Category: Newspaper
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The rap stars breaking out of South East Asia Yo! MTV Raps, a cult television show which aired in the US and Europe in the 1990s, also launched an Asian version last year, with its first season focusing on stars from Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and beyond. #EastAsia #HipHop #ZAMAERA China turns on nuclear-powered ‘artificial sun’ “The…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
250 million people participate in countrywide strike in India “The workers and peasants will not rest till the disastrous and disruptive policies of the BJP government are reversed. The strike today is only a beginning. Much more intense struggles will follow,” said Tapan Sen, general secretary of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), one of…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Death toll at 37 in Uganda unrest after Bobi Wine’s arrest ”This was a deliberate and pre-planned move to cause chaos, because we have evidence,” Tumwine asserted. “But I want to warn those inciting violence that they will reap what they sow.” #Uganda #Politics #Election2020 #Africa White House Orders Thousands Of U.S. Troops Withdrawn From Afghanistan And Iraq…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe
Protests mount in Peru after president’s impeachment The crisis comes as Peru deals with one of the worst cases of coronavirus in the world. More than one in every 1,000 Peruvians have died from the virus, one of the highest rates anywhere. The economy is expected to contract by 12 per cent this year, one…
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The Week in Stories Across the Globe
‘Game-Changer’: Kamala Harris Makes History As Next Vice President Harris, 56, will bring a legion of firsts to the vice presidency: A daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, she will be the first woman, the first Black person, the first Indian American and the first Asian American to hold the office. She will also…
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On Our Ancestors
Every Election Year As the 2020 Presidential Election sways on, we have the possibility of a new President of the United States. Or the current one that will use the injustice system of the United States to remain in office. (Thanks, checks, and balances). Every two to four years, as a black person, I’ve been…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Man charged with 2 counts of 1st-degree murder after Halloween sword attack in Quebec City A 24-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder after allegedly attacking seven people with a sword in the historic district of Quebec City while dressed in a medieval outfit on…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Nigeria seeks to halt looting amid fury over ‘food warehouses’ Home to more than 200 million people, Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and the continent’s top oil exporter. But according to the National Bureau of Statistics, almost 83 million people, or 40 percent of the population, live below its poverty line of 137,430 naira ($381.75) a…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Brendan Parker
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the urban farmer, Stony Brook University grad,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
‘On the brink of disaster’: Europe’s Covid fight takes a turn for the worse The stakes are certainly high. Bavaria’s outspoken governor, Markus Söder, said bluntly that “Europe’s prosperity is at stake”. But while it warned that without countermeasures daily coronavirus deaths in Europe could reach four or five times their April peak within months,…
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