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Published time: 22 Sep, 2017 14:48 Farmers in France are protesting against the country’s agricultural policy. They stopped morning traffic in Paris, holding banners such as “Macron is killing farmers.” They’re angry about a proposal from the Macron government to ban the controversial pesticide glyphosate, which is considered carcinogenic. The pesticide is used in Monsanto’s […]
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have had some dramatic disagreements over the years, but Saturday’s game at Fenway Park featured one of the strangest wrinkles in their rivalry to date. With the game tied 1-1 in the 11th inning, Yankees designated hitter Matt Holliday made a bold move. After being called out on […]
Published time: 8 Mar, 2017 14:32 Greek riot police fired tear gas at farmers protesting tax and pension reforms in Athens, to prevent a crowd of over 1,000 from forcing its way into the agriculture ministry. Protesters responded by throwing stones and smashing windows. Around 1,500 farmers arrived at the capital from the island of […]
Hundreds of people on Sunday gathered near one of the main landmarks in St. Petersburg, Russia – St. Isaac’s cathedral, the city’s most prominent religious museum. While one group came to celebrate the city authorities’ decision to give the historic building to the Russian Orthodox Church, others protested against the move. Participants of the anti-transition […]
AllThingsD/Asa Mathat While some of Facebook’s top executives have already spoken out against President Trump’s immigration moratorium, other company employees are protesting the ban by boycotting flying. A handful of Facebook employees have committed to either fly less or completely boycott flying for the next 90 days in protest of Trump’s order, which bars people from seven […]
Starbucks When Starbucks announced its plan to hire 10,000 refugees in the next five years, some customers threatened to boycott the chain. Those who opposed Starbucks’ plan, which the company announced in a letter opposing President Trump’s executive order barring people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US, claimed that the company failed to provide similar […]
A man who was hiking across America barefoot in bid to draw attention to climate change has been fatally struck by an SUV. Mark Baumer began his no-shoes trek in October and was in his 101st day when he was killed Saturday. The 33-year-old’s quest to “save the earth” was not only meant to create […]
