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Новости за 13.12.2024

Opposition submits notice seeking Allahabad HC Judge’s impeachment

The Hindu 

The 21-page petition, listing out three charges against Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, was signed by 55 opposition MPs from the Rajya Sabha. The opposition has charged Justice Yadav of “engaging in hate speech”, “ displaying bias and prejudice against minorities” and violating judicial ethics

'Astro Bot' wins highest award at Oscars of video games

France24.com (en) 

The platform game featuring the adventures of a small space robot was also awarded "best family game", "best game direction" and "best action/adventure game" at The Game Awards 2024 in Los Angeles. It has sold more than 1.5 million copies according to Sony, which owns the 65-person Japanese studio Team Asobi responsible for the mega-hit. Onstage at the Peacock Theater, Team Asobi's French chief Nicolas Doucet praised the studio for designing a game that "put the user first". "It was just about the kids," he said. Читать дальше...

Climate Change Trial at The Hague

CounterPunch 

The stakes are extremely high as the impact of fossil fuels on climate change goes to The Hague for hearings December 2-13, 2024 to determine whether nations are obligated to phase out fossil fuels. Will the esteemed court issue an opinion that truly impacts climate change? More

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Government sets out plan for new era of clean electricity - GOV.UK

Top Stories (uk) - Google News (ru) 

  1. Government sets out plan for new era of clean electricity  GOV.UK
  2. Costing £40bn a year until 2030, Labour has decided its colossal net zero plan is worth the risk  Sky News
  3. Letters: Mounting costs for consumers count for little in Ed Miliband’s drive for clean energy  The Telegraph
  4. Ed Miliband pledges ‘most ambitious reforms to UK energy system in generations’  The Guardian
  5. Ministers consider weakening rights of communities to block clean-power projects  Financial... Читать дальше...

Shattered Lands: A Short History of the Syrian Conflict

CounterPunch 

This piece was first published on CounterPunch in March 2011. When the Arab Spring came to the Middle East ten years ago, most on the left welcomed the protests, except in Libya and Syria largely out of geopolitical concerns. If the world was made up of opposing camps, you had to support Washington’s enemies even More

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Holiday Season Nostalgia: Are We All on Fascism’s Side?

CounterPunch 

The re-election of Donald Trump raises a simple question: Are you willing to protest? With the new year approaching and start of the year resolutions forthcoming, the question challenges a specific generation. For Baby Boomers like me, the Age of Aquarius has not arrived, and the Age of Selfishness seems ubiquitous. We tried to let More

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Why Americans Appear to Love the UnitedHealthcare Assassin

CounterPunch 

On X, Luigi Mangione’s been dubbed the Claims Adjuster, or simply the Adjuster. The memes suggest a Punisher-style comic-book hero, hooded and masked, in a black jacket, with a silenced pistol. The narrative is about justice against the corporate elite and redemption and regeneration through violence. In this narrative, the villain is a sociopath deserving More

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Syria: Hopes and Pitfalls

CounterPunch 

The rapid collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has taken both intelligentsia and analysts by surprise. It was a repeat of the unexpected speedy fall of the Afghan government during the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Both events share notable similarities: in Afghanistan, the government unraveled when its primary sponsor—the United States—decided to withdraw. Similarly, in More

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EAM S Jaishankar highlights Neighbourhood First Policy in Parliament

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed Parliament on India's Neighborhood First Policy, emphasizing improvements in relations with neighboring countries under the current administration. He highlighted developmental projects and increased engagement while acknowledging challenges like the Maldives' oust-India campaign and China's influence in the region.

Biden grants clemency to 1,500 people, pardons 39: ‘The most ever in a single day’ - The Times of Israel

Google.com 

  1. Biden grants clemency to 1,500 people, pardons 39: ‘The most ever in a single day’  The Times of Israel
  2. Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency  The Associated Press
  3. Biden commutes sentence of controversial Pa. judge in Kids-for-Cash scandal  TribLIVE
  4. Marilyn Mosby, convicted of perjury and mortgage fraud, not pardoned by President Biden  CBS Baltimore
  5. Biden's full list of clemency and commutation recipients... Читать дальше...