The contrasts are huge: official statements of loss and grief versus fireworks and celebratory dancing. The death of the Iranian President Raisi shows more clearly than ever how much the regime in Tehran is hated among its own population.
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Homosexuals in Iraq have been declared outlawed. In order to “protect the Iraqi society from decadent Western influences,” homosexuality has been criminalized.
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Carelessly, with a big swing, he throws the empty beer can over his shoulder into the water. For many Brazilians, the river is the devourer of everything that is no longer useful. What happens to it afterwards? The shoulders are shrugged. The river is endless. And if not, the municipal sanitation department fishes the garbage out.
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Two of the world’s biggest fashion brands, Zara and H&M, source cotton from the Brazilian Cerrado, whose production has been linked to illegal deforestation, land grabbing, violence, human rights abuses and corruption. These findings are contained in a recent report, Fashion Crimes, the European retail giants linked to dirty Brazilian cotton, by the British environmental organization Earthsight.
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The Netherlands and Moldova are set to enhance their military collaboration. The Netherlands will contribute personnel and financial resources to the Cyber Rapid Response Team (CRRT), which aims to better equip Moldova to defend against Russian cybercrime. This additional expertise is critically needed by the country.
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The terrorist group ISIS has made its mark again. In an attack in the Russian capital of Moscow, 130 people were killed. This generates publicity, which should lead to new recruits, something ISIS is desperately in need of.
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