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Russia and Ukraine are currently in a state of war. CNN reports that Russia has been tightening its military grip around Ukraine since last year, amassing tens of thousands of troops, equipment and artillery on the country’s doorstep. The ...Read more
Sometimes I hear people say Great Britain and other times they say United Kingdom. Are they the same? In Tokyo Olympics 2021, they call them Great Britain Read more
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the names Great Britain and United Kingdom are often used interchangeably. However, they are not actually synonymous. The reason for the two names, and the difference between them, has to do with the expansive history of the British Isles. The British Isles Read more
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, the names Great Britain and United Kingdom are often used interchangeably. However, they are not actually synonymous. The reason for the two names, and the difference between them, has to do with the expansive history of the British Isles.
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe. The largest of these islands are Britain and Ireland. (Smaller ones include the Isle of Wight.) In the Middle Ages, the name Britain was also applied to a small part of France now known as Brittany. As a result, Great Britain came into use to refer specifically to the island. However, that name had no official significance until 1707, when the island’s rival kingdoms of England and Scotland were united as the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Great Britain, therefore, is a geographic term referring to the island also known simply as Britain. It’s also a political term for the part of the United Kingdom made up of England, Scotland, and Wales (including the outlying islands that they administer, such as the Isle of Wight). United Kingdom, on the other hand, is purely a political term: it’s the independent country that encompasses all of Great Britain and the region now called Northern Ireland.
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A U.S federal judge in Texas, Andrew Hanen, ruled on Friday July 16, 2021, that DACA program is illegal. He blocked new applications. What is DACA program? Read more
DACA is a United States immigration policy that allows some individuals with unlawful presence in the United States after being brought to the country as children to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and become eligible for a work permit in the U.S. To be eligibRead more
DACA is a United States immigration policy that allows some individuals with unlawful presence in the United States after being brought to the country as children to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and become eligible for a work permit in the U.S. To be eligible for the program, recipients cannot have felonies or serious misdemeanors on their records.
The ruling on Friday has now blocked future applications. President Joe Biden said the US Department of Justice intends to appeal
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Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise was reportedly assassinated during an attack on his private residence in the early hours Wednesday July 7, according to the country’s interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who later declared a state of seige in the country.Read more
Nigeria has arrested Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Read more
The words Critical race theory seem to have exploded in the public arena, where numerous state legislatures are debating bills seeking to ban its use in the classroom. The words are now often mentioned by news reporters.Read more
Although Critical race theory (CRT) seem to be used more frequently now, it was actually created over forty years ago. It is an academic framework or movement of civil-rights scholars and activists in the United States who seek to critically examine how racism is embedded in America’s laws and instiRead more
Although Critical race theory (CRT) seem to be used more frequently now, it was actually created over forty years ago. It is an academic framework or movement of civil-rights scholars and activists in the United States who seek to critically examine how racism is embedded in America’s laws and institutions.
CRT seeks to examine the law as it intersects with issues of race and to challenge mainstream liberal approaches to racial justice.
According to Vox, it is receiving widespread attention now because it has morphed into a catchall category, one used by Republicans who reportedly want to ban anti-racist teachings and trainings in classrooms and workplaces across the country.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that bars social media companies like Twitter and Facebook from “knowingly” deplatforming politicians. Read here. Tech companies on the other hand have filed a law suit to block the ‘deplatforming’ law. ...Read more
I think it's somehow similar to cancel culture
I think it’s somehow similar to cancel culture
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U.S President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Thursday making June 19 a federal holiday. What actually is Juneteenth and why is it suddenly being observed across all U.S states? Read more
Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June and 19th, is also known as Emancipation Day. It commemorates the day in 1865, after the Confederate states surrendered to end the Civil War, when a Union general arrived in Texas to inform a group of enslaved African Americans of their freedom under President AbrahaRead more
Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June and 19th, is also known as Emancipation Day. It commemorates the day in 1865, after the Confederate states surrendered to end the Civil War, when a Union general arrived in Texas to inform a group of enslaved African Americans of their freedom under President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.
In 1980, Texas officially declared it a holiday. By June 2021, it was recognized in 48 other states and the District of Columbia. Rules regarding holidays and days of observance vary from state to state, according to the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, which campaigned for years for Juneteenth to reach federal holiday status.
These states observe it as a paid holiday: Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington state. Ohio announced Thursday that it, too, would give state employees a paid day off on Friday.
Although in part a celebration, the day is observed solemnly to honor those who suffered during slavery in the United States with the arrival of the first captive Africans over 400 years ago.
Juneteenth, long a regional holiday in the U.S. South, was given a national spotlight following protests in 2020 over police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other African Americans. Source: Reuters
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The Southern Europe consists of three peninsulas located in the extreme south of the European continent. Also called the Mediterranean Basin, it is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, ...Read more
Interesting article from diercke Southern Europe – Economy The Mediterranean has four very different heterogeneous economies: the relatively high cost EU countries, including prolonged crisis transition countries located in Southeast Europe and Cyprus, the Arab countries of West Asia and the developRead more
Interesting article from diercke
The Mediterranean has four very different heterogeneous economies: the relatively high cost EU countries, including prolonged crisis transition countries located in Southeast Europe and Cyprus, the Arab countries of West Asia and the developing countries of North Africa. Turkey mediates between the Islamic West Asia and Europe. Israel holds a special position.
The EU countries
Some of the economically strongest regions are Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece . However, socio-economic disparities, economic and regional policy debates dominate these regions with a north-south divide especially more notable in Italy.
The commodity potential of southwestern Europe is low, although several industrial areas (such as Northern Spain) owe their origin to mineral resources. This is partly due to where a structural adjustment process is behind the steel industry. The steel plant in Taranto is a typical example of the Italian attempt to give impetus for development using major state industries in southern Italy.
The textile and clothing industry is of continuing importance, which emerged in respect of the value-added share of exports. Due to the high labour costs, Italy and France in particular are forced to remain competitive through high quality. Car production has an important growth and export industry mostly for Italy, France and Spain.
The aerospace industry as a unique high-tech industry has been based in France, Italy and Spain. The Airbus production and EU space programmes have gained a lot in importance, both in the military and private sectors. High-tech fields of electrical engineering and electronics are located primarily in metropolitan areas with their agglomeration advantages (Ile-de-France, Rhône-Alpes, Lombardy).
Because of structural problems, Greece and Portugal, like Spain and Italy, receive significant development assistance from the Regional Fund of the Union. The whole of the coastal area is an important tourist region.
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The Israeli parliament on Sunday voted to form a new coalition government, unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has led the country for the last 12 years. Read more
Naftali Bennett is the new Prime Minister. The votes that saw the removal of Netanyahu who had served for 12 years focused largely on his divisive rule and his fitness to remain in office while on trial for corruption charges. Critics say he has become a polarizing and autocratic leader who used divRead more
Naftali Bennett is the new Prime Minister.
The votes that saw the removal of Netanyahu who had served for 12 years focused largely on his divisive rule and his fitness to remain in office while on trial for corruption charges.
Critics say he has become a polarizing and autocratic leader who used divide-and-rule tactics to aggravate the many rifts in Israeli society. Those include tensions between Jews and Arabs, and within the Jewish majority between his religious and nationalist base and his more secular and dovish opponents.
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Russia doesn’t want Ukraine of any member of the defunct Soviet Union to join NATO, the most powerful military alliance of 30 members. Russia opposes NATO bases near its border. Source: Aljazeera.
Russia doesn’t want Ukraine of any member of the defunct Soviet Union to join NATO, the most powerful military alliance of 30 members. Russia opposes NATO bases near its border.
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