Fugitive Catalan chief Puigdemont pledges he will return to Spain if he can be restored to power BARCELONA, Spain — Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia who fled the country after a failed secession ... following upcoming elections. Puigdemont, 61, ran ... 03/21/2024 - 9:51 am | View Link
Catalan socialist leader to seek ‘reconciliation’ with Madrid ahead of May elections Last week, Catalan public television station TV3 reported that Puigdemont will be JxCat’s candidate for the elections, although the separatist leader said that nothing has been decided yet. 03/17/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Spain’s parliament passes amnesty for Catalan separatists after region’s leader calls snap election The Catalan Parliament declared independence on October 27, 2017, after calling for a secession referendum backing ... The 2017 Catalan regional elections were held in December, while the ... 03/14/2024 - 7:12 pm | View Link
Spain approves amnesty for Catalan separatists, but adiós to hopes it would bolster weak government The legislation aims ... of secession supporters for their roles in an illegal breakaway bid attempted six years ago. The amnesty became a political necessity for the Socialist leader after ... 03/14/2024 - 2:48 am | View Link
Spain approves amnesty for Catalan separatists, but adiós to hopes it would bolster weak government The legislation aims to clear hundreds of secession ... he calls himself a political exile. Puigdemont said Thursday that he will “probably” decide next week whether he will run as Junts’ candidate in ... 03/14/2024 - 1:48 am | View Link
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Back in January, the International Court of Justice responded to a petition asking it to rule that Israel’s campaign in Gaza amounted to genocide. To the disappointment of the petitioner, South Africa, the court appeared to conclude that Israel’s campaign was not inherently genocidal, essentially affirming the principle of Israel’s right to military engagement for aims such as self-defense, the pursuit of terrorists, and hostage rescue.
A new study from the World Inequality Lab finds that the present-day golden era of Indian billionaires has produced soaring income inequality in India—now among the highest in the world and starker than in the U. S., Brazil, and South Africa. The gap between India’s rich and poor is now so wide that by some measures, the distribution of income in India was more equitable under British colonial rule than it is now, according to the group of economists who co-authored the study, including the renowned French economist Thomas Piketty.
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The current total number of billionaires in India is peaking at 271, with 94 new billionaires added in 2023 alone, according to Hurun Research Institute’s 2024 global rich list published Tuesday.
TOKYO — Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan.
The products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., billed as helping to lower cholesterol, contained an ingredient called “benikoji,” a red species of mold.
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In addition to the products from Osaka-based Kobayashi, more than 40 products from other companies containing benikoji, including miso paste, crackers and a vinegar dressing, were recalled, starting last week, a government health ministry official said Wednesday.
At least 106 people had been hospitalized, and many more are believed to have been sickened, although it’s unclear if all the illnesses are directly linked to benikoji (pronounced beh-nee-koh-jeeh).
The ministry has put up a list on its official site of all the recalled products, including some that use benikoji for food coloring.
The company is investigating the cause of the problem.
Someone recently asked me why it was important to protect the Amazon rainforest from oil drilling. The question made me angry. Can you imagine being questioned about the importance of protecting your home from being destroyed in a fire? Or about protecting your home, your extended family’s homes, and all your people’s homes from demolition?
Thailand’s lawmakers passed a legislation to recognize same-sex marriage, paving the way for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to guarantee marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.
The 500-member House of Representatives voted to pass the so-called “marriage equality” bill, technically an amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code, in a final reading on Wednesday.
For years, China has been testing the limits of its aggression in the South China Sea to see how much it can push before someone, meaningfully, pushes back. It’s a dangerous game that recently left three Philippine Navy personnel injured after their resupply ship to the Second Thomas Shoal—an atoll at the center of disputes over rival territorial claims of the all-important waterway through which a third of the world’s trade passes—was surrounded and fired upon with a water cannon by Chinese coast guard and militia vessels.
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In video of the March 23 incident, crew members could be heard shouting as jets of water pummeled the Philippine ship, which sustained heavy damage.
CAUGHT ON CAM: A GMA Integrated News Exclusive: “Tama na, Lord!” Horror as China Coast water cannons Philippine resupply ship @24OrasGMA @gmanews pic.twitter.com/rUIKi8ws8O— Joseph Morong 🇵🇭 (@Joseph_Morong) March 25, 2024
It’s not the first such attack by Chinese forces on Philippine sailors, nor is it likely to be the last.