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3 hours ago About sharing Like many from Thailand’s poor north-east, Wichian Temthong left for Israel to find better-paid work By Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent “Am I lucky or unlucky?” Wichian Temthong pondered the question. “I guess I’m lucky, because I’m still here, still alive.” The 37-year-old farm worker is one of 23…

7 hours ago Comments About sharing Ukraine is running low on artillery shells By Abdujalil Abdurasulov and Daniel Thomas BBC News Ukraine has warned it is already being forced to downsize some military operations because of a drop-off in foreign aid. Top general Oleksandr Tarnavskyi said troops faced ammunition shortages along the “entire front line”,…

Politics / December 18, 2023 The Real Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani The disgraced former mayor was a racist authoritarian—even back when he was being celebrated by the mainstream media. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for Donald Trump, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse on December 15, 2023…

World / December 18, 2023 Bernie Sanders’s Incoherent, Pernicious Gaza Cease-Fire Position, Explained Instead of demanding that we end the war that actually exists, Sanders is lobbying for a humane war that Israel has zero interest in. Adam Johnson Ad Policy Senator Bernie Sanders arrives for a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing…

33 minutes ago About sharing Sir Grayson Perry accepted a knighthood as his female alter-ego, Claire Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Grayson Perry has hit out at EDF, saying the energy firm tried to raise his monthly electricity bill from £300 to £39,000. Sir Grayson said the company had tried to take the inflated amount as…

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