The slogan聽鈥淲e Want to Welcome Them鈥 rang in the streets as up to half a million people demonstrated in Barcelona on February 18 to demand their government accept more refugees. It came after Spain accepted just 1000 of the 17,000 it had promised.
"It is very important that in a Europe of uncertainty where xenophobia is on the rise for Barcelona to be a capital of hope," said Barcelona's聽 mayor Ada Colau, who took part.聽
鈥淭he United States has almost 1000 military bases around the world, covering every continent, every ocean,鈥 filmmaker John聽Pilger聽says. 鈥淐hina has one!鈥澛
He points out: 鈥淭he US Pacific Command in Hawaii claims responsibility for 52% of the Earth鈥檚 surface.鈥
Members of the Argentine Metal Workers鈥 Union (UOM) marched to the Ministry of Labour in Buenos Aires on February 14 in protest of thousands of jobs cut from electronics manufacturing companies.
The cuts came after a government decision to eliminate a 35% tax on computer imports.
Protesters gathered in front of the National Congress of Argentina before marching to the offices of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, with many banging drums and waving flags.
Other unions also took part in the demonstration.
A strike at Chile's Escondida copper mine, the world鈥檚 largest, entered its fifth day on February 13 with few signs of speedy resolution as workers threaten to stop production for up to two months.
Workers began a strike at the Australian-run BHP Billiton mine on February 9 to put pressure on the company after failing to reach an agreement in wage negotiations.
The union said its 2500 members are committed to action and threatened a two-month work stoppage, leading BHP to admit that it will not be able to meet its contractual obligations.
Palestinian journalist聽听丑补蝉听聽a new hunger strike in protest of how Israel has once again detained him without charge or trial.
The resistance is taking many forms in the United States, ,聽with some constituents聽聽to demand accountability and others taking to the streets to protest the Trump administration and its draconian policies.聽
at Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the United States on February 11, pro-choice activists beat them at their own game: the organisation's supporters outnumbered those calling for it to be defunded.
Throughout the country, the counter-demonstrations featured larger crowds than the anti-Planned Parenthood ones.
Despite global financial crises that have rocked the small South American nation in recent years, Ecuador has managed to achieve landmark social and economic progress in the past decade under the left-wing government of President Rafael Correa, according to a new report from the Centre for Economic and Policy Research.
Venezuela鈥檚 Foreign Ministry issued a statement on February 14 denouncing a move by the Trump administration to sanction Venezuelan Vice-President Tarek El Aissami over drug trafficking allegations.
On February 13, the Treasury Department froze all of El Aissami鈥檚 alleged assets in the US under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. This makes Venezuela鈥檚 vice-president the top-ranking official of any country to be sanctioned in this way.
Temperatures above 40掳C on February 10 and 11 were perilous for Canberra鈥檚 flying fox colony in Commonwealth Park.
Extreme heat can cause them to become distressed and sometimes die, as happened in Singleton, where temperatures over 45掳C killed hundreds of grey-headed flying foxes.
Knowing the risk to the animals, volunteers from ACT wildlife, the National Capital Authority, Jerrabomberra Rural Fire Service Brigade and ACT Fire and Rescue combined to spray water on the animals.
Vegetation creates rain. That is one of the conclusions of a review of more than 150 scientific papers on land-clearing鈥檚 impact on rainfall, conducted by Dailan Pugh for the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA). The review, , reveals how land-clearing affects rainfall and its impact on the climate.
The Coming War On China
Written & directed by John Pilger
http://thecomingwarmovie.com
Screening now, visit site for details
The Coming War on China is possibly John Pilger鈥檚 best film in years.
In classic Pilger style, the Australian-born filmmaker 鈥 responsible for dozens of films critical of great power 鈥 depicts the threat the US war machine poses in the Asian region in the context of the rise of China.