Yearly Archives: 2018

From Fake News to a Fake Death

Arkady Babchenko. Credit: Wikimedia Commons By Ed HoltKIEV, Jun 14 2018 (IPS) When news broke on May 29th that journalist Arkady Babchenko had been murdered in Ukraine, serious questions about the safety of journalists in the country were raised. When news broke less than 24-hours later that Babchenko’s murder had been staged by the Ukrainian security service, serious questions about …

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Iran’s World Cup Team Is Pretty Good. Its Jerseys Are Not.

Major brands typically pay millions of dollars to outfit national soccer teams. But international sanctions and pressure on Iran have forced its World Cup squad to take a do-it-yourself approach to its uniforms.

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120 countries at UN condemn Israel over Gaza violence

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by a strong majority of 120 countries an Arab-backed resolution condemning Israel for Palestinian deaths in Gaza and rejected a US bid to put the blame on Hamas.

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