Labour says Boris Johnson is 'playing Russian roulette' with people's livelihoods over Brexit
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-12-13
Boris Johnson is playing Russian roulette with people's jobs and livelihoods by threatening a no-deal Brexit, a Labour minister has said. | Disaster looming: | Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband warned that leaving the EU without a free trade agreement would be "a disastrous outcome". And he accused the prime minister of being "cavalier" with the country's national interests. | Labour's communities secretary Steve Reed said the British people "cannot tolerate" a no-deal outcome. He urged Johnson to "get Brexit done" as the trade talks deadline loomed. | It came as Miliband confirmed that his party woul…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/12/13/labour-says-boris-johnson-is-playing-russian-roulette-with-peoples-livelihoods-over-brexit/
Philippines: Labor movement demands release of Human Rights Day 7
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-12-13
Fight Back News Service is circulating this December 11 joint statement from the Council of Global Unions Philippine affiliates. | PH affiliates of global unions demand release of HRD7, stop arrests of PH unionists | We strongly deplore the simultaneous raids of residences and the consecutive arrests of trade union organizers, Dennise Velasco of Defend Jobs Philippines, Romina Astudillo, Deputy Secretary-General of Kilusang Mayo Uno-Metro Manila, Mark Ryan Cruz, Regional Executive Committee of KMU-Metro Manila, Jaymie Gregorio Jr. of KMU-Metro Manila, Joel Demate of Solidarity of Labor Rights and Welfare (SOLAR)…
fightbacknews.org/2020/12/12/philippines-labor-movement-demands-release-human-rights-day-7
Message of Chiledoc's head to Iranian Cinema Verite
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-13
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — Head of Chile Documentary Film Center (Chiledoc) Diego Pino Anguita sent a message to the 14th Iran International Documentary Film Festival known as "Cinema Verite" which is slated to be held online on 15-22 December.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167111/Message-of-Chiledoc-s-head-to-Iranian-Cinema-Verite
Russia's Forgotten Nuclear Disaster
Joshua Frank | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-13
It was a warm fall day on September 29, 1957, not much unlike any other in the deep Russian interior. Residents in the Chelyabinsk oblast cared for their crops of wheat and potatoes, others herded cattle. Women hung out their family's clothes to dry as the winds picked up before the sun descended. In the…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/13/russias-forgotten-nuclear-accident/
4 civilians killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-13
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — As local sources reported, four civilians have been killed in Afghanistan's Nangarhar.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167122/4-civilians-killed-in-bomb-blast-in-Afghanistan
10 Syrian Druze residents of Golan Heights injured in protest against wind turbines
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-13
Syrian Druze residents of the occupied Golan Heights are opposing Israeli plans to build a wind turbine to supply power to nearby illegal settlements. The Golan Heights has been under occupation since 1981…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/13/10-syrian-druze-residents-of-golan-heights-injured-in-protest-against-wind-turbines/
Araghchi meets with Afghan FM to discuss bilateral ties
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-13
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met with Afghanistan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Haneef Atmar in Kabul on Sunday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167126/Araghchi-meets-with-Afghan-FM-to-discuss-bilateral-ties
'Khatemeh' wins award at Herat Intl. Women's Film Festival
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-13
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — Iranian documentary 'Khatemeh' has won Earrings Statue for Best International Feature Documentary Film at the 6th edition of the Herat International Women's Film Festival in Afghanistan.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167096/Khatemeh-wins-award-at-Herat-Intl-Women-s-Film-Festival
Chabahar, a city for all seasons
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-13
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — Located in the southeast of Iran, Chabahar is one of the few areas of the country that is full of inimitable and unique natural and historical attractions.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167082/Chabahar-a-city-for-all-seasons
Police drop probe into Tory MP accused of rape who's been conducting parliamentary duties from home
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-12-13
Police have reportedly dropped their investigation into a Conservative MP and ex-minister who was arrested after a woman accused him of rape, sexual assault and coercive control. rape | The Metropolitan Police had said they received allegations on 31 July of sexual offences and assault. The allegations related to four separate incidents at addresses in London, including in Westminster, between July 2019 and January 2020. | Police arrested the Conservative MP on 1 August on suspicion of rape and took him into custody at an east London police station. They later released him on bail, the force added. | But the Sund…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/12/13/police-drop-probe-into-tory-mp-accused-of-rape-whos-been-conducting-parliamentary-duties-from-home/
Boosting bilateral trade, main goal of Iran-EU Business Forum
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-13
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — Adviser to the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) for Trade Contracts and Intl. Affairs said that increasing trade and economic interactions is the main objective behind organizing Iran-EU Business Forum.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167100/Boosting-bilateral-trade-main-goal-of-Iran-EU-Business-Forum
Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of ceasefire violation
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-13
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — The Armenian Foreign Ministry condemned the violation of the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, calling it contrary to the ceasefire agreement and against the presence of Russian peacekeepers.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167120/Armenia-Azerbaijan-accuse-each-other-of-ceasefire-violation
America Is Contributing to Iran's Shocking Covid-19 Death Toll
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2020-12-12