ru24.pro
News in English
Декабрь
2024

Новости за 13.12.2024

Who Gets Burnt in the Politics of Passion?

CounterPunch 

A key question here is whether the destruction that Trump will rain on wage earners, while at the same time nurturing dividend recipients, will dampen the passion of the former for Trump. Counter-passions may erupt. Donald Trump isn't playing paddle ball with us. His is a knife fight in a phone booth (the last one on the planet) politics. Reason isn't in there. Historical parallels of reason evacuated, or gone mad, reveal the extreme potentialities of the politics of passion. More

Читать дальше...

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

Читать дальше...