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A lone lantern slowly ascends in the middle of the crowd on train tracks in Shifen Old Street, Taiwan. Taken on April 2018.

Death penalty in Taiwan must die
Taipei Times By Declan Logan Taiwan is regularly recognized as the strongest democracy in Asia, a vibrant, pluralist society that holds human rights as foundational to its identity. That is, until you consider the... (photo: WN / RTayco)

File : Two women walk at the old main bazaar of Tehran, as one of them without covering her mandatory Islamic headscarf, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets over the last two weeks to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police in the capital of Tehran for allegedly wearing her mandatory Islamic veil too loosely.

Trial begins for Iran journalist who reported Mahsa Amini’s death
Dawn Iran on Monday held the first trial session for one of the two detained female journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death in custody last year, her lawyer said. Months of nationwide protests... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)

An Indian police officer checks the passports of Kashmiri haj pilgrims inside a haj house in Srinagar October 20, 2009. The first batch of 400 Kashmiri haj pilgrims set off on Thursday for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest place for Muslims. A total of 7,600 pilgrims from the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir region are expected to perform this year's ritual, authorities said.

Indian passport holders can travel visa-free to 57 countries; check full list here
DNA India India's passport ranking has shown significant improvement, rising 5 spots from the previous year and now standing at 80th in the latest Henley Passport Index. This advancement allows Indian... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)

US Capitol January 6th 2021 during the riot

Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to 7 years in prison for throwing spear-like object at police
The Hill A man from Lebanon, Maine was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in prison for throwing a spear-like object at police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Kyle Fitzsimons, 39,... (photo: Creative Commons / Kurt Kaiser https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)

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A shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines is received and checked in Coimbra, Portugal

The Story of Pfizer Inc. A Case Study in Pharmaceutical Empire and Corporate Corruption
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France Soccer PSG New Coach Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique replaces racism accused Christophe Galtier as PSG head coach
Independent online (SA) Paris — Former Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique has been appointed as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal, the French champions announced on... (photo: AP / Aurelien Morissard)

People visit a memorial outside Club Q, the LGBTQ nightclub that was the site of a deadly 2022 shooting that killed five people, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Colorado Springs

Victims confront Colorado Springs gay nightclub killer, calling him a monster and a coward
Wtop COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — One-by-one, nearly two dozen victims stood in a courtroom to confront the person who pleaded guilty to murdering five people and injuring... (photo: AP / Chet Strange)

Clinton Smith, chair of Preston Black History Group reads a copy of a magazine outlining the Battle of Bamber Bridge

UK village marks struggle against US Army racism in World War II
Federal News Radio BAMBER BRIDGE, England (AP) — The village of Bamber Bridge in northwestern England is proud of the blow it struck against racism in the U.S. military during World War II.... (photo: AP / Jon Super)

Saudi Esports Federation reveals $5 million cross-title prize fund for Gamers8 festival
Inside The Games The Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) has launched a $5 million (£4 million/€4.6 million) Gamers8 Club Awards prize money fund to reward teams and clubs for success across... (photo: Creative Commons)

One of the most dangerous hours in America is now 11 o'clock on Sunday morning
Democratic Underground (snip) What happened next at the New Life Church in December 2007 would change the way many churches approached security. It would also foreshadow a disturbing trend that... (photo: Creative Commons)

Activists celebrate for the life imprisonment to the separatist leader, Yasin Malik ,in Jammu, India, 25 May 2022.

Yasin Malik's long history of struggle

Hindustan Times On May 26, 2023, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) approached the Delhi high court recently seeking the death penalty for separatist leader and chief of Jammu and... (photo: WN / Shilpa)

British actor Daniel Craig poses for photographers as he arrives for the German premiere of the the twenty-third James Bond film "Skyfall" in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.

'He wanted to be James Bond, and he thought they'd made him a librarian': FBI ...
The Daily Mail A FBI 'spycatcher' who helped secure the conviction of one of America's most infamous traitors has expressed sadness at his death, saying he had hoped to confront him one... (photo: AP / Gero Breloer)

Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety and President of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), addresses a press conference on the establishment of a Road Safety trust fund,12 April 2018

UN Special Envoy visit Ethiopia to promote road safety

Capital Ethiopia UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt, has visited Ethiopia as part of his visit to East and Southern Africa aimed to advocate the effective... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)