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Far-right Poles have Ukraine on their minds at Independence Day march
Far-right Poles have Ukraine on their minds at Independence Day march
World
by  AFP

Warsaw's annual "Independence March" by far-right nationalist groups has long been used to espouse Polish pride, but Ukraine was on their minds at this year's event. The event commemorating Poland's Independence Day can be a lightning rod for controversy, pitting conservative groups against more liberal Poles.

Chile president creates commission to resolve Indigenous land issues
Chile president creates commission to resolve Indigenous land issues
World
by  AFP

Chile President Gabriel Boric met with Mapuche Indigenous leaders on Friday and announced the creation of a commission to resolve issues of land ownership in the flashpoint southern Araucania region, which has seen a spate of recent arson attacks. There are many cities in southern Chile that were built on land that was once Mapuche and these cities must be preserved," Boric said.

As Biden returns to table with Xi, US views darken on Chinese leader
As Biden returns to table with Xi, US views darken on Chinese leader
World
by  AFP

Sitting next to Xi Jinping during one of their marathon sessions in 2011, Joe Biden saluted the direction of US-China ties. When Xi was leader in waiting, Biden flew to China in 2011 and later invited him to tour the United States including rural Iowa, where a young Xi had gone on an exchange.

UK cops flak over carbon-neutral pledges
UK cops flak over carbon-neutral pledges
World
by  AFP

As world leaders and environmental experts meet at the COP27 climate change talks in Egypt, last year's host Britain is under scrutiny about its commitment to tackling global warming. Nevertheless, ministers have come under fire from environmental pressure groups and the independent Climate Change Committee (CCC), a UK body which advises the government.

Nomadic Latino migrant labor aids Florida hurricane recovery
Nomadic Latino migrant labor aids Florida hurricane recovery
World
by  AFP

Hour by hour, day by day, hurricane-devastated southwest Florida is starting to get back on its feet -- and the workers doing the hard labor are largely undocumented migrants. Thousands of migrants toil in Southwest Florida these days, said Saket Soni, director of Resilience Force, a nonprofit that helps US cities recover from disaster.