Palestinian Olive Harvest

Palestinian olive harvest under threat from Israeli attacks and restrictions

Harvesting olives is an economic necessity for many Palestinians, but it is increasingly precarious.

There’s Nothing Like Watching Vietnam’s Waterlily Harvest

In the Mekong Delta, farmers and locals still gather the flowers on wooden boats. Now, the ritual’s also become a photo op.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80

He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed to have been the last of his breed.

World - The New York Times - November 11

Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

Autonomous tech is coming to farming

Tech - ABC News - October 28

Letters by Oliver Sacks review – science, sex and motorcycles

The kaleidoscopic world and polymathic interests of the great neurologist brought to life in his correspondence. In 1960, Oliver Sacks, a 27-year-old University of Oxford graduate, arrived in San ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Trump Would Be Worse for Palestinians

Even if you think Harris is flawed on the Middle East, don’t try to punish the Democratic Party and risk a Trump election.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Oliver Glasner facing make-or-break four games to save Crystal Palace job

Palace failed to win any of their first eight league games Graham Potter among candidates to replace Austrian Oliver Glasner’s position as Crystal Palace manager is under mounting pressure ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Letters by Oliver Sacks review – valuable insight into a curious mind

From loving letters to his parents expressing early anxieties to later exchanges with scientific heavyweights, this collection of correspondence only cements Sacks’s legacy as a man of great ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Starbucks drops olive oil coffees as it shakes up menu

The announcement comes less than a week after the company reported falling global sales.

Starbucks will discontinue Oleato olive oil drinks at U.S. cafes in early November

New CEO Brian Niccol has pledged to simplify the Starbucks menu.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Starbucks will discontinue Oleato olive oil drinks at U.S. cafes

Starbucks’ controversial line of olive oil-infused drinks will leave U.S. stores in early November.

‘A new start’: Venezuelan leader extends olive branch to Donald Trump

Nicolás Maduro once called Trump a ‘racist cowboy’ but is now seeking rapprochement with the US president-elect. During his first administration, Donald Trump waged a “maximum pressure” ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Jamie Oliver pulls children's book after complaints from Indigenous Australians

The 400-page fantasy novel is accused of stereotyping Indigenous Australians.

Jamie Oliver Pulls Children’s Book Amid Criticism of Insensitivity

The celebrity chef’s second children’s book, “Billy and the Epic Escape,” faced accusations that it stereotyped First Nations people in Australia.

World - The New York Times - November 11

Trump and Biden both call for smooth transition in historic Oval Office meeting

President-elect Donald Trump was welcomed at the White House on Wednesday after declining to do the same for President Joe Biden after the 2020 election.

World’s tallest teenager, Florida’s 7ft 9in Oliver Rioux, to redshirt for Gators

Rioux will spend 2024-25 season practicing with team Canadian owns spot in Guinness record book for height The world’s tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world’s tallest ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

11 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at University of Minnesota

The protesters created barricades and trapped staff inside Morrill Hall, which houses the office of the president.

US announces $135M in humanitarian assistance to Palestinians

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced $135 million in new humanitarian assistance for Palestinians and said American negotiators will meet with Israeli and Qatari counterparts to ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Israel Urged by Yellen to Help Palestinian Economy Function

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the West Bank’s economy could collapse if Israel doesn’t preserve its banking relationship with Palestinian financial institutions in the territory it ...

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 28

Why Israel's UNRWA ban could be devastating for Palestinians

UNRWA, United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians, provides far more than humanitarian aid.

Palestinian patients evacuated from Gaza for treatment abroad

Seriously injured and ill Palestinians were evacuated in one of the biggest operations in months.

Pro-Palestinian protesters detained at banned demonstration in Amsterdam

Police detained people in Amsterdam for taking part in a demonstration that was outlawed after violent clashes targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club.

IDF publishes videos said to be Palestinians tortured by Hamas

World - Yahoo News - November 10

Palestinians hope Trump will end the war in Gaza

Almost two million Palestinians have endured over a year of violence and are looking to a new administration in Washington for help. Elizabeth Palmer speaks with Palestinians about their hopes and ...

Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza

World - ABC News - October 29

Jamie Oliver asks cheese lovers to help catch thieves behind £300,000 cheddar scam

London’s Neal’s Yard Dairy swindled out of 950 wheels of award-winning cheddars delivered to alleged fraudster. The celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has encouraged cheese lovers to help police catch ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

British chef Jamie Oliver urges followers to help solve the 'grate cheese robbery'

British chef Jamie Oliver is on the case of the stolen cheddar

World - ABC News - October 27

I visited a deeply divided Pennsylvania – and found Republicans repeating an enormous lie | Oliver Laughland

The US election is fast approaching and residents of this battleground state appear disillusioned with both parties and with democracy itself. In the housing projects of Pittsburgh’s Northview ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

UNCW Seahawks vs. Mount Olive Trojans: How to watch live stream, TV channel, NCAA Basketball start time

How to watch UNC-Wilmington vs. Mount Olive basketball game

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Jamie Oliver apologises after his children’s book is criticised for ‘stereotyping’ First Nations Australians

Exclusive: Publisher takes responsibility for the failure to consult Indigenous groups, who say the fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful histories. Jamie Oliver says he is “devastated” by ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Jamie Oliver pulls children’s book from shelves after criticism for ‘stereotyping’ Indigenous Australians

Billy and the Epic Escape to be withdrawn worldwide after First Nations groups say fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful histories. Jamie Oliver has pulled his children’s book from sale ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Children's book by chef Jamie Oliver is withdrawn after criticism from Indigenous Australians

A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticized for causing offense to Indigenous Australians

World - ABC News - November 10

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