Okjokull Glacier
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Episode 46
In this episode, we look at the killing of three Palestinians by Israeli forces, the symbolic funeral of the Okjokull glacier in Iceland and the feminist protest in Mexico against gender-based violence.
Icelanders take out a ‘funeral’ for glacier lost to global warming
Rise in global temperatures has induced large scale melting of the ice cover in the Arctic region. After the complete loss of a glacier in Iceland, a symbolic funeral was held to protest global inaction over climate change.
- Colombian government and FARC dissident group announce bilateral ceasefire
- Houthi delegation holds first direct talks with Saudi Arabia in Riyadh
- Lula takes a stand before Joe Biden by condemning the embargo on Cuba
- Fete de l’Humanite recharges the French left in the fight against Macron and the extreme right
- Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians and injure over 30 in raids and attacks in Jenin and Gaza
