Ottoman Empire welcomed Jews exiled from Spain

By Mucahit Turetken

1 Aug 2018; AA; ISTANBUL; The Jews living in the Ottoman territory were able to practise their beliefs and occupy public office, a renowned historian said on Wednesday.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency on the anniversary of the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, Lutfi Seyban said: "There is no exact figure on the number of Jews who were exiled. They usually migrated to the Ottoman territory."

Interview: Russia's Kalmykia expects all-round cooperation with China

MOSCOW, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Republic of Kalmykia looks forward to developing cooperation with China in all spheres under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and is ready to make preferential offers to the Chinese business community, the leader of the republic said on Monday.

"We would very much like to take a concrete part in economic cooperation, which is and will continue to develop along the Great Silk Road," the head of Kalmykia Alexey Orlov said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.

Challenging Systems That Threaten Our Existence

By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese

Although not as well-known as the struggle at Standing Rock to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, there are bold and active campaigns going on to stop pipelines from British Columbia to the Bayou to the Appalachian Mountains. If constructed, the pipelines will contaminate the water and food upon which indigenous and poor communities depend. They will unleash the extraction of vast amounts of carbon at a time when there is a desperate need to reduce climate emissions.

Zero wage Britain: the firms that want you to work for free

by Jane Haynes

Are you multi-skilled, hard working, enthusiastic, flexible? Want to work for winner of TV show The Apprentice Mark Wright’s company, Climb Online? You would be managing his diary, greeting clients, working on projects for up to three months. You will also get “a once in a lifetime opportunity to work for Lord Sugar”.

So far, so good. The downside? There’s no money in it.

Unpaid internships are still a reality in modern Britain, despite campaigners’ efforts to make companies pay interns or stop the practice.

Peace is a cliché: When the West cannot control the world unopposed, it means war

By Andre Vltchek

The West likes to think of itself as a truly “peace-loving part of the world”. But is it? You hear it everywhere, from Europe to North America, then to Australia, and back to Europe: “Peace, peace, peace!”

It has become a cliché, a catchphrase, a recipe to get funding and sympathy and support. You say peace and you really cannot go wrong. It means that you are a compassionate and reasonable human being.

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