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Lourenco has begun puring is cabinet of Dos Santos loyalists. Will this help end the corruption plaguing the Angolan oil sector?
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The closing of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), also known as the Party Congress, once again presented the same old story: all seven Politburo Standing Committee members are male. Even with 26% of the 86.3…
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Until a few years ago, cryptocurrency was a fringe concept embraced by the savvy few, with little mainstream appeal or awareness. The last few years have seen its public awareness skyrocket as the value per bitcoin has climbed well…
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Riyadh’s recent purge of high-ranking officials has marked a significant turn of events within Saudi Arabia’s politics, an event with significant domestic implications as questions of the Kingdom’s economic, political, and social future…
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On October 5th, the New York Times published an article that placed a spotlight on the work culture in Hollywood. The story detailed sexual harassment allegations towards renowned producer Harvey Weinstein against a number of women, most…
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Last weekend the United States was hit with a tragedy that now feels all too familiar. In Texas a man shot and killed 25 people at a church, firing without prejudice. It was the 307th mass shooting in the US in 2017. Almost as many days as…
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Pastoralism has been a key feature of East African savannas for millennia. Herders in Kenya practice mobile lifestyles as a way of accessing sporadic rainfall and avoid depleting the resources of any single area. However, their…
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‘The Persekutuan Tanah Melayu… shall be for ever a sovereign democratic and independent State founded upon the principles of liberty and justice”. These historic words were proclaimed by Malaysia’s first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman,…
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Marsha P. Johnson was a prominent figure in the fight towards queer liberation during the twentieth century. Born Malcolm Michaels in 1945, Johnson was a vivacious, passionate transwoman who worked as a drag queen and was a staunch advocate…
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Attempting to enhance its education system, Vietnam had set several goals for 2006 and 2010 through at the Higher Education Reform Agenda. The event set several aims for the country’s tertiary system, such as increasing the participation…
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