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October 14, 2020

Neverland, Discovered

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NEED TO KNOW NEW ZEALAND [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/35e498e9-3807-40bd-bf6c-8c9506c3b2cf.png"] Neverland, Discovered It’s almost like New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is living in a fairytale. Ardern closed the island nation to foreigners and imposed a tough lockdown with the help of the so-called “team of 5 million,” – New Zealand’s population. Rather...

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October 12, 2020

The Revolution Muscle

NEED TO KNOW KYRGYZSTAN [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/766aa12d-4910-4bb3-a204-adba72f724f9.png"] The Revolution Muscle Revolution has come to Kyrgyzstan – again. In 2005 and 2010, popular uprisings overthrew authoritarian presidents in the Central Asian country. Then last week, opposition groups seized central government buildings in the capital of Bishkek after demonstrations erupted over alleged vote-rigging...

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October 08, 2020

A Fraying Hold

NEED TO KNOW TAJIKISTAN [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/9d76f4c2-491e-4a5b-85d4-b70af66ec3eb.png"] A Fraying Hold Usually, Tajikistan marks the Sept. 9 anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 with concerts and other public ceremonies. This year, due to the coronavirus, the commemorations have been canceled. The celebrations have long been a...

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October 07, 2020

Simmer, and Boil

NEED TO KNOW ARMENIA & AZERBAIJAN [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/30fec2aa-e318-4e1c-a63d-8b70f85eb845.png"] Simmer, and Boil Recently, Azerbaijan released a video of Azeri soldiers firing rockets at enemy emplacements in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in the South Caucasus, Reuters reported. They also released photographs of the alleged damage of Armenian shelling in the Azeri town...

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October 06, 2020

End of the Beginning

NEED TO KNOW WORLD [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/97627ae9-28af-4953-8b2d-b63f97cce5bc.png"] End of the Beginning More people have died from the coronavirus since late last year than HIV, malaria, influenza and cholera combined. Covid-19 might have supplanted tuberculosis and hepatitis as the world’s most lethal infection. The major difference between the new plague and...

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October 01, 2020

A Sort of Dignity

NEED TO KNOW NEW CALEDONIA [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/0b159188-f92e-4960-9cfd-19bcbc628d0f.png"] A Sort of Dignity The French overseas territory of New Caledonia has been called the Paris of the Tropics. The online magazine Yachting World showcased the blue waters, vibrant sea life and French charm in the archipelago between the Coral Sea and...

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September 30, 2020

Dying for Justice

NEED TO KNOW KYRGYZSTAN [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/766aa12d-4910-4bb3-a204-adba72f724f9.png"] Dying for Justice Journalist and human rights activist Azimjon Askarov was an ethnic Uzbek from southern Kyrgyzstan. He exposed injustices within the Kyrgyz police and prosecutor’s office. He revealed how they fabricated criminal cases against innocents, then abused those whom they imprisoned. Askarov, 69,...

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September 18, 2020

Let Chaos Reign

We experienced a technical issue this morning resulting in a delivery delay. We apologize for this inconvenience. NEED TO KNOW PHILIPPINES [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/76f74898-7b3b-4fc1-b7d7-88cadfea2fdf.png"] Let Chaos Reign Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte recently pardoned a US Marine who was convicted of killing a transgender woman. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton admitted to killing...

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September 11, 2020

A New Emperor

NEED TO KNOW JAPAN [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/ab764327-df98-4918-badd-17c2c79d5685.png"] A New Emperor Shinzo Abe’s decision to step down as prime minister of Japan due to health concerns triggered worldwide speculation about the future of one of the world’s largest economies and an important American ally in Asia. Abe, 65, has been Japan’s longest-serving...

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September 09, 2020

Time’s A-Tickin’

NEED TO KNOW CHINA [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/198e41ed-dcee-4398-8f9e-af928160f105.png"] Time’s A-Tickin’ Minnesota State Senator Matt Little has more than 140,000 followers on TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media app, giving him a unique appeal to Generation Z voters. But Little and his followers’ passion for short videos would be taboo in Washington, where President...

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September 08, 2020

Endless End

NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/2beac6fe-a680-4765-a2ff-d329629a897c.png"] Endless End The government of Afghanistan recently freed almost 200 Taliban prisoners to help build goodwill as negotiators went to Qatar’s capital to resume peace talks. That was around half of a group of “hardcore” jihadists whose incarceration had delayed ongoing talks between the...

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September 01, 2020

Sunset on a Shining City

NEED TO KNOW HONG KONG [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/ed89ce6f-df7c-493b-809a-681d51fa4904.png"] Sunset on a Shining City In late July, Chinese authorities postponed Hong Kong’s election set for Sept. 6 by a year. They cited worries over the spread of the coronavirus. But the decision occurred at the same time that Chinese leaders are...

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August 26, 2020

Two Samoas

NEED TO KNOW SAMOAN ISLANDS [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/7f6fea3b-e85a-43be-a6cb-736dfe726b1a.png"] Two Samoas American Samoa is one of the few places in the US where the coronavirus has not claimed a life, according to Johns Hopkins University. Residents of the so-called “unincorporated” territory of the US have confronted epidemics before: Zika in 2016, dengue...

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August 25, 2020

About the Lowliest

NEED TO KNOW INDIA [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/1ac703d1-8192-40be-95ea-427a8f7ed9ee.png"] About the Lowliest Jyoti Kumari bicycled 745 miles from New Delhi to her village in eastern India with her disabled father on her back. The fifteen-year-old girl had little choice. With little warning in March, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered a lockdown...

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August 20, 2020

Ying and Yang

NEED TO KNOW SOUTH KOREA [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/9999d29e-7510-4378-96d0-1b97cf004ad3.png"] Ying and Yang Yet another scandal is rocking scandal-ridden South Korea. A South Korean court recently gave Son Jong-woo, the founder of a notorious child pornography website, the world's largest, only 18 months in jail. Judges in the East Asian country have also...

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August 17, 2020

An Arranged Marriage

NEED TO KNOW CHINA & IRAN [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/224639ef-34f3-41a0-9b7c-4e2e5a549012.png"] An Arranged Marriage China and Iran are moving closer to one another diplomatically as their relations with the US deteriorate. The two powers recently signed a 25-year cultural, economic and security pact that Foreign Policy magazine described as bad news for the...

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August 12, 2020

When the Waters Come

NEED TO KNOW BANGLADESH [map url="https://mcusercontent.com/a2e22d7f24f6d1e3464d05be4/images/46a3120a-34a1-40f2-8221-240a899a0fd0.png"] When the Waters Come The Ganges Delta, the largest in the world at 41,000 square miles, empties into the Bay of Bengal. The worst flood in 20 years recently inundated it, displacing millions in Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries on the planet. NASA...

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July 30, 2020

On the Tightrope

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COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as of 4 a.m. ET*: US: 4,426,982 (+1.72%) Brazil: 2,552,265 (+2.78%) India: 1,581,963 (+3.28%) Russia: 832,993 (+1.33%) South Africa: 471,123 (+2.47%) Mexico: 408,683 (+1.47%) Peru:...

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July 16, 2020

Tick Tock

COVID-19 Global Update :More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as of 4 a.m. ET*: US: 3,499,398 (+1.98%) Brazil: 1,966,748 (+2.07%) India: 968,857 (+3.49%) Russia: 751,612 (+1.74%) Peru: 337,751 (+1.16%) Chile: 321,205 (+0.54%) Mexico: 317,635...

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July 09, 2020

Genocide By IUD

COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as of 4 a.m. ET*: US: 3,055,101 (+1.97%) Brazil: 1,713,160 (+2.67%) India: 767,296 (+3.35%) Russia: 699,749 (0.00%)** Peru: 312,911 (+1.17%) Chile: 303,083 (+0.69%) UK: 288,511...

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