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As Los Angeles Burns, Trump Plans To Shift Disaster Burden To States – OpEd
At the end of last year, many news organizations were asking whether Trump could deny federal disaster aid to states that he deems politically unfriendly. His thoughts on the topic have become...
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Brazil: Central Bank Lifts Benchmark Interest Rate To 13.25% Per Year
By Wellton Maximo The recent rise in the dollar and uncertainties about inflation and the global economy prompted the Brazilian Central Bank to raise interest rates again. The Monetary Policy...
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Fighting In Myanmar’s Sagaing Region Prompts Thousands To Flee To India Border
Intense fighting between Myanmar’s military and rebel forces in Sagaing region near the country’s border with India has forced more than 3,000 civilians to flee their homes and led to heavy casualties...
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Gaza: Dreams Of Returning Home Dashed By Reality
People continue to stream back into Gaza City in the wake of the temporary ceasefire across the Strip, with some 500,000 reportedly returning so far, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on...
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Ownership Of Twitter And Facebook Is A Big Deal, Who Would Have Known? – OpEd
I’m always happy when something I and others have been talking about for years makes it to the New York Times. For that reason, I was happy that New York Times columnist Ezra Klein seems to have...
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US: Landmark Agreement Clears Way For Restart Of Uranium Transport
Energy Fuels Inc expects shipments of ore from its Pinyon Plain Mine in northern Arizona to the White Mesa Mill in southern Utah will restart in February following the signature of an agreement with...
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‘No Control’: Sweden Grapples With Bomb Violence Wave
By Charles Szumski (EurActiv) -- Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted that his government has lost control over a burgeoning wave of violence sweeping the country, amid escalating public...
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‘The Russians Worked Fast:’ How Ukraine Lost Its Tactical Nuclear Weapons –...
By Dmytro Shurkhalo (RFE/RL) -- When Ukraine declared its independence from the U.S.S.R in August 1991, Kyiv came into possession of the third largest nuclear weapons stockpile in the world, after the...
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What’s UNDOF? Why UN Peacekeepers Patrol The Israel-Syria Border – OpEd
By Eileen Travers More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the...
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Trump Signals US Government’s Return To Respecting ‘Freedom To Choose’ In...
The choices Americans make about the products they use in their homes can seem trivial in comparison to matters like violent crime, diseases, and war. Yet, these choices are in fact very important....
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Women And Children Are At Heart Of Sudan’s Suffering – Analysis
Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed by a devastating conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces militia, leading to a profound humanitarian crisis. The violence has...
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Malaysia Cautiously Treads The Path To Fiscal Recovery – Analysis
By Shankaran Nambiar Having assumed office in November 2022, it was time in 2024 for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to get the building blocks in place to restart his country’s economy. On...
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Ukraine Military Situation Update: North Korean Military Involvement – Analysis
By Can Kasapoğlu 1. Assessing North Korea’s Role in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict More details are emerging as North Korea continues its direct involvement in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One...
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Navigating The Complexities Of Urban Density In Global Cities – Analysis
By Ramanath Jha Urban density can be defined as the ratio of the total population of a city and the total footprint the city occupies. On a global scale, there are wide variations in urban density....
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Putting Humpty Dumpty Together In Syria – Analysis
In Syria, putting Humpty Dumpty together again is no mean task. Israel’s demolition of the ill-equipped Syrian military and the recent occupation of additional Syrian territory beyond the Golan...
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The Hijrah Phenomenon: Shifting Urban Muslim Identities In Indonesia – Analysis
By Najwa Abdullah Public expressions of religious identity have been defining Indonesia’s urban landscape over the past decade. The ‘Hijrah’ phenomenon is central to this shift from a secular to a...
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Israeli Airstrikes Kill 2 In Lebanon
By Najia Houssari Two people were killed and 10 injured in an Israeli airstrike on Friday near the town of Janta on the Lebanese-Syrian border, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported. The strike was...
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Rubio Heads To Central America, Pursuing ‘America First’ Diplomacy,...
By Nike Ching U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to embark on his first official trip as the nation’s top diplomat on Saturday, with planned visits to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica,...
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Philippines: Thousands Back Calls For Impeachment Of Sara Duterte
By Gerard Carreon and Jason Gutierrez Thousands of Filipinos supported by members of the influential Catholic Church marched in northern Manila to call for the impeachment of Vice President Sara...
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Charting Growth Of Asia’s Vibrant Metropolis: Mumbai Museum’s New Gallery...
When Superintendent of Police Captain E Baynes conducted Bombay's first official census in 1848, the island's population had doubled to 500,000. Diversity was its hallmark. Hindus, Muslims, Parsis,...
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