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Anwar Raslan Syria War Crimes Trial Verdict: Live Updates - The New York Times - 0 views

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    Trying people for crimes against humanity is a rare occurrence nowadays, and Germany successfully trying and prosecuting a Syrian criminal of an international crime is definitely an example of globalization.
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Record numbers of young Guatemalans migrate north, leaving families in limbo - BBC News - 0 views

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    The border crisis is only continuing to worsen for the US as the amount of migrants is increasing. Subsistence farmers who are unable to make a living in Central America are continuing to venture north in huge numbers in search of a better life.
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On Syria's Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes - The New York Times - 0 views

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    While countries like Venezuela are dependent on oil and called petro-states, Syria is starting to become a narco-state due to its flourishing illegal drug industry
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A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? For One Man, It Seems to Have Worked. - The New York Times - 0 views

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    Diabetics could be booking their appointments to get these stem cells in 8 months but due to bureaucracy and the unnecessarily paperwork-filled and politicized FDA process, diabetics probably won't receive this treatment for 3 years. This perfectly shows America's complex bureaucratic system that is often much more complicated than many other nations.
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Bolsonaro Joins a Centrist Party in Brazil Ahead of 2022 Re-election Bid - The New York... - 1 views

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    Kinda interesting to see the lengths Bolsonaro will go to in order to remain in power. Aligning himself to a political party that does not reflect his views
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Ex-soldiers protest in Guatemala to get civil war payment - 0 views

  • The former soldiers are demanding a bonus of about $16,000 for having served in the civil war
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    Guatemalan soldiers are demanding money that the government does not necessarily have.
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Central banks of Honduras, Guatemala eye digital currencies as El Salvador launches bit... - 1 views

  • Guatemala's central bank vice president Jose Alfredo Blanco said the bank was studying the possibility of a local digital currency that would be called iQuetzal.
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    Guatemala is thinking of following in the footsteps of El Salvador and adopting cryptocurrency as the official currency. A bold and dangerous move
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Guatemala sets curfew in province after protests - 0 views

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    Protests over a Swiss-run mine in the northern coastal province of Izabal have resulted in the government implementing a curfew in hopes of ending the unrest. Protesters say they were not consulted about the mine before it was set up.
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In Hungary's Heartland, Orban Faces a Unified Challenge to His Rule - The New York Times - 0 views

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    Hungarian politics are getting surprisingly interesting with a small-town mayor now having the chance to compete against the populist prime minister Victor Orban who has been undefeated since 2010.
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Pandora Papers: Secret wealth and dealings of world leaders exposed - BBC News - 1 views

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    It's interesting to see the wealth many leaders have been hiding from the public. It is also interesting to see how many of these leaders were or still are in charge of democratic nations which I did not expect.
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French President Emmanuel Macron hit by egg thrown from crowd in Lyon - CNN - 1 views

  • Macron was previously targeted with an egg in 2017, when he was a presidential candidate. The egg cracked on his head in that incident.
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    While throwing an egg at Macron is still obviously illegal in France, it is interesting to compare how an act like that would be punished in a more authoritarian government.
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Russia goes to the polls amid crackdown on political dissent - CNN - 0 views

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    Russians head to the polls in what is expected to be an easy victory for the ruling United Russia Party. The power of the opposition parties has been significantly reduced thanks to crackdowns on political dissent by Putin and his government. It is interesting to watch Russia fall into authoritarianism while many lesser developed countries are moving towards democracy.
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North Korea Reports Long-Range Cruise Missile Test as Arms Race Intensifies - The New Y... - 0 views

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    North Korea successfully conducted a launch of new long-range cruise missiles heating up the arms race on the Korean Peninsula. While ballistic missile launches are banned for North Korea by the UN, the firing of cruise missiles is not.
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Yoshihide Suga, Japan's Prime Minister, Plans to Resign Sept. 30 - The New York Times - 1 views

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    While Japan's domestic and foreign policies likely will not be affected much by a new leader (as they will most likely be from the same party), the prime minister of the world's third-largest economy forced out over the handling of Covid-19 might send ideas to other countries struggling with the coronavirus that their leaders can be forced out as well.
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Geronimo the alpaca killed as legal row ends - BBC News - 5 views

  • "Boris apparently is sympathetic, well I don't need his sympathy."
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    RIP Legend
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'My Blood Is Boiling': War Fever Surges in Ethiopia as Its Civil War Spreads - The New ... - 0 views

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    The Tigray conflict continues as Ethiopia tries to recruit more soldiers to their side.
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