A diplomatic tussle intensified on Friday after Chile’s President put off accepting the credentials of Israel’s new ambassador to Santiago over the killing in the occupied West Bank of a Palestinian teenager, Reuters reports. In response, Israel’s Foreign Ministry summoned Chilean ambassador, Jorge Carvajal, for what it called a reprimand at a meeting where, it […]
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Israel to reprimand Chile for snubbing its new ambassador to Santiago
Returning to the Camino de Santiago in Search of Health and Happiness
Psychologists and religious leaders agree that the ancient Camino de Santiago is a great “way” to fight depression and mental health illnesses. The trail, whose English name translates into the “Way of St. James”, weaves through France and Spain and is a famous pilgrimage route which terminates in the alleged shrine of Saint James the […]
How Profit Deals With Protest: The Disappearance Of Argentinian Activist Santiago Maldonado
Over 40 days have passed since the forced disappearance of Argentinian activist Santiago Maldonado. President Mauricio Macri’s government appears to be more preoccupied with protecting the impunity of the Argentine Military Police, also known as the gendarmerie, than with listening to the demands for Maldonado’s release — or at least for information on his whereabouts […]
Conflict of interest: Obama’s new appointee to head the FDA is a big pharma mega-lobbyist
President Obama’s recent nominee to chair the Food and Drug Administration has drawn harsh criticism for his ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The disapproval grew more justified this week as it was revealed that until this year, nominee Dr. Robert Califf was a board member and consultant for a company whose sole purpose is […]