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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing the worst outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in the country's history. With 531 deaths since the epidemic began in 2018, health organizations and government programs are working to…
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Due to the increasing availability of drugs from around the world being sold at cheaper prices in African markets, a wider demographic of individuals have access to them. Not only has the quantity of trafficked drugs increased, but the…
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This crisis has been years in the making. Venezuelans deserve change, but not in the form of a long and bloody military intervention.
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The Irvings are one of Canada’s wealthiest families and are cited as being one of the first Canadian corporations to start using tax havens in the '70s. By some accounts, they own more land than the Sheikh of Qatar—they’re ranked 13th in…
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In many countries, in different stages of development, easy, unregulated access to antibiotics is leading to increased resistance in bacteria, a problem that the World Health Organization considers one of the ten most imminent threats to…
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The challenges facing those who are financially dependent on oil are very real and cannot be ignored. However, United We Roll! quickly became politicized to encompass a larger range of ill-ease, including immigration, Prime Minister…
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The physical incapacity of Bouteflika to exercise his presidential duties is best exemplified by his absence in meetings and his representation by a portrait of him that receives all the honors. At 81 years old, his obstinate refusal to…
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A war-torn populace left weary after half-a-century of conflict is on the cusp of change.
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More than a century ago French sociologist and political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville predicted that courts would become politicized. In this sense, political questions would be transformed into legal ones by domestic actors through the…
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Historically, the State of the Union has aimed to address US voters and foreign interests to detail the past year's political situation; typically the administration's accomplishments. However, in order to get a clear picture of the state…
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