Fentanyl Road: How deadly drug goes from China to Mexico, ends up in US
The DOJ announced last week the first prosecutions against Chinese chemical companies and nationals for the trafficking of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said of the prosecution, “These companies and individuals are alleged to have knowingly supplied drug traffickers in the United States and Mexico with the ingredients and scientific […]
Guerra Ucraina – Russia, le news di oggi. Cnn: “Il generale Surovikin membro vip segreto della Wagner”. Wsj: “Usa valutano l’invio di missili a lunga gittata”
Read More Il generale russo Sergey Surovikin era un membro vip segreto della Wagner. Lo riferisce la Cnn. E lo Stato maggiore delle forze armate russe sta svolgendo delle “verifiche” per “estirpare” il personale militare che ha mostrato “mancanza di risolutezza” nel fermare la rivolta. Intanto Mosca annuncia che la Wagner non combatterà più in […]
Claims of DA corruption cover-up in eThekwini
Read More DA KwaZulu-Natal deputy leader Dean Macpherson says there is no proof of corruption. Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images The Democratic Alliance (DA) leadership in KwaZulu-Natal allegedly failed to investigate former Chatsworth councillor Ronnie Pillay’s claims of corruption by his colleagues, whom he accused of collecting bribes from contractors working on […]
Butt out, Youth League tells ANC leaders
Read More The ANC Youth League is decrying party bigwigs, including secretary general Fikile Mbalula, meddling in its affairs. File photo Angry members of the ANC Youth League say failed verification processes and the interference of senior party members, including secretary general Fikile Mbalula, mean that this weekend’s conference, the league’s first in eight years, […]
Ampersand Mixtape 4: It wasn’t roaring
Read More This mixtape is so subversive it should come in a brown paper bag. Art and especially music often unsettle reactionary regimes, elites and establishments. For this mixtape Charles Leonard has picked his favourite subversive songs from around the globe and tells their fascinating and often curious stories. It includes an infamous drinking song. […]
Buy cook or by book …
Read More Karen Dudley’s melting caramelised cabbage with ginger-fennel smoor Sitting around admiring the glossy photographs of food in the generous helping of new cookery books might not seem the most constructive thing to be doing in the dark times we are living in. Unless, of course, among the books is one titled Recipes for […]
Challenging Eurocentrism: A step towards social justice
Read More Garment workers want Bangladesh to ratify the International Labour Organisation’s decision on ending discrimination against women, gender-based violence and minimum standards of social security. Photo by Mamunur Rashid/Getty Images The recent standoff over the reference to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, which pitted Westerners against countries from Africa and the […]
Battle over Rwanda deportations to continue as No 10 gears up for appeal
Read More The bitter legal battle over the government’s flagship immigration policy is set to reach new heights after Downing Street insisted it would fight to overturn a ruling that sending refugees to Rwanda was unlawful. Charities and others were jubilant on Thursday after judges at the court of appeal ruled in favour of campaign […]
John Lewis defends plans to build 10,000 rental homes on its land
Read More John Lewis has defended a plan to build homes to rent as the group files planning applications for projects in west and south-east London, and prepares to manage tenancies at three sites built by other developers. The John Lewis Partnership, which owns Waitrose supermarkets and a string of department stores, has pledged to […]
UK avoids winter recession, and house prices rise in June – business live
Read More From 41m ago Newsflash: The UK has avoided recession over the winter, the latest national accounts confirm. The Office for National Statistics has confirmed that the economy grew by 0.1% in the first three months of this year, and also in the final quarter of 2022. That matches the initial estimate, and shows […]
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