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Kochi: A Jewish Town without Jews
Christabel Lobo, in Times of Israel, 20 December 2020 ,where the title reads thus: “India’s Jew Town only has a few Jews left, but traditions and landmarks remain” A sign denotes Kochi’s ‘Jew street,’ as it is known locally, which … Continue reading →
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Australia’s Mindless Slide towards War with China signalled by Hugh White
Hugh White, whose title in Quarterly Essay is “Sleepwalk to War: Australia’s Unthinking Alliance with America” Competing with China for primacy in East Asia is by far the most serious strategic commitment America has undertaken since the Cold War. And … Continue reading →
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Right Royal Pillage in British India! Now on Display!
David Page & Manisha Ganguly, in The Guardian, 6 April 2023, with this title “India archive reveals extent of ‘colonial loot’ in royal jewellery collection” File from India Office archive details how priceless items were extracted from colony as trophies … Continue reading →
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Danny Byrne’s Laconic Analysis of Day Five in the Second Test at Galle
Danny Byrne, whose title for this review reads thus: “The rain fails to arrive, and the Sri Lankans complete a comfortable victory. Day five in Galle” It was inevitable that Ireland would end up on the wrong end of some … Continue reading →
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From Little Things Big Things Grow: Antonians Who Excelled Beyond Excellence
Bernard Vancuylenburg & Sisira Weragoda Prologue: As an introduction to the subject of this article I had to choose a title which nails it all in just one line. It is the story of an academic miracle which emanated … Continue reading →
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Anarchy via Modern Media: Belgium Erupts ….
HOT NEWS ITEM …………“Clashes erupt in Brussels as tens of thousands protest Covid rules” …………. rance24.com/en/europe/20220123-clashes-erupt-in-brussels-as-tens-of-thousands-protest-covid-rules NEWS WIRES Police fired water cannon and tear gas Sunday at stone-throwing protesters after tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Brussels against Covid-19 … Continue reading →
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Special Vistas For Tourists in Sri Lanka Today
Lee Tulloch, in Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June 2023, where the title reads = “Why you should visit this undersold, teardrop-shaped island right now” If there’s a country that could do with a lot of love right now, it’s Sri … Continue reading →
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Papua New Guinea drawn into Aussie-US War Plans against China
Paul Gregoire in Sydney with “Sydney Lawyers” at masthead and this title = “AUKUS power are militárising Papua New Guinea in Preparation for War with China,” 16 May 2023, … ………………………. https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/aukus-powers-are-militarising-papua-new-guinea-in-preparation-for-war-with-china Journalist John Pilger’s 2017 documentary The Coming War With … Continue reading →
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Political Demonstrations surrounding the Test Cricket at Galle, 9/10 July 2022
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 9/10 July 2022, with this title “When Sri Lanka came to the cricket to fight for the country’s future” Thousands gathered in Galle to protest the government which has led them into economic chaos. …. … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka in IMF-Western Stranglehold
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake in The Sunday Island, 4 February 2024, where the title runs thus: “Of Elections, Bond scams, and Money Politics: The IMF and the Anatomy of Default @ 75 …. Default as Hybrid Economic Warfare” … with the highlights … Continue reading →
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