A massive container ship stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal has been blocking one of the world’s busiest waterways for over 24 hours, disrupting global “A massive ship is stuck in the Suez Canal, disrupting trade and inspiring hilarious memes”
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The Indigenous-led fight to stop the Line 3 oil pipeline expansion in Minnesota, explained
Tania Aubid began her hunger strike on Valentine’s Day. “Valentine’s Day is about love and having that love for your partner — but for me “The Indigenous-led fight to stop the Line 3 oil pipeline expansion in Minnesota, explained”
Why North Korea is ramping up missile tests again
North Korea’s second missile test in a week is increasing the pressure on President Joe Biden to respond, inching the nuclear-armed state further up the “Why North Korea is ramping up missile tests again”
The generational grief of colonization
“In Guam, even the dead are dying,” Chamorro author and activist Julian Aguon writes in his new book The Properties of Perpetual Light. Aguon, a “The generational grief of colonization”
Biden’s stated rationale for extending America’s war in Afghanistan is weak
President Joe Biden all but said during his first formal press conference on Thursday that the United States would likely extend its 20-year military campaign “Biden’s stated rationale for extending America’s war in Afghanistan is weak”
Why Biden’s pledge of $4 billion to help vaccinate the world isn’t enough
The Biden administration has officially committed to Covax, the global effort to fund and deliver Covid-19 vaccines around the world, including to lower-income countries. The “Why Biden’s pledge of $4 billion to help vaccinate the world isn’t enough”
Facebook’s news ban in Australia is draconian. But it might not be wrong.
Facebook’s sudden move on Wednesday to cut Australians off from the news (and the rest of the world from Australian news) was as surprising as “Facebook’s news ban in Australia is draconian. But it might not be wrong.”
Myanmar’s pro-democracy protest movement is strengthening
Myanmar saw its largest nationwide protests since the military coup earlier this month, with hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating in the streets and businesses “Myanmar’s pro-democracy protest movement is strengthening”
Biden is allowing asylum seekers caught by Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program to cross the border
The Biden administration has begun allowing tens of thousands of asylum seekers who were forced to wait in Mexico for a chance to obtain protection “Biden is allowing asylum seekers caught by Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program to cross the border”
The latest consequence of climate change: The Arctic is now open for business year-round
The Arctic is now open for business year-round after a large commercial ship sailed the Northern Sea Route from Jiangsu, China, to a Russian gas “The latest consequence of climate change: The Arctic is now open for business year-round”