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Philippines to ban foreigners for 1 month, cap entries as virus surges

The government will limit the number of people permitted to enter the country to 1,500 per day under the ban, which does not apply to diplomats and some medical personnel.

The Southeast Asian country banned the entry of foreigners in principle in March last year to stem the spread of the virus, but gradually loosened the restrictions.

Currently foreigners are allowed to enter the country if they already have visas or have visas issued upon the recommendation of a government agency to which their work is related.

Health authorities say virus cases are on an upward trajectory, and there is a growing alarm within the government after a virus variant was discovered recently.

Source: Philippines to ban foreigners for 1 month, cap entries as virus surges

India: Farmers′ protests give way to new independent journalism | Asia| An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW | 16.03.2021

Disappointing coverage by national media

Initially, farmers faced a number of unfounded allegations: they were called secessionists and paid protesters, and were accused of being misled by opposition parties.

Many mainstream media outlets questioned their legitimacy with queries like: “How can they speak English? How can farmers wear jeans?”

The founders of the Trolley Times, who all hail from farming backgrounds, found these accusations insulting. The coverage of the protests seemed superficial. There were no stories coming out from within the demonstrations or about the people who were physically there.

“We had an advantage here — we were a part of the protest,” editor and photojournalist Navkiran Natt told DW. “We knew the language that the farmers used — in this case, Punjabi — but we also knew English and Hindi, which allowed us to reach a wider audience.”

While a number of niche media organizations were also seeking out stories, a lot was lost in translation. They did not speak the same language as the farmers leading the movement.

“Their primary platform is social media,” Natt said. “But our audience is an old farmer, for whom media is synonymous with a physical newspaper.”

Source: India: Farmers′ protests give way to new independent journalism | Asia| An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW | 16.03.2021

Palestinians receive first batch of COVAX-supplied vaccines

A Palestinian Health Ministry spokesman said 38,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine would be used for inoculations as of Sunday, while 24,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine would be stored “until there is a scientific decision from the World Health Organization”. Source: Palestinians receive first batch of COVAX-supplied vaccines

Proud Boys Leaders in Four States Are Charged in Capitol Riot – The New York Times

F.B.I. agents have arrested two organizers for the Proud Boys in Philadelphia and North Carolina, and prosecutors filed new charges against two other prominent members of the far-right group in Florida and Washington State as federal authorities continued their crackdown on its leadership ranks, three law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.

With the new conspiracy indictment, prosecutors have now brought charges against a total of 13 people identified in court papers as members of the Proud Boys. Federal investigators have described the group, which appeared in force in Washington on Jan. 6, as one of the chief instigators of the riot at the Capitol that left five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer.

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International aid is the latest victim of Boris Johnson’s culture wars | openDemocracy

Maybe Johnson doesn’t think it’s his job to care about people outside Britain. But what about the £120m for UK universities, which will be pulled with just four months’ notice? Perhaps he might worry about scrapping research into, for example, combating diseases similar to COVID-19?

Source: International aid is the latest victim of Boris Johnson’s culture wars | openDemocracy

Coisas têm preço, pessoas têm valor

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Diante da calamidade do coronavirus vivida pela população, temos compreendido que o valor do ser humano tem sido muito baixo para essa frase logo acima fazer jus a toda essa situação emblemática que vive o país hoje.

Segundo o diariodocentrodomundo.com.br, A cidade de São Paulo, ultrapassou os 600 óbitos diários por covid. Sem dúvida, esses números assuntam, porque fazendo uma relação com o mês anterior […], as mortes seriam menor, algo aí por volta de 400 vítimas. E hoje os dados preocupam por esses números terem aumentado significativamente. As pessoas estão morrendo porque há caos em toda parte. Há omissão tanto da população, como também da parte do governo. A população não é tão inocente, que não consiga cumprir regras básicas de higienização. O governo porque tem dado um ” jeitinho” de se esquivar de suas obrigações. E o pior, a saúde vive um colapso, porque os hospitais já não…

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La Terre n’est pas une marchandise et nous faisons tous partie de la nature — Barbara Crane Navarro

Interview | L’écrivain et chef indigène Ailton Krenak estime que la Terre est un organisme vivant et que, si l’humanité continue au rythme prédateur qu’elle vit, elle entrera dans la liste des espèces menacées. Photo: Neto Gonçalves / Companhia das Letras “Nous connaissons la fièvre de la planète.” C’est ce que dit Ailton Krenak et […]

La Terre n’est pas une marchandise et nous faisons tous partie de la nature — Barbara Crane Navarro