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5 MUST READS: BY CHINUA ACHEBE
Chinua Achebe’s reputation as one of Africa’s best writers rests firmly on these five novels. ‘Things Fall Apart’ is lauded for its importance, but Anthills of the Savannah and Arrow of God saw him go for a more complex style and a bigger scope. ‘No Longer at Ease‘ and ‘A Man of the People‘ deal with contemporary Nigerian life and examine issues of corruption and governance. Do you agree with our picks? Let us know in the comments
Chinua Achebe’s reputation as one of Africa’s best writers rests firmly on these five novels. ‘Things Fall Apart’ is lauded for its importance, but Anthills of the Savannah and Arrow of God saw him go for a more complex style and a bigger scope. ‘No Longer at Ease‘ and ‘A Man of the People‘ deal with contemporary Nigerian life and examine issues of corruption and governance. Do you agree with our picks? Let us know in the comments
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Five Black and Latino teenage boys were wrongfully convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. They spent years in prison before being exonerated in 2002 after DNA evidence proved their innocence. The case exposed systemic racial biases in law enforcement, media, and public opinion.
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In global health circles, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has long been recognized as a ticking time bomb. With the potential to kill as many as 10 million people each year by 2050, it demands the same sombre confrontation as the threat of nuclear weapons.
AMR occurs when germs develop resistance to drugs designed to combat them, a process strongly associated with human activities such as industrial meat production, agricultural practices, and the improper disposal of e.g. pharmaceutical waste and heavy metals. High-income countries still frequently export this waste to low- and middle-income ones, fueling the process while seemingly expressing concerns about the dangers posed, as recognized in earlier analyses by SID and the AMR Think-Do-Tank.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/06/wars-are-fueling-the-rise-of-resistant-superbugs-in-the-global-south/
AMR occurs when germs develop resistance to drugs designed to combat them, a process strongly associated with human activities such as industrial meat production, agricultural practices, and the improper disposal of e.g. pharmaceutical waste and heavy metals. High-income countries still frequently export this waste to low- and middle-income ones, fueling the process while seemingly expressing concerns about the dangers posed, as recognized in earlier analyses by SID and the AMR Think-Do-Tank.
📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/06/wars-are-fueling-the-rise-of-resistant-superbugs-in-the-global-south/
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Wars are fueling the rise of resistant superbugs in the Global South
Antimicrobial resistance, a full-fledged global health crisis, is compounded by the devastating impact of war and armed conflicts
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Memorial graffiti & posters for Oury Jalloh, a refugee from Sierra Leone who was burned to death on the 7th of January 2005 in a police cell in Dessau, Germany.
The hands and feet of Jalloh, who was alone in the cell, were tied to a mattress.
The hands and feet of Jalloh, who was alone in the cell, were tied to a mattress.
Die Geschichte erinnert mich sehr daran, wie die FIS in den 90ern die Snowboarder verarscht hat.
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/breakdance-debakel-vetternwirtschaft-mit-olympia-millionen
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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)
Breaking 2024: Vetternwirtschaft im WDSF mit Olympia-Millionen?
Der Welt-Tanzverband WDSF missbraucht Breakdance, um die eigenen Tanzstile Standard und Latin Olympisch zu machen.
Warum Trump von Grönland so besessen ist – 5 Fragen und Antworten https://www.watson.ch/!474806699
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Warum Trump von Grönland so besessen ist – 5 Fragen und Antworten
Der künftige amerikanische Präsident will die grösste Insel der Welt einverleiben. Fünf Fragen und Antworten zum Plan von Donald Trump.
Warum Zuckerbergs Abschaffung des Moderations-Teams so gefährlich ist:
https://www.derbund.ch/wenn-facebook-beitraege-beim-toeten-helfen-539809940018
https://www.derbund.ch/wenn-facebook-beitraege-beim-toeten-helfen-539809940018
Der Bund
Wenn Facebook-Beiträge beim Töten helfen
Hetzkampagnen in sozialen Medien führen zu Gewaltexzessen. Das belegen Berichte zum Völkermord an den Rohingya in Burma.
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