Monday’s attack in the southern province of Yala was the first of its kind for months in the region, where ethnic Malay Muslims have been fighting for autonomy. No one has claimed responsibility. Police said the attacker…

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Inter and Roma half spoils

Matias Vecino eventually broke through the Alisson Becker blockade to cancel out Stephan El Shaarawy’s opener as Inter and Roma drew 1-1. Only a few weeks ago, this would’ve been a Scudetto showdown, but instead they have both been leapfrogged by Lazio for third place. Stephan El Shaarawy dinked his finish over Samir Handanovic after…

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Marc Benioff: taking on Silicon Valley’s horrid culture

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