Category: War
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
‘Life’s so tough’: Never-ending misery for crisis-hit Zimbabweans “By the day, the cards are stacked against him deeper and deeper,” he argued, suggesting that “a concerted action is at play to dissociate him from the good grace of the citizenry. This has the makings of an end game.” #Zimbabwe #economy #Africa Stimulus checks, back-to-work bonuses,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Project Force: What is behind China’s naval ambitions? “In areas like the South China Sea, where China’s military power has grown to such an extent (and rate) that its deterrence has also grown, (this) … means that the chances of military engagement have decreased.” #China #Navy #War #Military The EU plans to ban US travelers indefinitely after…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The Trump Administration Is Rushing Deportations of Migrant Children During Coronavirus “The government is removing very young children to no one,” Cubas said. “But our courts are in a state of emergency. Our media is COVID-19 all the time. We don’t even have congressional hearings right now in full force. There is less scrutiny.” #Trump #Deportations #Mexico #LatinAmerica…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Neil Sardana
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the fellow Midwesterner, Univesity of Michigan alumni,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Dismissed U.S. carrier captain gets hero’s ovation from crew He called for “decisive action”: removing more than 4,000 sailors from the ship and isolating them, and wrote that unless the Navy acted immediately it would be failing to properly safeguard “our most trusted asset – our sailors.” #GoNavy #COVID19 #Sailors #TrumpsAmerica “Shoot them dead”: Philippine President…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Coronavirus: US overtakes China with most cases Asked about the latest figures at a White House briefing on Thursday afternoon, President Trump said it was “a tribute to the amount of testing that we’re doing”. Vice-President Mike Pence said coronavirus tests were now available in all 50 states and more than 552,000 tests had been conducted nationwide.…
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There’s no going back
“Those mob fools want you gone so they can get back to the way things were. But I know the truth. There’s no going back. You’ve changed things…forever.” – The Joker, The Dark Knight Normalcy I’ve always felt this scene from the Dark Knight was one of those by god; he has a profound point…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Iraq puts France and Spain on coronavirus entry ban list Iraq is alarmed about any spread of the coronavirus from neighboring Iran. Iraq’s first recorded case was of an Iranian student who was then sent home, and the rest had all visited Iran recently. Iraq has close cultural and religious ties with Iran and annually…
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Evolved Man of the Week: Jimi Hendrix
Welcome to the “Black History Month” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week in February, we will highlight a historical black male figure that embodies what it meant to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The Syrian women and girls sold into sexual slavery in Lebanon We meet women who are Lebanese, East Africans and a lot of Syrians. They all want to leave the job, but the only ones I have seen leaving a trafficker was because they were handed to another [trafficker]. SyrianWar#SexTrade#WomensRights Bernie Sanders isn’t a radical…
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