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The Italian island in a state of emergency as drought ravages country’s crops
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Italian island in a state of emergency as drought ravages country’s crops

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In May, the national government declared a state of emergency in Sicily and allocated 20 million euros to buy …

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Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals

Associated Press  

CAMMARATA, Italy — On a scorching July afternoon, a municipal water truck rolls up in a cloud of dust on Liborio Mangiapane’s farm in southern Sicily. “It’s a constant anxiety to keep the animals from suffering, but also just to have a chance to wash ourselves.” Sheep are released to graze as the sun sets and temperatures go down, at …

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This artist plasters pink sheep across L.A. as a symbol of queer joy
9 months, 2 weeks ago

This artist plasters pink sheep across L.A. as a symbol of queer joy

LA Times  

It began with a quote by Alexander McQueen: “I am the pink sheep in the family.” In 2013, L.A.-based contemporary street artist Ricky Sencion read a biography of the late designer and immediately connected with that feeling. Since then, he’s developed street campaigns of sheep and other characters he calls “Moonsters.” Some may look like Madonna or Anna Wintour, pop …

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‘Like a mafia’: Israeli settlers, forces squeeze Palestinian shepherds out
10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Like a mafia’: Israeli settlers, forces squeeze Palestinian shepherds out

Al Jazeera  

Ein al-Hilweh, occupied West Bank – With two of his sons in prison and his cattle pens – his livelihood – all but emptied, Palestinian shepherd Kadri Daraghmeh, 57, was beside himself. “My children are in prison, and every day it’s just more money I need to pay when we don’t even have money to buy food,” said a devastated …

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Palestinians face beatings, fires and drones from Israeli settlers in West Bank
1 year ago

Palestinians face beatings, fires and drones from Israeli settlers in West Bank

LA Times  

Jibreen Abu Aram was born on this rocky land to be a shepherd. Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza has intensified the settler movement in the occupied West Bank, where for decades Jewish enclaves have risen on strategic hilltops to blunt the chances of a future Palestinian state. “We understand who we are facing,” said Aviv Mor, a carpenter and …

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‘Better to die there’: Palestinians mourn Ein Samiya displacement
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Better to die there’: Palestinians mourn Ein Samiya displacement

Al Jazeera  

The villagers dismantled their own homes and fled the relentless Israeli settler attacks on them, their children and even their flocks. A distraught Abu Najjeh Kaabneh, the mukhtar or chosen leader of the Ein Samiya community, declared: “We are homeless.” Reaching the ‘killing point’ According to the elder Abu Najjeh, the decision to leave Ein Samiya came after the settler …

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‘Better to die there’: Palestinians mourn Ein Samiya displacement
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Better to die there’: Palestinians mourn Ein Samiya displacement

Al Jazeera  

The villagers dismantled their own homes and fled the relentless Israeli settler attacks on them, their children and even their flocks. A distraught Abu Najjeh Kaabneh, the mukhtar or chosen leader of the Ein Samiya community, declared: “We are homeless.” Reaching the ‘killing point’ According to the elder Abu Najjeh, the decision to leave Ein Samiya came after the settler …

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Cara Dutton kills trespasser as Jacob Dutton battles with sheep herders in series premiere of 1923
2 years ago

Cara Dutton kills trespasser as Jacob Dutton battles with sheep herders in series premiere of 1923

Daily Mail  

Cara Dutton, played by Helen Mirren, shot dead a trespasser as her husband Jacob Dutton, portrayed by Harrison Ford, battled with sheep herders on Sunday's series premiere of 1923 on the Paramount Network. Spin-off series: Cara Dutton, played by Helen Mirren, shot dead a trespasser on Sunday's series premiere of 1923 on the Paramount Network Jacob was also battling with …

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