Netflix’s new series, “Yasuke,” has brought the history of the African samurai — and that of Africans in Japan in general — to public attention. The real-life Yasuke was an African who arrived in Japan in the 16th century, as a bodyguard to a Jesuit emissary. In 1579, after impressing Oda Nobunaga, the […]
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INDIAN FARMERS’ PROTEST COMPLETES 200 DAYS
Early January this year, while responding to a journalist’s query about the perseverance displayed by India’s farmers even after several rounds of failed negotiations with the Government of India, Rakesh Tikait of Bhartiya Kisan Union had evoked the everyday struggle of a peasant in the field. “Resilience is in our […]
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BRITISH ACTIVIST CLIMBS 200M CRANE IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIANS
Nick Georges, 69, said he scaled tower frame in south London after witnessing ‘atrocities and horrors of Israeli occupation.’ A 69-year-old activist has scaled and spent the night atop a 200 metre high crane near the United States embassy in London, in solidarity with Palestinians. Nick Georges, who is a […]
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WEAPONIZING SCIENCE IN GLOBAL FOOD POLICY
In July 2021, the United Nations will convene “Science Days”, a high-profile event in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit later this year. Over the course of two days, the world will be treated to a parade of Zoom sessions aimed at “highlighting the centrality of science, technology and […]
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Covid-19: Narendra Modi’s India shaken
Every day, 350,000 new infections and more than 2,000 deaths are recorded in the country. A situation due to the unpredictability of the virus but also to the lack of anticipation, arrogance and demagoguery of the Indian Prime Minister. Editorial of the “World”. It was at the beginning of February. Indian Prime Minister […]
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