VP Murillo to Reinstall Metal “Trees of Life” in Managua
Each “tree of life”, a whim of VP Rosario Murillo, had a price tag of $20,000 in 2017, not including electricity and maintenance costs.
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Julian Assange Secures Freedom After Reaching Plea Deal with US, Leaving UK Prison
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be just hours away from freedom, after he accepted a plea deal with the US government…
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150,000 Israelis Call for New Elections, Immediate Ceasefire Deal
Hadas Kalderon: “I’m here to demonstrate and ask my government and all the governments in the whole world, please, please, do sign the deal.”
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A Balcony Falls on a Cafe in Vedado, Havana
The incident, part of a wave of collapses that is now impacting even one of the capital’s most solidly-built neighborhoods…
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Monsieur Periné – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artists are the Colombian band Monsieur Periné with an NPR Tiny Desk Concert from 2016.
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UN Warns Israel’s War on Gaza Has Led to an Unprecedented Environmental Catastrophe
Severe damage to Gaza’s water, sanitation & hygiene, the destruction of solar panels & the dispersal of heavy metals & explosive chemicals.
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UN Human Rights Office Update on Repression in Nicaragua
Jaime Navarrete remains imprisoned despite completing his sentence, Brooklyn Rivera continues to be forcibly disappeared, and 30 new arrests.
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Exposing the Human Rights Crisis in Nicaragua in Spain
“Being heard is what drives me,” said Ana Margarita Vijil, a former political prisoner exiled by the Ortega dictatorship.
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A River of Sewage Surrounds a “Health” Clinic in Havana
The place intended to preserve health is, paradoxically, a source of potential infections for residents.
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Wayne Shorter & Milton Nascimento – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artists are Wayne Shorter (USA) & Milton Nascimento (Brazil) with “Ponta De Areia” from the album Native Dancer (1975).
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