Nigeria To Vote After Weeklong Delay
It’s Take 2 for Nigerian voters. Millions head to the polls this weekend to cast ballots for their next president. Election officials delayed the vote last week.
Belgian Students Protest For Action On Climate Change
Teens across Europe are boycotting school on Thursdays to demand action on climate change. In Belgium, student protests are growing weekly and are planned to continue until elections in May.
‘Roma’ Actress Brings Attention To Indigenous Roots In Hometown
Residents in the Mexican hometown of Roma actress Yalitza Aparicio are ecstatic that she was nominated for an Oscar. They’re talking openly about the discrimination indigenous people face in Mexico.
Danish Gamblers Bet On Politics
Denmark’s very short national campaign season, with an election this spring without a date set, is causing a gambling bonanza for those willing to bet on who will win.
U.S. Will Leave 200 ‘Peacekeeping’ Troops In Syria
Two months after President Trump announced a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country, the White House says the contingent will remain for an unspecified period of time.
‘A Life Destroyed’: Survivors And Pope At Vatican Summit Address Clergy Sex Abuse
One survivor said a priest forced her to have abortions after raping her. The pope said he has come up with 21 “reflection points” designed to address the crisis.
Israel Set To Launch Spacecraft To The Moon
If the mission is successful, it would make Israel the fourth country to land on the lunar surface – after the U.S., the former Soviet Union and China.
‘Every Kind Of Norm Is Broken’: U.N. Says Brutality In S. Sudan May Rise To War Crimes
Gang rapes, abductions and killings have grown commonplace in South Sudan, according to the Commission on Human Rights, whose new report outlines widespread violence in the country’s ongoing conflict.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Closes Country’s Brazilian Border
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closing of the country’s border with Brazil in an effort to stop the flow of humanitarian aid coming into the country.
Parties over? Republicans, Democrats, and the Howard Schultz challenge
The self-described centrist and possible candidate for president has made criticism of the Republican and Democratic Parties the central theme of his as-yet unofficial campaign. “Both parties today on the far left and the far right are more interested…
When Putin goes, will Putinism persist? Russians debate.
Since the collapse of the USSR, a state in which ideology regulated everything from foreign affairs to personal life, some Russians have searched hard for a new “Russian idea” to animate national existence and impart a sense of belonging and purpose.
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