Anti-NATO protests hit France

Rallies against the US-led NATO bloc and the supply of weapons to Ukraine have been held across France

Multiple mass protests against France’s NATO membership and its continued support of Kiev were held on Sunday in the capital Paris and at other locations across the country.

he demonstrations, taking place for the second consecutive weekend,

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Philippine protesters celebrate ‘People Power’ ousting of Marcos Sr

Philippine protesters rallied on Saturday to mark the 37th anniversary of the “People Power” revolution, which ousted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s dictator father and sent the family into exile.

It was the first commemoration of the uprising since Marcos Jr took office in June 2022. He has praised his father’s 20-year regime, which critics describe as a dark period of human rights abuses and corruption that left the country impoverished.

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How a primary school saved the Manx language from extinction

UNESCO declared Manx Gaelic extinct in 2009. Years later, a letter from a primary school on the Isle of Man proved them wrong, so the organisation took a step back and set up a new category: revitalised languages.

When 97-year-old fisherman Ned Maddrell died in 1974, his native language, Manx Gaelic, died with him.

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UK, EU inching towards Northern Ireland protocol deal – Irish PM

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union are inching towards concluding talks on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland and an agreement is possible, but by no means guaranteed, in the coming days, Ireland’s prime minister said on Saturday. “I think the talks on reforming the (Northern Ireland) protocol are inching towards a conclusion.

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Philippine protesters celebrate ‘People Power’ ousting of Marcos Sr

Philippine protesters rallied on Saturday to mark the 37th anniversary of the “People Power” revolution, which ousted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s dictator father and sent the family into exile.

It was the first commemoration of the uprising since Marcos Jr took office in June 2022. He has praised his father’s 20-year regime, which critics describe as a dark period of human rights abuses and corruption that left the country impoverished.

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