How antiwar student protests are spreading across U.S. universities

Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University, testified before Congress last week. MUST CREDIT: Haiyun Jiang for The Washington PostMerlin Van Alstine, a University of Minnesota student and an organizer with the school’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society, had watched for four days as hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at other college campuses were arrested.Van Alstine, 21, and about 30 other students were inspired to set up their own encampment. By Tuesday morning, nine of her fellow demonstrators were arrested and charged with trespassing.It was one of the latest examples of pro-Palestinian protests sweeping college campuses across the country with students demanding that their universities cut ties or reveal their involvement with corporations doing business with Israel or profiting off the war in Gaza.The arrest of more 100 student protesters at Columbia University on Thursday has sparked solidarity protests at colleges across the nation, from Yale University and MIT on the East Coast to Ohio State University in the middle of the country and Stanford University...
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A guide: Uranium in Niger : Uranium & Fuel

Current events in Niger mean world attention is turning to the West African uranium-producing country. Here is an overview of Niger's uranium sector.  What has happened in Niger? After reports on 26 July that presidential guards had seized Niger's president, Mohamed Bazoum, General Abdourahmane Tchiani - also known as Omar Tchiani - went on national TV on 28 July and declared himself the new leader of Niger. Bazoum became president following a runoff election in February 2021 in which he won 55.67% of the vote. How much uranium does Niger produce? Niger produced 2020 tU in 2022, just over 4% of world uranium output. Current production is from the open-pit operations of SOMAÏR (Société des Mines de l’Aïr), near the town of Arlit. SOMAÏR is 63.4% owned by French company Orano and 36.66% owned by Sopamin (Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger). Sopamin manages Niger's state participation in mining ventures. According to data from the World Bank, uranium is Niger's second largest export, in monetary terms, after gold. What is Niger's uranium history? Uranium...
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NATO must be ready for long standoff with Russia - Stoltenberg

Photo: U.S. Secretary of DefenseBRUSSELS - NATO must be prepared for a long standoff with Russia beyond the immediate crisis triggered by President Vladimir Putin's year-old invasion of Ukraine, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg told AFP.Moscow's war on its pro-Western neighbor has plunged Europe into its most dangerous crisis since World War II and pushed NATO into the biggest overhaul of its defenses since the Soviet Union collapsed."President Putin wants a different Europe, wants a Europe where he can control neighbors, where he can decide what countries can do," Stoltenberg, 63, said in an interview a week ahead of the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion."We need to be prepared for the long haul, this may last for many, many, many, many years."The Norwegian head of the US-led alliance said he was wary of predicting how long the renewed face-off between Russia and the West would continue, because change can come suddenly."We saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, or we saw 9/11," he said.NATO would, he said, "always look into where there are opportunities to again come into the situation...
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