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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
US secures deal on Philippines bases to complete arc around China In an editorial published to coincide with the arrival of the US defense secretary in Manila, China’s state-run Global Times accused the US of “setting a trap for the Philippines” and “trying to push the Philippines to the frontline of confrontation with China”.”We are […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Few Americans see a third Xi term as a major problem for the U.S.; other concerns about China have grown Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to secure a third term in office during the country’s 20th Communist Party congress, a gathering held every five years that began in Beijing on Oct. 16. For Americans, however, the potential […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
No U.S. Invasion of Haiti! The U.S. Government is solely interested in exploiting the Haitian people and preventing them from exercising its sovereignty. It has been this way for over 200 years, ever since the Haitian Revolution, the world in the first successful slave rebellion to establish an independent republic. #Haitian #UnitedStates #Military #Intervention CEO Pay Has Soared […]
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The Ballad of the Redwoods
The mighty Guardians of the Pacific Northwest have stood in all their splendid glory since the age of the dinosaurs. These glorious natural monuments are as ancient as they are beautiful. I’m speaking of the Sequoioideae, more commonly known as the Redwood Tree. Nature can be a healing and beautiful place. This weekend besides spending […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
US launched 251 military interventions since 1991, and 469 since 1798 “The US has undertaken over 500 international military interventions since 1776, with nearly 60% undertaken between 1950 and 2017,” the project wrote. “What’s more, over one-third of these missions occurred after 1999.” #USForeignPolicy #Politics #international #interventions The queen was not a gentle figurehead for many in Britain’s […]