According to a report, Abed Odeh, a former commander of hamas’s military wing who was arrested in 2019 for spying for Israel has escaped from prison in Gaza. Reportedly, he was arrested on suspicion of mapping underground tunnels with an Israeli tracking device. According to the report, hamas has deployed dozens of security gards and has set up checkpoints, especially near the border with Israel. Reportedly, on Saturday night hamas security officers raided his home and arrested a number of his family members.
Exploitation in the Sahel
According to reports, boko harem was a militant group operating in north eastern Nigeria, Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon. Reportedly it split in 2016, resulting in the emergence of islamic state west Africa. According to reports, in 2013 the ownership of the Bakassi peninsula was transferred via the greentree agreement from Nigeria to Cameroon. Cameron is divided into anglophone and francophone Cameroon. Reportedly, the greentree agreement was backed by the u.n.
According to reports, in 2012 an armed conflict broke out involving the Tuareg people of northern Mali. Reportedly, one of Mali’s most common natural resources is gold, the third largest producer in Africa. According to a report, since 2019 Ghana has replaced south Africa as the largest producer of gold on the continent. There have been reports of the hijacking and killing of soldiers and freight drivers and protests at ports.
Telecommunications
Reportedly, high quality access to international telecommunications networks is the key driver in the social, economic and industrial development of regions and countries.
The transatlantic communications cable is a cable laid on the seabed from one side of the Atlantic to the other. Reportedly, by the late 20th Century electrical cables were being replaced by fiber optic cables. Fiber optic cables transmit internet, telephone and cable tv communications. Reportedly, lasers at one end fire at extremely rapid rates to receptors at the other end of the cable.
Ireland is connected to Canada and the uk by sub marine cables. According to a report, there are currently no sub marine telecommunications cables from Ireland to continental Europe, except via the uk.
No concessions
According to a report, the u.s. secretary of state has made no concessions to Russia’s demands concerning Ukraines membership to nato and nato’s presence in eastern europe. Reportedly, he has said that nato will stand by their principles, but how principled is sanctioning poverty stricken war torn countries? U.n. sanctions nclude sanctioning other countries and companies who buy their oil.
France hope to revive peace talks
According to a report, the French president is scheduled to speak to the president of Russia on Friday morning, the topic being Ukraine.
Reportedly, France is seeking to revive the Normandy format talks, which in 2014 brought together the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine. According to the report, the last meeting was cancelled because of covid 19, but the Russian deputy prime minister, Dimitri Kozak met the diplomatic advisors of the other members of the Normandy group in Paris, Wednesday.
According to a report, Russia have threatened military-technical action if nato refuse to bar Ukraine from nato. While not questioning Ukraine’s right to sovereignty, is western servitude better? Reportedly, nato police u.n. sanctions, questionable in view of activity in oil rich countries such as Yemen, Venezuela and in the Sahel.
Long covid linked to gut micro-organisms
According to a report, post-acute covid 19 syndrome, otherwise known as long covid is linked to the aggregate of gut micro-organisms.
Reportedly, an investigation was performed by analysing the stool samples of 106 patients with varying degrees of covid severity and a comparison group of 68 people.
Long covid can invade the gut via post nasal drip or cattarh. Fatigue is the most common symptom.
Is overmedicating a problem in the Irish health service?
Attention deficit disorder is classified as a behaviour disorder but known to be a manifestation of childhood depression. Even so, according to reports, family and talk therapy are rarely prescribed in Ireland, the uk and elsewhere, rather the disease is treated with the central nervous stimulant, methylphenidate, sold under brands such as ritalin and concerta. This way, though hyperactivity is often a symptom, the symptoms of the underlying depression are treated.
Questions arise such as a possible avoidance of real issues, and whether we should resort to drugs as a solution, particularly for young children.
According to a report, many generic drugs and an unknown number of private company brands use free surplus lactose as a bulking agent, which is unregulated, stored in unfit conditions and/or past its sell by date. Leads to the conclusion that we may be overly dependent on medicine, ignoring other paths to wellness.
Another journalist killed in Mexico
With the ongoing complicity of legalities concerning Julian Assange, what is the future for journalism and whistleblowers?
According to reports, journalist Lourdes Maldonada López was shot down in her car outside her home in Tijuana, Mexico on Sunday.
Reportedly, three years ago Lourdes stood up before Mexico’s president , Andrés Manuel López Obrado and said, I fear for my life.
According to reports, the murder comes less than a week after photographer Margarito Martínez was shot down outside his home, also in Tijuana.
Reportedly, days earlier another journalist, José Luis Gambia was fatally stabbed in Veracruz state. According to the report, over fifty journalists have been murdered since Andrés López Obrado became president in 2018.
Deep Humanitarian crisis in Tigray
According to a report, the world health organisation chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, a Tigrayan has been criticised for his comments condemning the humanitarian blockade on the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Reportedly, Tigrayans used to rule the country. According to reports, war erupted in November 2020.
Ethiopia is situated in the Sahel, near the Red Sea. Reportedly, a deep humanitarian crisis is ongoing in Tigray.
No radical changes in Ukraine security
According to a report, the u.s. state department has authorised the departure of some u.s. embassy employees who wish to leave Ukraine, and ordered family members of government employees at the embassy in Kyiv to leave Ukraine. Reportedly, the uk have removed some embassy staff and their families, but the eu’s representative for foreign affairs said he is not planning a similar move.
According to the report, Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister stated, ‘There have been no radical changes in the security situation recently, the threat of new waves of russian aggression has remained constant since 2014, and the accumulation of russian troops near the border began in April last year. Reportedly, the eu are offering Ukraine a €1.2 billion aid package.