ASIA/MYANMAR – “The military say ‘peace’ but brutality and violence increase” – Agenzia Fides

“The military wants to show the people and the whole world that they are making peace and that they intend to relaunch dialogue with ethnic groups. This is why they have removed the label of a ‘terrorist group’ from the Arakan Army. However, the violence and brutality of the military is becoming harsher. In Yangon, yesterday alone we counted 35 dead. Today there are already 12, according to the news that activists also exchange on social media”, reports a source of Fides in Myanmar, anonymous for security reasons. According to the source in question, “the demonstrations continue in many cities and on the basis of the reports collected on the ground, the young people killed by the soldiers since the beginning of the protest are more than 100 while the army continues to launch night operations, arresting peaceful people”. Source: ASIA/MYANMAR – “The military say ‘peace’ but brutality and violence increase” – Agenzia Fides

Refugees at US-Mexican border: ′We can′t save them all′ | Americas| North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | 11.03.2021

Cesar hails from a small village near San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, more than 2,000 kilometers from Matamoros. “My country is beautiful,” he tells DW. “It is our home, but we were forced to leave everything behind.”

Cesar owns a hair salon on the village high street. One day, a gang dominating the local drug trade informed him he would have to pay them 1,500 lempiras (€52, or $60) per month “for the right to keep using the shop.”

“1,500 lempiras!,” he says incredulously. “I only made 2,000 lempiras from my salon each month, and from that I had to pay rent, buy food, and pay off debts.” He says there was no way he could have afforded to pay the gang. “But I knew this gang controls my village.”

Then, he says, “I received a first threat that they would harm my 6-year-old daughter if I don’t pay up.” Soon, a second one followed. The gang said they would force Cesar’s 13-year-old son to join their ranks unless he complies. “What do you do then? What is a father, a husband, a human supposed to do?”

Source: Refugees at US-Mexican border: ′We can′t save them all′ | Americas| North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | 11.03.2021

A day in an abandoned memory: Gaza – نادية عصام حرحش

I stumbled into this facebook note from the Memories and thanks to facebook things are carefully organized for the passing moments of our lives in an order that maybe Mark decides). By all means, its invaluable to come across what I called back then a day in my abandoned memory. As I started reading it, the emotions I had on that day flashed back like a thunder striking an unexpected light. It was the first time for me to visit Gaza since I was a child. Gaza was recovering from another vicious aggression that took place a couple of years earlier (2008-9) Source: A day in an abandoned memory: Gaza – نادية عصام حرحش

Conquering and learning

Saania's diary - reflections, learnings, sparkles

Life is all about reaching your goals and trying your best to achieve them, as I talked about on my 16th post -“Purpose of Life”. However, reaching any goal takes effort and hard work and you will make mistakes along the way, that behave like obstacles between your path to success. With these obstacles, people often stop and give up, there is this fear that holds them back from trying. However, it is quite cliché but it’s important to learn from your mistakes – and get over those obstacles. They give you an opportunity- Firstly accept the mistake, learn from the mistake and then try again, and it’s totally up to you if you want to ignore it or if you want to open the door to hope in getting even better. A goal can be as small as getting an A in a class test or as big…

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What is a home?

CRAIN'S COMMENTS

Laurel Wamsley of NPR poses an interesting question. It’s akin to the ancient pacifist question, “what if the politicians declared a war and no one showed up?”

Offices closed in March 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The shutdown was painful for many, but scientists agree that it saved a large number of lives, despite the absurd number of deaths the US experienced. Things could have been much worse.

And we could be tested again. We are in the middle of an “arms race” between the vaccine makers and the virus. It seems likely that this will be a continuing war of attrition — Afghanistan writ large — unless one side or the other produces a super weapon of some kind.

Both brains and the housing market were thrown into disarray. Most people were unprepared emotionally for isolation. The desire for someone to blame inflamed racism and made…

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Hatra, Irak – Hatra, Iraq — Myrela

Rat u Iraku uzbunio je svjetske arheologe zbog sudbine ogromnog istorijskog nasljeđa te zemlje, u kojoj su cvjetale najranije ljudske kulture. Slike opljačkanog Nacionalnog muzeja, objavljene aprila 2003. godine, izazvale su najgora strahovanja zbog 170.000 umjetničkih djela konzerviranih u njegovim skladištima. Prve procjene govorile su da je 80% eksponata ukradeno ili uništeno, ali misija Udruženja […]

Hatra, Irak – Hatra, Iraq — Myrela

As a crossroads on the road between the Orient and the Mediterranean, Hatra was not an attractive target only for the Romans, so its progress did not last long. In 238, the city was attacked by the Persian king Ardashir I, and only three years later it was captured by the army of Shapur, the Sassanid king who did not hesitate to completely destroy the city. However, that short period of splendor left behind exceptional examples of sculpture that reveal Greek, Roman and Persian influences. In an incomparable mix of styles and cultures, statues of Hatra deities intertwine with statues of Poseidon, Eros, Hermes, Apollo and Hercules depicted wearing the skin of a Nemean lion, and there are sovereigns and other important personalities of the kingdom. Most of these statues and sculptures are now housed in the National Museum in Baghdad and in a museum in Mosul. The hope remains that they will be spared in possible war actions.

What if day after tomorrow is the last day! — Soni’s thoughts

Hello pals, whats up, hope all are fine and safe at home!!Guys, today i am back with a post where i would love to express my thoughts on the thought that ‘What if someone says you that you have 2days left to live’ what would you do, yeah yeah i know its a weird topic, […]

What if day after tomorrow is the last day! — Soni’s thoughts

Le pagine dei nostri libri | E’ solo un punto di vista – Save the last dance for me

Save the last dance for me

You can dance every dance with the guy
Who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight
You can smile every smile for the man
Who held your hand ‘neath the pale moonlight

But don’t forget who’s taking you home
And in whose arms you’re gonna be
So darlin’, save the last dance for me, mmm

 

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Source: Le pagine dei nostri libri | E’ solo un punto di vista

Writing | SoundEagle 🦅ೋღஜஇ

Choose simple words or expressions over complicated or convoluted ones. Be concise. Be parsimonious in the number of words used to narrate a given situation. Words are like diamonds: when set properly they sparkle beautifully; when overused they become tawdry and boring. Consider each word as a cost: fewer words, less cost… Source: Writing | SoundEagle 🦅ೋღஜஇ

Spike in daily COVID-19 cases, India records 22,854 new cases – The Hindu

India recorded its highest daily tally of COVID-19 cases this year with 22,854 new infections, taking the total tally to 1,12,85,561, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

The country last recorded such an increase in daily cases 76 days ago on December 25 when it registered 23,067 infections in a day.

The death toll increased to 1,58,189 with 126 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The total active cases have increased to 1,89,226 which now comprises 1.68 per cent of the total infections.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,09,38,146 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.92%, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.40%, the data stated.

Source: Spike in daily COVID-19 cases, India records 22,854 new cases – The Hindu