fascism: noun plural: fascisms 1: a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralised autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterised by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition 2. a tendency toward or actual exercise of…
Photo credit: UNICEF The UN-led system, for obvious reasons, has cut the number oof people it aims to reach this year by a third. The New Humanitarian reports aid groups as saying tens of millions who need emergency relief will go without. This deprioritisation also means a shrinking international presence for the system itself. Jeremy Wellard. head of coordination at the…
Photo credit: Human Rights Watch Hungray has prevented over 11 million migrants from entering Europe over the past 10 years. The Budapest Times reports that the country succeeded in doing so by using its own border fence and police forces, according to Gyorgy Bakondi, thhe chief security advisor to the prime minister. He emphasized that despite these efforts,…
Photo credit: BBC If you haven’t heard, hear it now! Gen-Z, those born between the mid-to-late 1990s and the early 2010s, exhibits more secretive and guarded behaviours in both personal and professional contexts than any other age group. They generally compartmentalize their lives and use private online spaces to curate a specific identity. Fortune magazine reports them as being…
Yinyin nda! Were I prophet; Lotteries and bets; Will specialize on; They’re novel turns on! Sere ninu Ile! Rites of passage; Didn’t I presage? Sent me from city; Was I liver- lillied! Ma wo nu re! A whole six feet; Doesn’t matter to it; No respect for length; And, down I went! Ki aso re! Protecting…
quirky: adjective quirkier; quirkiest unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way
Photo credit: Human Rights watch The Malaysian Immigration Department has arrested 125 illegal immigrants during a raid on a 19-storey building in Setapak, early today. The Sun reports that Kuala Lumpur Immigration director Wan Mohamed Saupee Wan Yusoff confirmed the operation. It resulted in the detention of 81 men and 43 women, and one child. The detainees included 79…
