AUSTRALIA TO SPEND 580-MILLION DOLLARS TO UPGRADE ITS MILITARY BASES

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• Australia is going to spend 580 million dollars for upgrading its military bases in the northern region of the country
• An airstrip in the northern territory of Australia is going to be lengthened for providing support to the larger aircraf...

SOUTH KOREA’S U.S MILITARY BASE – CAMP HUMPHREYS REPORTS 4 POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES

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• South Korea’s U.S Military base – Camp Humphreys reports 4 positive COVID-19 cases.
• Two people who visited Camp Humphreys on Friday tested positive on Tuesday.
• A civilian employee tested positive following dir...

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO BAN DRONE FLIGHTS OVER 15 U.S MILITARY FACILITIES

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• Japanese government to ban drone flights over 15 U.S military facilities in the country.
• The ban would be imposed on all major bases who flies the same without any prior permission.
• Pilots will be barred from flying dron...

OKINANWA UNITES TO PROTEST AGAINST RISING COVID-19 CASES IN U.S. MILITARY BASE

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• Okinawa unites to protest against rising COVID-19 cases in U.S military base.
• The authorities are demanding transparency in the release of such information.
• In Futenma, the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station has the highest nu...

AN 80 YEAR OLD OKINAWA TAXI DRIVER INFECTED BY COVID-19 FROM A U.S. MARINE PASSENGER

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• An 80-year-old Okinawa taxi driver infected by COVID-19 from a U.S marine passenger.
• The taxi driver developed a fever on Tuesday; visited the base between July 4 and 8.
• Around 73 cases in total have been linked to the U...

HITEJINRO TO PROMOTE SOJU IN US MILITARY BASES IN EUROPE AND USA

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• HiteJinro sales increase at exchange stores on military bases
• Company plans to promote Soju specially for military bases
• Company plans on diversifying customers

South Korean liquor maker ‘HiteJinro...

The climate crisis is intertwined with militarism

THE worldwide movement for environmental justice is deliberately intersectional, demonstrating how global warming is linked to problems like race, poverty, migration, and public health. However, one region closely related to the climate crisis is militarism, which receives little attention. Here are...