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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Truck drives over Peru Nazca Lines damaging UNESCO World Heritage Site

Dolt of the century is found!

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A truck driver was handed a steep fine after driving his vehicle off the highway — and onto the Nazca Lines, a 2,000-year-old archaeological wonder only visible from the air. Local media said he wanted to avoid a toll.

US ‘name-and-shame’ list of Russian oligarchs binned by top Trump official – expert

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  • List of oligarchs who had made money corruptly was withdrawn
  • ‘At the last minute, somebody high up threw out the experts’ work’

A “name-and-shame” list of Russian oligarchs who made their money corruptly from their ties with Vladimir Putin was compiled by the US government agencies but then cancelled last week by a senior administration official, according to a Russia expert who was consulted on the list.

It was replaced by an all-inclusive list of rich Russians apparently copied straight from the Forbes magazine’s ranking of wealthy Russians, together with the names of some top Kremlin officials.

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#Me Too is about more than stopping rape. We demand more | Jessica Valenti

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People upset with should consider whether they’re comfortable with norms that say anything short of rape is OK

There’s a modern feminist adage that women need to “ask for more”. We’ve been taught to underestimate our value – whether in salary negotiations or personal relationships – and if women just demanded what we’re really worth, we’re told, we might just get it.

But if the backlash to has shown us anything, it’s that people don’t much like it when women refuse to settle for the bare minimum. The current criticism of the movement – sparked in earnest by accusations against Aziz Ansari – really comes down to outrage that women would dare ask for more.

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Palestinian girl arrested by Israel sent to Gaza Strip – where she’d never been, activists say

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Teen from West Bank was arrested after visiting Jerusalem without a permit and dropped off at crossing into Gaza, Israeli rights group says

A Palestinian teenager from the West Bank arrested by Israel was sent to the Gaza Strip despite never having been there in her life, according to an Israeli human rights group.

The group, HaMoked, said the 14-year-old girl, named only as Ghada, was arrested in Jerusalem on 13 January without a permit while visiting the Israeli-controlled city.

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