The responsibility for the re-emergence of shrill linguistic chauvinism in Maharashtra and Karnataka over Belagavi lies with the political parties in both states, which have preferred to inflame sentiments than calm tempers. Governments in Mumbai and Bengaluru have allowed parochial groups to set the agenda and let the situation turn worse. Last week, Karnataka stopped politicians from Maharashtra, including an MP, at the inter-state border when they tried to travel to Belagavi to meet the agitators. Pro-Marathi and pro-Kannada groups have started protests, some of which turned violent last week. The Maharashtra and Karnataka legislative assemblies are poised to pass…
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“Morocco is different from the Middle East, because it is fundamentally a Berber society, the Arabs came as outsiders in the 7th Century. Today in Morocco there are Arabs, Berbers, Muslims, Jews, atheists, non-religionists and Baha’is, there are Shias and Sunnis.” Source link
Helping the homeless is something Arden Pala has been doing for most of his life.The 13-year-old Rancho Bernardo resident has spent many years with his family serving dinner to people at homeless shelters, packing them sack lunches and raising funds to help those in need.Some of the money came through “The Adventures of Noah’s Flying Car,” a series of children’s books he penned starting at age 8. The three books published so far tell the tale of a boy who travels around the world in his flying car. Around 4,000 copies have been sold, he said. Volunteers working on the…
The recent three-day summit between the United States (US) President Joe Biden and African leaders, is a very significant step towards rebuilding and strengthening relations between Washington and Africa. The conference, which held in Washington, D.C. from December 13–15, 2022, was attended by leaders from 49 African countries, as well as the head of the African Union Commission. The summit focused on a wide range of issues relating to health, climate change, food security, conflicts, and space cooperation. This is the second time a US leader would host such a summit. The first meeting was held in 2014 by the then…
The largest photography library in Africa has opened in Ghana’s capital, Accra, showcasing the work of the continent and diaspora’s forgotten, established and emerging talent.Founded by Ghanaian photographer and film-maker Paul Ninson, the Dikan Center houses more than 30,000 books he has collected. The first of its kind in Ghana, a photo studio and classrooms provide space for workshops while a fellowship programme is aimed at African documentarians and visual artists. An exhibition space will host regular shows, the first of which is Ahennie, a series by the late Ghanaian documentary photographer Emmanuel Bobbie (also known as Bob Pixel), who…
Earlier this month, when Argentina defeated Poland 2-0 to advance to the knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a couple of guys in Buenos Aires went out to celebrate in the street and passed an elderly woman alone on the corner, wearing a mask and happily waving an Argentine flag. In their revelry they surrounded her, jumping up and down and chanting: “Abuela, lalala la la / Abuela, lalala la la” to the tune of many popular local soccer chants.But a video of them soon went viral, and so when Argentina defeated Australia 2-1 the following weekend, they…
No one wants to be in the hospital, especially over Christmas. Unfortunately, that’s the reality for some families. DANVILLE, Pa. — With just days until Christmas, many of us are still shopping. But for parents of children in the hospital, Christmas shopping tends to be put on the back burner. “When you’re in-patient, you probably can’t do Christmas shopping, so we want to alleviate that stress for these families,” said Rosemarie Lauck, a child life specialist at Geisinger. Each year employees at Geisinger bring Christmas shopping to parents in the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. “For infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age kids,…
Europe’s increasing demand for liquefied natural gas will create new business opportunities for sub-Saharan Africa LNG suppliers for the next decade, sources told Upstream. Speaking on the sidelines of the World LNG Summit & Awards event in Athens, Greece, conference attendees said the outlook for LNG as an expanding component of Europe’s energy mix is supporting a business case for new projects in Africa as well as the expansion of existing assets. Sources claimed Africa-origin LNG could take a growing share of European imports even after the crisis brought about by disrupted Russian gas flows recedes. “[The issue of] Russia…
Google is testing the ability to search for spoken words in video through a feature it calls Search in video. The feature searches for any spoken word that is mentioned in a video.The test is running in India, but at least one marketing experts has seen it run in … Source link
African countries are becoming the new theatre for the rivalry between China and Russia to play itself out, said a report, adding that although China still has a strong presence in African nations, the latter still rely on Russia for military assistance, despite the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine. The Geopolitik reported that the Russia-Africa Summit 2019 produced contracts to supply military armaments and equipment to more than thirty African countries. Businesses, including state-backed commercial interests, have invested heavily in security sectors, technology and industries that extract natural resources such as oil, gas, gold and other minerals.A report by the…