Dictator’s son far ahead in Philippine presidential vote
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The election winner will take office on June 30 for a single, six-year term as leader.

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My Nelson Mandela is Dead
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JERUSALEM, OCCUPIED PALESTINE – On the wall of the courtyard at “The Citadel” in Beit Sahour is a mural of great Palestinian figures, both women and men. Many of them are dead; those who still live spent time in prison and are prohibited from living in their homeland. And yet Palestinians are constantly demanded to answer the question, “Where is the Palestinian Nelson Mandela?”

“My Nelson Mandela is dead,” my long-time friend Baha Hilo answered, as this question was posed to him by visitors at the “Citadel.” The Palestinian Mandelas are dead and buried, or sometimes buried alive in Israeli prisons with long sentences that in some ways are like a death sentence.

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General Dynamics Calls Critics “Radical Skeptics” for “Undermining” US Foreign Policy
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RESTON, VIRGINIA (CODEPINK) — On May 4th, General Dynamics held its annual shareholder meeting. This meeting took place virtually, possibly in response to last year when shareholders were able to directly engage with the General Dynamics Board and ask how they justify the destruction and death their weapons cause.

CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin was able to use her shareholder question last year to ask CEO Phoebe Novakovic how she justifies making $21 million a year while, years earlier, a...

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EU sets date for Ukraine candidacy decision
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Brussels is looking forward to receiving Kiev’s answers to the union membership questionnaire, the EU Commission head says

The future of Europe is that of Ukraine as well, the European Commission head, Ursula von der Leyen, told the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Monday, adding that the “next page” in the history of the bloc will be written by Ukrainians.

The EU Commission chief said Brussels is looking forward to receiving Ukraine’s answers to the membership questionnaire. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk...

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Financial worries of Americans surge – poll
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More than half are concerned about maintaining their standard of living, a Gallup survey reveals

Americans are markedly more concerned about their personal finances compared to last year, with a significant portion reporting they’re “very” or “moderately worried” about making ends meet, a Gallup poll released on Monday reveals. 

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Colom­bia: ‘Who­ev­er op­pos­es frack­ing will get a bul­let’
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Grow­ing num­ber of death threats from para­mil­i­tary groups tar­get en­vi­ron­men­tal de­fend­ers who op­pose frack­ing in Colom­bia.
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Ukraini­ans flee­ing war try dif­fer­ent ways to en­ter the US
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Ukraini­ans are com­ing to the US on tourist visas, through the south­ern bor­der or un­der a new spon­sor­ship pro­gramme.
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Fil­i­buster, clo­ture: US Sen­ate rules fea­tured in abor­tion de­bate
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Sen­ate pro­ce­dures are pre­vent­ing Pres­i­dent Biden and his De­mo­c­ra­t­ic Par­ty from pass­ing ma­jor leg­isla­tive pro­pos­als.
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US to sus­pend tar­iffs on Ukrain­ian steel for one year
The EU has also pro­posed a one-year sus­pen­sion of im­port du­ties on all Ukrain­ian goods not cov­ered by a free trade deal.
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European Council chief Charles Michel forced to take cover as Russia attacks Odessa with missiles
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European Council President Charles Michel was forced to take cover during his surprise visit to the war-torn Ukrainian city of Odessa as Russian fo

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Policyholders lead subscription of India's biggest IPO LIC, while foreign investors shun it
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As per a stock exchange filing, Life Insurance Corp's (LIC) largest-ever initial public offering (IPO) was oversubscribed 2.95 times as six days of

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London Unveils New Sanctions Against Russia

The UK will raise tariffs on imports of platinum and palladium from Russia and Belarus as part of a new round of sanctions targeting £1.7bn of trade.

Import tariffs on a range of products will be raised by 35%. London will also ban exports of goods such as chemicals, plastics, rubber, and machinery to Russia, worth a combined £250mn.

“This is the third wave of trade sanctions announced by the UK government and, excluding gold and energy, will bring the proportion of goods imports from Russia hit by restrictions to more than 96%, with more than 60% of goods exports to Russia under whole or partial restrictions,” the govt said in a statement.

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Reference to Irish language legislation expected in Queen’s speech – McDonald
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Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald said her party pressed the Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on promised language legislation on Monday.

Olympic gold medalist Kellie Harrington to be awarded Freedom of Dublin
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Lord Mayor Gilliland made the announcement at Dublin City Council’s monthly meeting on Monday.

Josh Dunne murder trial told it is common for Deliveroo riders to have bikes stolen
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George Gonzaga Bento (36), a Brazilian national with an address in East Wall, Dublin 3, is charged with murdering the 16-year-old at East Wall Road, East Wall on January 26th, 2021

Chris Hedges: Jesus, Endless War, and the Rise of American Fascism
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PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (Scheerpost) — The Democratic Party – which had 50 years to write Roe v Wade into law with Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama in full control of the White House and Congress at the inception of their presidencies – is banking its electoral strategy around the expected Supreme Court decision to lift the judicial prohibition on the ability of states to enact laws restricting or banning abortions.

I doubt it will work.

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Elon Musk suggests he could die ‘under mysterious circumstances’
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The Tesla tycoon’s cryptic tweet generated a slew of Hillary Clinton jokes

Elon Musk on Monday told his followers on Twitter that should he die “under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya.” The SpaceX and Tesla magnate has apparently clashed with a Russian official, but his announcement sparked more jokes than concern.

Musk tweeted his message on Monday morning but gave no further explanation. Shortly afterwards, however, he shared a post written by Russia’s former deputy prime minister and current space agency ch...

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Train crashes in Europe, leading to victims
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The crash took place just outside Vienna

A train derailed on Monday at the town of Munchendorf, just south of the Austrian capital of Vienna. The accident killed at least one person and injured more than 12, the Red Cross told Austria’s APA news agency. Earlier unconfirmed reports in the local media suggested the death toll could be higher.

The cause of the accident is not yet known. The Red Cross spokespeople told APA that two of those injured were seriously hurt while 11 had less serious wounds. 

According to a description from the Kronen-Zeitung newspaper, one of the train’s wa...

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