The Kabyle people, an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group native to the mountainous and Mediterranean region of Kabylia in northern Algeria, represent one of North Africa’s oldest and most enduring cultures. Known for their distinct language, Tamazight (Kabyle), and a...
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A flash mob for Gaza bounces from Milan to Berlin – Video
Several flash mobs have been held in Milan to denounce the genocide in Palestine, but one in particular has not only been repeated many times but has also been held by citizens in other Italian cities. The organizers were very pleased, but you can imagine how moved...
Governing Language: to Speak, to Name, to Create
Critical Semiotics in the Age of Generative AI While the world celebrates the creativity of machines, human language is under siege. Beneath the rhetoric of efficiency, accessibility, and expanding possibilities, a silent operation is underway: governing language from...
Acknowledging Dr. Syama Prasas Mookerjee’s Contribution to Bharat
One of India’s greatest patriots, educationists, committed politicians and fearless campaigners for national unity and integrity, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee was recently remembered for his exceptional contributions to the country in general and Assam in particular....
First Peoples ‘presence’ festival in Montreal
A wave of First Peoples presence is expected to sweep through Montreal August 5 to 15 The wave of creativity rising among the Indigenous peoples of the world, bearers of millennia-old traditions and prophetic visions, will bring a tsunami of diverse activities to the...
EcoWaste Coalition Bares New “No Lead” Imported Paints with High Lead Content
Watchdog Group Calls for Sanctions against Importers of Banned Lead Paints 1 August 2025, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has discovered five more “Standard” spray paints with dangerously high lead content, including three that have the “No...
Banned Mercury-Laden Skin Whitening Creams Still Sold in Pasay City
Toxics Watchdog BAN Toxics has issued a public health warning over the continued sale of banned skin-lightening products (SLPs) containing toxic mercury in beauty shops in Baclaran, Pasay City. The group is urging the local government to take immediate enforcement...
Massive Ocean Regime Shift, Alarming
A new study published in ScienceDaily claims severe ocean overheating may be causing a fundamental climate shift. Ocean heatwaves over the past couple of years have been massive and extensive and intensive on a scale never seen before at times covering 96% of the...
Empowering Communities Through Innovation: Highlights from The 5th HLU Conference Break-Out Sessions
This is the 5th series of the 5th Hanseatic League of Universities Conference By Genevieve Balance Kupang, Dumaguete City, Philippines Thank you for reading the first four series which was not only published in Pressenza but also re-published in Philippine Times: 1)...
Green Hydrogen, Black Coal
“There will be no real energy transition as long as coal powers the present and the future remains just a promise for export.” Chile wants to become a green hydrogen powerhouse. The government says it, companies repeat it, and the media celebrates it. Solar panels in...
The U.S. Advances Its Dystopian Plan to Destroy China
Imagine: it’s the summer of 2025, and the United States has been surrounded by foreign military bases. The bases have been built by some antagonistic country on the other side of the world that drones on about the inevitability of war. Leaders of the nation pump...
What’s The Most Realistic Scenario In Which The West Might Replace Zelensky?
They might wait until after Russia agrees to a ceasefire (if it ever does) since replacing him with Zaluzhny while hostilities still rage could further weaken Ukraine to Russia’s benefit. Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) published a report in late July...