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Amnesty International report denounces Western ‘double standards’

Amnesty International’s annual report draws attention to the West’s “racist double standards” regarding human rights violations. As an example, the organization cites the reception of Ukrainian refugees according to their country of origin. “They didn’t offer the same treatment for those who fled war and repression in Syria and Afghanistan,” says Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s

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VIDEO : Watch: Violent clashes during water reservation protest in western France

Updated: 27.03.2023 – 11:38 On Saturday, violent clashes erupted between environmentalists and police over a disputed water supply in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On Saturday, violent clashes erupted between environmentalists and police over a disputed water supply in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. Thousands of protesters mobilized late in the morning, marching

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Snowstorm sweeps over western New York as cold front passes

Snow and gusty winds swept over upstate New York on Saturday, March 18, as a cold front moved into the area. Footage captured by Joseph Frascati shows snow falling in Bergen, Genesee County, on Saturday morning. The National Weather Service is forecasting gusty winds and snowfall in the area on Saturday and Sunday, with the

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Labor confident in ‘Western Sydney product’ in NSW elections

Labor Senator Tony Sheldon says “Western Sydney product” is an obvious choice for the treasurer. Mr Sheldon said Shadow Minister Daniel Mookie is the man for the job, and his experience with the Transport Workers Union helps “coordinate us through some of the toughest situations I’ve ever seen.” “If someone understands the political and economic

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Dog rescued from rubble after shelling in Western Ukraine

At least five people were killed in a Russian strike on a village in the Lviv region in western Ukraine when Russia shelled several cities on Thursday, March 9, according to a Ukrainian official. On Thursday, the mayor of Zolochev, Igor Grinkov, said that the rocket hit two residential buildings in the village of Bolshaya

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