Category: World News
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Student General Meeting – Calling UOW to divest, disclose and cut all ties with Israel
On the 4th of September 2024, UOW students held the university’s first Student General Meeting for Palestine liberation. In preparation for this historic event, students posted videos, handed out flyers and put up banners to spread the news of the SGM. At 2:30pm, around 150 students, too many to fit in the small…
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Activist speak up against AUKUS
A coalition of activist groups gathered at Sydney Town Hall on Saturday to protest against Australia’s involvement in the controversial AUKUS treaty and acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.
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Opinion: The Olympics that shouldn’t have happened.
Issues loomed over the Olympics earlier this year, upsetting the international sporting event. Weeks prior to the games, Olympic officials announced spectators would not be allowed to watch in-person to stem the spread of COVD-19 in Tokyo. The decision came after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the capital would enter its fourth state of…
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Japanese town splashes COVID cash on squid sculpture
The town of Noto, in the Ishikawa Prefecture of Western Japan, now features a landmark ready for post-pandemic audiences. Japan’s central government granted financial aid to localities, allowing them to use the funds in anyway that would help boost local economies. The squid is the result of the town of Noto being given 800 million…