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2 months ago
US politics

Norma Barzman, Blacklisted Screenwriter, Dies at 103

Norma Barzman, a screenwriter who was one of the last surviving victims of the Hollywood blacklist, has died at the age of 103.
Barzman and her husband were members of the Communist Party and were blacklisted in Hollywood after World War II.
Barzman and her husband lived in Europe for decades to escape the investigations and professional ostracism in the film industry.
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Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
World news

In San Francisco, Asian Americans have mixed feelings about Biden meeting with Chinese President Xi

Asian Americans have mixed feelings about the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference and the meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Some Asian Americans believe that improving the relationship between the U.S. and China could reduce anti-Asian hate, but others worry about exploitation and environmental harm.
Chinese Americans in Chinatown express concerns about the Communist Party's control over banks and media and fear their critical remarks may impact travel to China.
Independent
1 year ago
World news

US says Chinese fighter jet could have caused air collision

The US military says a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force plane over the South China Sea, forcing the American pilot to manoeuvre to avoid a collision.S Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the incident occurred on December 21 when the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy J-11 flew in front of and within six metres (20 feet) of the nose of an RC-135, a type of large reconnaissance plane operated by the US Air Force.
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1 year ago
World news

US and China level accusations after fighter jet near-miss over South China Sea

An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter takes off from the US Navy carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific.US NAVY/MC2 JANWEB B. LAGAZO HAN (efe) The United States claims a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to a US Air Force plane over the South China Sea, forcing the American pilot to maneuver to avoid a collision.
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1 year ago
World news

China has rejected understanding with US on Taiwan, Blinken says

China has exerted pressure on Taiwan including the possibility of using force' to achieve its goals, says the US Secretary of State.China had altered a decades-old understanding between Washington and Beijing on dealing with issues related to the status of Taiwan and is now holding up the possibility of using force, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Hostile foreign states pose 'real risk' of influencing MPs groups

Hostile foreign states and others pose a "real risk" of gaining access and wielding influence through all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs), the Commons standards committee has warned.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Stars in Brazil voice fury as judge orders festival to ban 'political demonstrations'

Artists and celebrities in Brazil have voiced outrage after an electoral judge ordered one of the country's biggest music festivals to outlaw "political demonstrations" by performers after a legal challenge from President Jair Bolsonaro's political party.
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www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

China asks embassies to avoid 'propaganda' in apparent reference to pro-Ukrainian displays

Foreign embassies in Beijing have been asked by the Chinese government to avoid displaying propaganda in an apparent response to shows of support for Ukraine.Chinese leader Xi Jinping's government says it is neutral in Moscow's 15-month-old invasion of Ukraine but has repeated Russian justifications for the attack, accusing the U.S. and NATO of provoking Moscow.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Czechs protest government bid to raise retirement age

Czech labor unions on Wednesday joined with opposition parties to protest the government's proposed bid to raise the retirement age by four years to 68.Some 2,000 protesters gathered Wednesday in front of government offices in the capital Prague to voice their opposition to the plan.We definitely don't agree, read a letter ratified at the gathering.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Weakened' Macron to calm things down' after narrowly surviving no-confidence vote

French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to "calm things down" after his government barely survived a no-confidence motion over an unpopular pension reform.Mr Macron does not plan any reshuffle or snap elections and has ruled out withdrawing the pension law, which will raise the retirement age by two years to 64, according to a source who took part in meetings between Mr Macron and key allies on Tuesday.
the Guardian
1 year ago
France news

Forget the presidency, I can lead France as its PM, insists Melenchon

Whoever wins the presidential election in France, one man is determined to sideline them and restrict their powers.
The Local France
2 years ago
France news

French elections: 5 things you didn't know about Nathalie Arthaud

Nathalie Arthaud is a well-read revolutionary who hopes that when it comes to polling day for the 2022 French presidential election, the electorate will rise up to crush the bourgeoisie.
The Local France
2 years ago
France news

French elections: 5 things you didn't know about Jean-Luc Melenchon

She is not a full-time politician
At 51-years-old, Arthaud is a full-time teacher at a high school in Seine-Saint-Denis.
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10 months ago
US news

New Hampshire Honored a Rebel Girl.' Then It Found Out She Was a Communist.

From a young age, the activist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was known to embrace an agenda that espoused workers' and women's rights.Ms. Flynn gave her first political speech in 1906, when she was 15, and went on to become a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, an organizer at the International Workers of the World union and, eventually, a leader of the Communist Party of the United States.
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1 year ago
US news

Is TikTok's time up? CEO's skewering before Congress raises questions about app's future in the US

Is TikTok's time up?That's the question coursing through the halls of Congress, Wall Street, and the public writ large after the social media company's chief executive, Shou Zi Chew, waffled for hours before US lawmakers on Thursday.TikTok's fate in the US is on shakier ground than ever following lawmakers' grueling questioning of Chew, Insider Intelligence principal analyst Jasmine Enberg said.
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BBC News
10 months ago
UK politics

Truss urges Sunak to class China as 'threat' to UK security

Former prime minister Liz Truss has made a personal plea for Rishi Sunak to brand China as a "threat" to UK security during a visit to Taiwan.The ex-prime minister challenged Mr Sunak to deliver on pledges he made last summer to clamp down on China.Ms Truss made the speech in Taipei City on Wednesday, making her the first former prime minister to visit Taiwan since Margaret Thatcher.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Liz Truss to visit Taiwan to show solidarity' in face of China threats

Former prime minister Liz Truss will visit Taiwan next week to give a speech to show solidarity with the self-governed island in the face of increasingly aggressive behaviour from China.Ms Truss is also expected to meet Taiwanese government officials during the trip.During her time as prime minister Ms Truss was widely expected to move the UK Government on to a more hawkish footing when it came to dealings with Beijing, wanting to declare China under Communist Party rule a threat to national security.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok blocked from all London City Hall devices amid ongoing ban of the app

Greater London Authority has banned TikTok from all London City Hall devices in the latest ban on Chinese-owned app (Image: PA) Staff at London City Hall will no longer have TikTok on their devices in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns.It comes as the Greater London Authority (GLA) said the rule was implemented as it takes information security extremely seriously.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

TikTok to be blocked on City Hall devices in latest ban on Chinese-owned app

L ondon City Hall staff will no longer have TikTok on their devices in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns.The Greater London Authority (GLA) said the rule was implemented as it takes information security extremely seriously.It comes after the UK Government banned ministers from using the video-sharing app on their work phones following a security review.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London

TikTok banned on London City Hall devices over security concerns

London City Hall staff will no longer have TikTok on their devices in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns.The Greater London authority (GLA) said the rule was implemented as it takes information security extremely seriously.It comes after the UK government banned ministers from using the video-sharing app on their work phones after a security review.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

TikTok blocked on London City Hall devices in latest ban on Chinese-owned app

London City Hall staff will no longer have TikTok on their devices in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns.The Greater London Authority (GLA) said the rule was implemented as it takes information security extremely seriously.It comes after the UK Government banned ministers from using the video-sharing app on their work phones following a security review.
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10 months ago
UK politics

China brands Liz Truss's trip to Taiwan a dangerous political stunt'

Liz Truss's trip to Taiwan this week is a dangerous political stunt, the Chinese embassy in London has said, as the former prime minister prepares to call on Rishi Sunak to declare Beijing a threat to UK security.She is expected to use a speech in Taipei City on Wednesday to challenge the prime minister to deliver on his rhetoric during last summer's Conservative party leadership contest, when he declared China the biggest-long term threat to Britain.
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1 year ago
Law

U.S. arrests a Chinese business tycoon in a $1 billion fraud conspiracy

A Twitter page of Chinese exiled businessman Guo Wengui is seen on a computer screen in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2017.The self-exiled Chinese businessman was arrested Wednesday in New York on charges that he oversaw a billion-dollar fraud conspiracy.Andy Wong/AP NEW YORK A business tycoon long sought by the government of China and known for cultivating ties to Trump administration figures including Steve Bannon was arrested Wednesday in New York on charges that he oversaw a $1 billion fraud conspiracy.
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1 year ago
World politics

Jose Maria Sison, Philippine Communist Party Founder, Dies at 83

Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its long-running guerrilla insurgency, died on Friday in exile in the Netherlands, where he had lived for decades.He was 83.His death, in a hospital in Utrecht, was announced by a spokesman for the party, Marco Valbuena, who called him a great Marxist-Leninist-Maoist thinker and revolutionary leader.
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1 year ago
World politics

Protester Is Dragged Into a Chinese Consulate in England and Beaten

A man protesting outside the Chinese consulate in the northern British city of Manchester was dragged onto the consular grounds and beaten, increasing tensions as ties between the two countries worsen.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Taiwan president condemns California church shooting

Taiwan's president has condemned the shooting at a Taiwanese church in California by a man reportedly driven by hatred of the island, while a lawmaker from her ruling party questioned whether Chinese propaganda was a motivating factor behind the violence.
Washington Post
2 years ago
France politics

Anne Beaumanoir, French resistance fighter who aided Jews, dies at 98

Anne Beaumanoir, a French resistance member who guided Jews to safety in her Nazi-occupied homeland during World War II, then became an anti-colonial activist jailed in France for backing Algerian independence, and later earned distinction as a neurophysiologist specializing in epilepsy, died March 4 in Quimper, a city in her native Brittany.
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10 months ago
France politics

French police under fire for allowing neo-Nazi rally in Paris on VE Day

Members of far-right group "Comite du 9 Mai" (committee of May 9) gather to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the death of Sebastien Deyzieu of the "Oeuvre Francaise" ultranationist group, during a rally in Paris, on May 6, 2023.Emmanuel Dunand, AFP The Paris police force and France's interior minister faced questions and criticism Monday over why a march of around 600 neo-Nazis through the streets of the capital was authorised at the weekend.
Washington Post
1 year ago
France politics

France's left agrees to largely campaign together vs. Macron

PARIS - Long-divided left-wing parties in France will march into forthcoming legislative elections largely together, after the Socialist Party agreed late Thursday to join a new coalition of the left that hopes to limit re-elected centrist President Emmanuel Macron 's room for policy-making in his second term.
Washington Post
1 year ago
France politics

Analysis | What Macron has done to French politics

Charles de Gaulle, the towering French leader who ushered in the country's Fifth Republic, believed in a strong presidency anchoring a strong, stable state.
Independent
2 years ago
France politics

Feminist icon of French left drops out of presidential race

A French feminist who is a champion of minority groups and an icon of the left said she is dropping out of France's presidential race.
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10 months ago
UK news

Cleverly raises areas of deep disagreement' in talks with China vice-president

The Foreign Secretary said he broached areas of deep disagreement during a meeting with the Chinese vice-president in London.James Cleverly said he made plain the UK's position on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan during talks on Friday with Han Zheng ahead of the coronation.The Chinese politician, who has been blamed for overseeing a crackdown on freedom in Hong Kong, was recently appointed as President Xi Jinping's deputy and is set to represent China at the royal event on Saturday.
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1 year ago
UK news

No 10 defends proportionate' Government phones TikTok ban after China criticism

Downing Street said the decision to ban TikTok from Government phones was a prudent and proportionate step after China criticised the app abolition.Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden on Thursday announced the ban citing fears over the protection of sensitive UK Government data.It means users of Government-issued devices, bar officials given specific exemptions, will be prohibited from using the popular video-sharing application.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

The UK is considering fully banning TikTok

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails TikTok could be fully banned in the UK, the security minister has suggested.The app has faced a range of bans in countries across the world, including the US and Europe, where it has been banned from official devices.
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1 year ago
UK news

Security minister does not rule out full TikTok ban

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The security minister has not ruled out imposing a ban on TikTok in the UK over security fears about the Chinese-owned app.Tom Tugendhat said on Tuesday he is awaiting a review from the National Cyber Security Centre before deciding on the hugely important question.
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1 year ago
UK news

China removes 6 diplomats after Manchester consulate violence: UK

United Kingdom had requested they waive diplomatic immunity and be questioned by police over an attack on a pro-democracy activist.China has removed six diplomats from Britain, including its consul-general in Manchester, whom police wanted to question for their alleged role in the attack on a Hong Kong democracy protester outside Beijing's consulate in the northern English city, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Tens of thousands protest against Czech government

Tens of thousands of protesters from the far right and far left joined forces to rally against the country's pro-Western Czech government in the capital on Saturday.
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1 year ago
World politics

Taiwan's Ex-President Heads to China in Historic and Closely Watched Visit

TAIPEI, Taiwan Taiwan's former president, Ma Ying-jeou, will be setting off on Monday for the first visit to China by any sitting or former Taiwanese leader since China's civil war ended with the Nationalist government retreating to the island from the mainland in 1949.Though the 12-day visit by Mr. Ma, who was president from 2008 to 2016, is unofficial, it is likely to be watched closely at home and abroad for clues on how Beijing might seek to influence Taiwan, its democratic neighbor, ahead of a presidential election in January.
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1 year ago
World politics

Who Was Pablo Neruda and Why Is His Death a Mystery?

Fifty years on, the true cause of death of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, in the wake of the country's 1973 coup d'etat, has remained in doubt across the world.The Nobel laureate was not only one of the world's most celebrated poets but also one of Chile's most influential political activists.An outspoken communist, he supported Salvador Allende, Chile's leftist president from 1970 to 1973, and worked in his administration.
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1 year ago
World politics

A wide range of pro-Ukrainian groups operate in the shadows of the war.

KYIV, Ukraine New intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials has moved a step closer to solving the mystery of who blew up the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines last year.But the intelligence, which suggests that the perpetrators were members of a pro-Ukrainian group, is extremely vague.The U.S. officials underscored that there was much they did not know about those responsible for the blasts and their affiliations.
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1 year ago
World politics

Hong Kong Media Tycoon Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul, was sentenced to more than five years in prison on Saturday for fraud, a punishment that human rights activists denounced as the latest blow to freedom of expression in the city.Mr. Lai, 75, was sentenced Saturday by Stanley Chan, a judge at the district court, on two counts of fraud for violating the terms of a lease contract related to Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper he founded and which was forced to close last year when the authorities cracked down on it.
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1 year ago
World politics

What China's Zero Covid' Policy Has Looked Like

For a long time during the coronavirus pandemic, China's aggressive approach to stamping out cases worked.It has kept deaths from Covid-19 much lower than the rest of the world, most notably in comparison with the United States.But in recent months, that approach, called zero Covid, seemed increasingly outdated.
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1 year ago
World politics

Bao Tong, 90, Dies; Top Chinese Official Imprisoned After Tiananmen

Bao Tong, who was the highest-ranking Chinese official imprisoned over the pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square that ended in mass carnage in 1989, and who later became an acerbic outsider-critic of the Communist Party, died on Nov. 9 in Beijing.He was 90.The cause was acute leukemia, said his son, Bao Pu.
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1 year ago
US politics

Republican lawmaker calls TikTok an immediate threat' and calls for app to be banned

Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington said Sunday that TikTok represents an immediate threat from China and called for the short-form video app to be banned in the US.The chairwoman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee said on CNN's State of the Union that Congress should pass a data privacy law and ban TikTok in the US after the company's CEO Shou Chew testified in front of her committee on Thursday.
time.com
1 year ago
Marketing

Why the FBI Is Concerned About TikTok

FBI Director Chris Wray believes TikTok poses threats to national security as a Chinese-owned app that doesn't share our values and could manipulate content.The popular video-sharing app, owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance, boasted more than 1 billion active global users last year, a majority of which are American.
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1 year ago
World politics

Xi Jinping Expands His Power, Elevating Loyalists, Forcing Out Moderates

China's leader, Xi Jinping, extended his formidable dominance on Saturday, advancing a contingent of Communist Party loyalists ready to defend his personal power and expand the state's influence over the economy and on national security.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Russia says that a senior Chinese official expressed support for the invasion of Ukraine.

A senior Chinese official offered Beijing's most robust endorsement yet of Moscow's war in Ukraine, telling a group of Russian lawmakers on Friday that China "understands and supports Russia," particularly "on the situation in Ukraine," according to an official Russian description of the meeting.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Scott Morrison accuses Labor of 'sewer tactics' over Gladys Liu attack ad

The Coalition has accused Labor of "sewer tactics" over what Josh Frydenberg described as a "racist" attack ad targeting Liberal Gladys Liu, that accuses the Chisholm MP of spreading fake news and trying to trick voters at the previous election.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

TikTok blocked on London City Hall devices in latest ban on Chinese-owned app

London City Hall staff will no longer have TikTok on their devices in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns.The Greater London Authority (GLA) said the rule was implemented as it takes information security extremely seriously.It comes after the UK Government banned ministers from using the video-sharing app on their work phones following a security review.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Uncharmed: why Chinese film fans are shunning Hollywood

Matt William Knowles, a 36-year-old Hollywood actor, has been packing for a forthcoming trip to China in the past week.He's looking forward to his first China visit since the pandemic.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

China's Xi Jinping to meet Vladimir Putin in boost for isolated Russia leader

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged him with war crimes in Ukraine.r Xi's government gave no details of what the Chinese leader hoped to accomplish.Mr Xi and Mr Putin declared they had a "no-limits friendship" before the February 2022 attack on Ukraine, but China has tried to portray itself as neutral.
the Guardian
2 years ago
Europe news

Neither Nato nor Ukraine can de-Putinise Russia. We Russians must do it ourselves | Mikhail Shishkin

ombed-out Ukrainian cities and the corpses of children are not shown on Russian TV.
the Guardian
2 years ago
Europe news

Putin is betting that the west is too decadent to defend its values. He is wrong | Rafael Behr

ladimir Putin bet on a short war because he did not think that Ukrainians would resist invasion.
Ars Technica
2 years ago
Europe news

Putin reportedly blocks Russians' access to Facebook, Twitter, app stores

Russia is reportedly blocking Twitter, Facebook, various news sites, and major app stores, according to a German journalist.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

CBC projects NDP candidate Sarah Jama as next MPP for Hamilton Centre | CBC News

CBC projects NDP candidate Sarah Jama, 28, to be the next MPP for Hamilton Centre.Jama, a disability and housing activist, maintained a strong lead over the Liberals's Deirdre Pike, with 38 out of 53 polls counted.The byelection was held to replace former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who stepped down as MPP in the summer to run for mayor.
Theregister
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

UK.gov bans TikTok from its devices as a 'precaution'

The United Kingdom government has banned use of Chinese social media platform TikTok among ministers and officials on their work devices as a "precautionary" measure over worries the app is used to snoop on Brits.Speaking to Parliament this afternoon, Oliver Dowden, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State who oversees Cabinet Office policy, said the ban would have immediate effect and applied to devices issued within ministerial and non-ministerial departments, but not to "personal devices for government employees or ministers or the general public."
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Germany news

Hans Modrow, East Germany's last communist leader, dies at 95

Modrow was made prime minister in November 1989 days after the fall of the Berlin Wall.Hans Modrow, who as the last Communist prime minister of East Germany oversaw democratic reforms that opened the way to German reunification, has died at age 95, Germany's hard-left Die Linke party said.Last night Hans Modrow left us at the age of 95.
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1 year ago
NYC music

Review: A Shostakovich Symphony Finally Reaches the Philharmonic

When the stirring central tune of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 12 first emerges, a few minutes into the piece, it's very soft in the cellos and basses.The model for this moment is clear: Very softly, in the cellos and basses, is how the Ode to Joy is introduced in Beethoven's Ninth.Beethoven's Ninth, of course, is at the center of the repertory, while Shostakovich's 12th, The Year 1917, had never been played by the New York Philharmonic before Thursday, when it was a vehicle for the conductor Rafael Payare's debut with the orchestra at David Geffen Hall.
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1 year ago
Europe news

Cuba's president praises Putin, blames US for invasion of Ukraine

Cuba and Russia are united by sanctions and historic confrontations with the United States.On Tuesday, the leaders of the two countries  Miguel Diaz-Canel and Vladimir Putin  met in Moscow to strengthen their bond.While Cuba's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly has abstained on resolutions to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Diaz-Canel  the president of Cuba and the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba  has been far less tepid in his support of the Kremlin.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Jerzy Urban, Acerbic Communist Turned Free-Speech Hero, Dies at 89

He spent the 1980s as the Polish regime's sarcastic spokesman, then transformed himself into a controversial media entrepreneur in the '90s.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

EU debates whether to take in those fleeing Russia

The European Union is split over whether to give refuge to Russians fleeing after President Vladimir Putin announced last week that men with military experience would be called up to fight in Ukraine.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who brought down the Iron Curtain by introducing Glasnost and Perestroika to the Soviet Union, has died aged 91.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Germany news

Hans Modrow, last communist PM of East Germany, dies at 95 DW 02/11/2023

Modrow, a leading member of East Germany's Communist party, became prime minister in November 1989.He later served as a lawmaker in reunified Germany's parliament and continued advising the Left Party in his old age.Hans Modrow, the last communist prime minister of former East Germany, has passed away at the age of 95, according to Germany's Left Party.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Germany news

Dessau: Lanzelot review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week

Paul Dessau was one of the most significant composers in the German Democratic Republic.Having grown up in Germany, Dessau spent the second world war years in the US, composing film scores before returning to the newly formed GDR in 1948, where he worked with Bertolt Brecht's Berliner Ensemble.Though his first opera, The Trial of Lucullus, was condemned by the Communist party for its formalism soon after its 1951 premiere, Dessau rapidly became an influential figure in the musical life of the GDR.
The Local Europe
1 year ago
Germany news

Germany's defence minister visits Ukraine: ministry

Independence Day in the United States dates all the way back to 1776.Canada Day, celebrated on July 1st, goes back to 1867.
The Local Europe
1 year ago
Germany news

Unity Day: How October 3rd became Germany's national holiday

READ ALSO: Why November 9th is a fateful day in German historyWhat days does October 3rd replace?Both East and West Germany had national holidays before reunification.Why October 3rd and not November 9th?Less than a year before official reunification on October 3rd, 1990, the Berlin Wall fell on November 9th, 1989.November 9th - German history's double edgeThe other major reason why October 3rd serves as Germany's national day instead of November 9th is that November 9th, while associated with the happy elation of witnessing the Berlin Wall crumble, is also linked to many other momentous - and often solemn - historical commemorations.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Spain news

We need to unite': how Yolanda Diaz is galvanising the left in Spain

As Spain enters an election year that will include municipal, regional and national votes, the woman who is, according to polls, its most popular politician is touring the country to build support for leftwing candidates.Yolanda Diaz, the deputy prime minister and a lifelong member of the Communist party, is heading Sumar (Unite), a platform to the left of the prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, that plans to put up candidates at the general election due on 10 December.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

90% of people in China province infected with Covid, says local health official

Almost 90% of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top local official has said, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central Henan province, told a press conference that as of January 6, 2023, the province's Covid infection rate is 89%.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Coronavirus

COVID-19 lockdowns expanded in China as COVID-19 cases hit daily record

COVID-19 cases in China have hit a daily record, prompting government officials to expand pandemic lockdowns days after authorities reported the country's first coronavirus death in six months.The number of new COVID cases rose by 31,444 within the previous 24 hours - the highest daily figure since the first coronavirus detections in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Coronavirus

China's Chengdu, a city of 21 million, extends its coronavirus lockdown

Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in southwestern China, extended its week-long lockdown with no end date in sight, as authorities try to stop transmission of the coronavirus as part of the country's goal of "zero covid."
the Guardian
1 year ago
Coronavirus

China says Xi Jinping given local Covid jab as it seeks to ease vaccine safety fears

China's Covid-19 vaccines are safe and have been given to leaders of the state and ruling Communist party, officials said, as Beijing steps up efforts to allay public concerns about safety that risk hampering its vaccination drive.
time.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

Shanghai Reopens as China Hails Another Victory Over COVID-19

China declared victory over Shanghai's coronavirus outbreak as the nation reported its fewest new cases in more than three months, vindicating Covid Zero in the eyes of Beijing despite the policy's rising economic and social toll.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Public health

Crematoriums in China struggle as COVID spreads

Cities across China also scrambling to install hospital beds and build fever-screening clinics amid a widening COVID-19 outbreak.Crematoriums in cities across China are straining to deal with an influx of bodies amid a widening COVID-19 outbreak, according to media reports, as authorities scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever-screening clinics.
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1 year ago
Washington DC

No, Trump Is Not the First 2024 Presidential Candidate

Donald Trump announced his latest presidential bid on Tuesday night, but the former president isn't our first candidate to file paperwork for the 2024 election.As of November 15, nearly 500 people have already filed with the the Federal Election Commission to run for president, with forms being submitted as early as 2019.
Washingtonian
2 years ago
Washington DC

Your Guide to Rooting for Academy Award Nominees Who Have Ties to DC | Washingtonian

Look out for these films and movie-biz names at the Oscars this year.
Ready your predictions: the 94th Academy Awards are this Sunday, March 27.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Writer, truck driver, meatcutter, and 'Prophet of compassion' Mike Davis dies at 76

Scholar Mike Davis, in an undated photo provided by his publisher.Verso Mike Davis, a kind of tectonic-plate thinker whose books transformed how people, in Los Angeles in particular, understood their world, died on October 25th at his home in San Diego at the age of 76.His death was marked by his publishing house, Verso, and by numerous friends and fans on social media.
the Guardian
2 years ago
Books

Stalin's Library by Geoffrey Roberts review - the marks of a leader

talin was a voracious reader, who set himself a daily quota of between 300 and 500 pages.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

A loyal aide in Shanghai takes a leading role in Beijing.

The promotion of Mr. Li contrasts with Mr. Xi's removal of both top officials in Hubei Province in early 2020 after the new coronavirus first emerged in the provincial capital, Wuhan, and prompted a lockdown of nearly 11 weeks.Mr. Li's ranking puts him in line to become China's new premier next March, a post that will give him broad authority over the vast bureaucracy of the Chinese government.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

China is sticking to its zero Covid' policy.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday dashed any hopes that the zero Covid policy which attempts to eliminate coronavirus infections with costly lockdowns would end in the coming months.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

In Long-Contested Move, Paris Makes Sacre-Coeur a Historical Monument

Political Shifts in Europe
The basilica, which sits atop the hill of Montmartre, is the second most visited site in the capital, after Notre-Dame.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Cuba approves same-sex marriage in a referendum

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaks to the press on Sunday after casting his vote at a polling station in Havana during the new family law referendum.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Richard Borow, L.A. attorney who fought for Angela Davis' right to teach at UCLA, dies

Richard Borow, a Los Angeles trial attorney who defended Angela Davis after the UC Board of Regents dismissed the outspoken UCLA assistant professor because she was a member of the Communist Party in what became one of California's great fights over academic freedom, has died at 87.
Hardwood Houdini
1 year ago
Boston Celtics

Former Boston Celtics big man: 'American democracy is not a reality show'

Former Boston Celtics big man Enes Freedom FKA Enes Kanter has been outspoken about what he believes is a double standard on the NBA's part for promoting fans to be politically active in the U.S. while remaining silent on issues with the league's biggest international partner, the Communist Party of China.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Putin Will Turn Gorbachev's Death to His Advantage

Mikhail Gorbachev was a man who hoped for the best, and got the worst.The legacy of the last Soviet leader, who died yesterday aged 91, was largely undone by two decades of Vladimir Putin.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Xi Jinping's Banker Crusade Is Too Much Stick, No Carrots

Everyone's got to live a little.An effective politician who wants to change the world can't be all Main Street, no Wall Street.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | What's Next for China Evergrande, Crushed by Debt

One of China's largest-ever debt restructurings is looming, with the Communist Party now in the driver's seat, after China Evergrande Group was formally declared to be in default.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | China Markets Are Only `Uninvestable' for Slackers

Nursing trillions of dollars in losses as they navigate China's stock markets, foreign investors have complained that the world's second-biggest economy is becoming "uninvestable."
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | China Can Teach the West a Lesson on Inflation

Judging by the latest inflation numbers, developed nations are turning into emerging markets.
Washington Post
2 years ago
Business

Analysis | What's Next for China Evergrande, Crushed by Debt

One of China's largest-ever debt restructurings is looming in 2022, with the Communist Party now in the driving seat, after China Evergrande Group, the world's most indebted property developer, was formally declared to be in default.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

U.S. Warships Sail Taiwan Strait, Defying Chinese Pressure

HONG KONG - The U.S. Navy said that two of its warships were sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the first such passage by American ships since China began large-scale military exercises in response to a visit to Taiwan by Speaker Nancy Pelosi early this month.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Your Monday Briefing: U.S. Senate Passes Major Legislation

Also, China's military exercises could alienate Taiwan and rockets strike near a Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Chinese officials apologize for breaking into homes to search for Covid cases.

Local officials in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou have issued a rare apology after community workers broke into dozens of homes to look for people who had tested positive for the coronavirus and others deemed close contacts, triggering harsh criticism on social media.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

UK calls for extra vigilance on China ahead of Nato summit

Boris Johnson and his ministers are going into the Nato summit with fresh warnings that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown the need for extra vigilance and caution over potential Chinese action against Taiwan.
the Guardian
2 years ago
UK politics

New laws to enable expulsion of Russian spies need to be 'urgently speeded up'

New laws to make it easier to expel Russian spies and other foreign agents need to be urgently speeded up in light of the Ukraine crisis, opposition parties said on Wednesday, with the UK lagging behind other nations in tackling interference.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

For pianist Vadim Neselovskyi, Ukraine war adds urgency to his most personal work

Vadim Neselovskyi.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Shanghai eases into gradually reopening from its COVID-19 lockdown

Delivery men sort out their parcels outside a community on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Beijing.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Shanghai residents in lockdown criticize China's 'zero Covid' strategy.

As the coronavirus races through Shanghai, in the city's worst outbreak since the pandemic began, the authorities have deployed their usual hard-nosed playbook to try and stamp out transmission.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

The 'China Model' is being tested by Covid, Russia and the economy. And it's coming up short.

A year ago, while many countries were still reeling from Covid-19, China seemed to be one of the few places prospering through the pandemic.
LGBTQ Nation
2 years ago
Parenting

Florida governor stands his ground against Disney: "We don't want transgenderism in kindergarten"

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis namechecked Disney in a conspiratorial rant against "transgenderism" and "woke gender ideology" shared by his communications director on Wednesday.
Nytimes
2 years ago
Television

'Lucy and Desi' Review: Love in the Time of Television

The filmmakers of the lightweight documentary "Lucy and Desi" benefited from an embarrassment of riches.
Nytimes
2 years ago
World politics

In an Uneven Fight With China, a Tiny Country's Brand Becomes Toxic

After Lithuania dared to seek closer ties with Taiwan, China cut off trade - even blocking imports of products from other countries with Lithuanian parts.
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