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Marengo also describes them as a place of resistance. Now 72, he joined Franja de Oro in 1962, following in the footsteps of his grandfather who had been the group’s treasurer. A decade later, in the 1970s, Argentina would descend into dictatorship, when the military and other right-wing forces took power. As many as 30,000 people were killed, as the dictatorship sought to wipe out political rivals, left-wing dissidents and anyone perceived as a threat. Marengo himself was a leftist activist in his youth. Even though voting was prohibited under the dictatorship, he credits the clubs with keeping residents politically…

NewsFeedPalestinian civilians have been forced to leave Khan Younis in Gaza once again, after evacuation orders were sent by the Israeli military.Published On 2 Jul 20242 Jul 2024 Source link

Emissions from certain vehicles were 10 percent more on average than GM’s initial compliance testing claimed.General Motors will pay nearly $146m in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Wednesday that certain GM vehicles from the 2012 through 2018 model years did not comply with federal fuel economy requirements. The fine came after the Environmental Protection Agency said its testing showed the GM pickup trucks and SUVs emit 10 percent more carbon dioxide on average than GM’s initial compliance…

EXPLAINERWith this year’s hurricane season under way, Al Jazeera visualises the differences between various storm systems.Hurricane Beryl, the earliest hurricane on record to reach Category 5 strength in the Atlantic season, is barrelling towards Jamaica after battering the southeastern Caribbean, killing at least six people and leaving widespread destruction. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts an 85 percent chance that this year’s hurricane season will be more active than usual, driven primarily by La Nina conditions and warmer than average ocean temperatures. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) publishes an alphabetical list of names for upcoming tropical cyclones. [Al…

Record 71 million people are expected to travel on upcoming long weekend, a growth trajectory similar to pre-pandemic.High fuel costs and the threat of a hurricane are not expected to dampen Americans’ desire to hit the road, with vacationers preparing for record travel to kick off Fourth of July holiday festivities. Motorist group AAA expects a record of almost 71 million people to travel around the United States Independence Day holiday, growth similar to a pre-pandemic trajectory. Some 60 million people will drive with nearly 6 million flying to their destinations, while approximately 4.6 million people will take buses, trains…

The election campaigns are all but done, the debates have concluded, and all that remains is the vote. Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian will compete in Friday’s run-off presidential election in Iran, after no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, held on June 28. The winner will become Iran’s new president, following the death of the late President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on May 19. Who are the two candidates left in the race? The run-off will be contested by Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian. Jalili is mostly known internationally for…

Muhammad Nimah Nasser is at least the third senior commander killed in cross-border fighting since October.Hezbollah says a top commander has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, at least the third high-ranking official in the group to be killed in almost nine months of cross-border fighting that has sparked fears of wider regional escalation. The Lebanese armed group on Wednesday said that Muhammad Nimah Nasser, also known as “Hajj Abu Naameh”, had been killed. The Iran-aligned group later said it had launched 100 katyusha rockets targeting Israeli military positions. The announcement of Nasser’s death on the group’s…

Israel has illegally claimed 23.7sq km (9.15sq miles) of West Bank land as its own so far this year, Peace Now says.Israeli authorities have green-lighted the largest West Bank land seizure in more than three decades as the rate of land grabs in the occupied Palestinian territory peaks, an Israeli anti-settlement watchdog says. The planned seizure, approved by Israel’s government late last month but only publicised on Wednesday, targets 12.7sq km (4.9sq miles) of land in the Jordan Valley, the Peace Now NGO said. The move raises the total amount of West Bank land that Israel has declared its own…

The vote comes as many of Saied’s political opponents and media critics are in jail or facing prosecution.Tunisian President Kais Saied has called a presidential election for October 6, setting himself up for possible re-election as many of his political opponents are behind bars. Announcing the date in an official decree on Monday, Saied did not confirm whether he would seek re-election but is widely expected to stand for another five-year term. The former constitutional law professor was elected to office in 2019 as an anti-establishment stalwart promising to root out corruption. He took full control of the country in…