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December 30th, 2015
No charge for policeman who shot Tamir Rice
The white police officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice, an African American 12-year-old, will not face criminal charges, it was announced on Monday – more than a year after the shooting in Cleveland.
Officer Timothy Loehmann opened fire on Tamir less than two seconds after arriving at a park where the 12-year-old was playing with a toy gun on 22 November 2014.
The officer and his partner had not received crucial information for the 911 call which said Tamir was likely a juvenile playing with a “probably fake” gun.
“This has caused the city of Cleveland – with the loss of a child at the hands of a police officer – to do a lot of soul searching so that an incident like this will never happen again,” said Cleveland’s Mayor Jackson.
And yet this decision sends the opposite message: that it’s still ok for white police officers to perpetrate violence on black people.
December 10th, 2018
The silent war in Kosovo
| in: | Humans, Economy |
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| by: | Katarina Panić |
How the war between Serbia and its south province Kosovo switched from political to economic grounds.
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December 10th, 2018
The Somali mothers fighting street crime in Sweden
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Bob Koigi |
The Global Peace Index has identified Sweden among the safest countries in the world. But behind the façade is a worrying trend of upsurge in crime.
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December 06th, 2018
To Achieve Lasting Security, Invest in Young Peacebuilders
| in: | Humans |
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| partner: | NewsDeeply |
One in every four children around the world – about 535 million – currently live in a country impacted by conflict or disaster, according to the UN.
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December 04th, 2018
Lipstick and big data: how Cambridge Analytica got your identity wrong
| in: | Humans, Technology |
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| partner: | Screen Shot |
Does your makeup define you?
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December 03rd, 2018
A Zimbabwean woman who defied the odds in the fight against sexual abuse
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Cyril Zenda |
Rita Marque-Mbatha from Zimbabwe, does not regret the day she started what later turned out to be a drawn-out 16-year legal battle for justice.
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November 30th, 2018
Genetically modified mosquitoes against Malaria
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Bob Koigi |
GM mosquitoes are released to tackle one of the biggest killers in Africa.
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November 29th, 2018
Another Threat to Coral Reefs: ‘Shifting Baselines’ of What’s Normal
| in: | Nature |
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| partner: | NewsDeeply |
A 19-year-long study on the impact of bleaching and cyclones on a section of the Great Barrier Reef underscores the challenges for a healthy coral ecosystem
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November 28th, 2018
Balkan's war leaders' renaissance - from criminals to heroes
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Katarina Panić |
Politicians all over the Balkans, who base their campaign on chauvinism, often deny war crimes committed by “ours” and blame other sides.
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November 27th, 2018
Confessions of a zero-waste Amazon Prime subscriber
| in: | Humans, Nature, Economy |
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| partner: | Screen Shot |
By Danielle KnightThe free magazines outside tube stations scream zero waste guilt. You must buy tinted lip moisturiser in recyclable aluminium [...]
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November 26th, 2018
Monetizing plastic waste through art … Serge Attukey shows the way
| in: | Humans, Arts |
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| by: | Kwabena Adu Koranteng |
Renowned American sociologist, Charles Horton Cooley once said “An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one”.
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November 23rd, 2018
"We should therefore look for ways to inspire and support the refugee community"
| in: | Humans, Arts |
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| by: | Bob Koigi |
In Bangui, the Central African Republic capital, hundreds of thousands of residents live in fear as sporadic conflicts flare up, leaving a trail of death.
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November 22nd, 2018
Liberia’s Taps Are No Longer Running Dry
| in: | Humans, Nature, Economy |
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| partner: | NewsDeeply |
In Liberia, the Ebola outbreak drove steps to restore water pipes devastated during 14 years of civil war, as well as improving public health.
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November 19th, 2018
Desolation As Economy Falls Apart Again in Zimbabwe
| in: | Humans, Economy |
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| by: | Cyril Zenda |
Zimbabwe is fast sliding towards an economic crisis similar to one that the southern African country suffered a decade ago.
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November 15th, 2018
Refugia: Answering the Critics
| in: | Humans |
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| partner: | NewsDeeply |
The concept of a transnational polity for refugees has attracted critics, as well as curiosity.
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November 15th, 2018
Riace immigrants forced to leave after 20 years
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Federica Tedeschi |
An Italian town, which received international praise for its integration scheme, plans all to deport all immigrants.
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November 13th, 2018
What about a digital services tax for Google, Facebook & Co?
| in: | Technology |
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| partner: | Screen Shot |
Clamping down on Silicon Valley tax avoidance is a good start, but what next?
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