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Month: September 2023

Indonesian indigenous islanders are rallying against plans to build a Chinese funded factory on their homes

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked fierce protests from indigenous islanders who are opposed to their villages being torn down. Land disputes and forced evictions have often been a source of conflict in Indonesia and the protests on

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Alberto Fernández critica al FMI y pide el fin de bloqueo contra Cuba ante la Asamblea General de la ONU

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, dio un discurso este martes ante el pleno de la Asamblea General de la ONU, donde criticó al FMI y, en general, “la ingeniería financiera internacional”. “Es hora de promover la justicia social en el mundo”, dijo el mandatario. Fernández indicó que “el sistema

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EDCO announces Bend Venture Conference Growth Stage, Impact Track semifinalists

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) is excited to announce the semifinalist companies advancing in the Growth Stage and Impact Track competitions for the 20th annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 19-20. The ten semifinalists in the Early Stage competition category were announced last week. Each year, new

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Explosion in Union Pacific’s massive railyard in Nebraska appears accidental, investigators say

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investigators say a blast that prompted evacuations near Union Pacific’s massive railyard in western Nebraska last week appears to be accidental. But it’s not yet clear what caused it. The Nebraska State Fire Marshal’s office is working with the railroad and experts from the Federal Railroad

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Kentucky Supreme Court reviews state’s Republican-drawn legislative, congressional maps

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democrats have taken their legal fight to the state’s highest court in challenging Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts. The hearing before Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Tuesday revolved around a lower court ruling that the new maps didn’t violate the state constitution. Franklin

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