September 22, 2023

Total Recall

Thailand’s new government is planning to restrict the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, a year after the country approved a landmark policy to decriminalize the narcotic, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced that his 11-party coalition is seeking to “rectify” the country’s cannabis...

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September 22, 2023

Importing Tradition

The Italian region of Sardinia will import shepherds and farmers from Kyrgyzstan, a move aimed at addressing a declining population and preserving farming traditions on the Mediterranean island, Euronews reported Thursday. The local branch of the national farmers’ union, Coldiretti, recently announced it had struck a...

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September 22, 2023

The Unforgotten

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated a former Argentine detention center as a world heritage site this week, a decision seen as significant to remembering human rights abuses that occurred during the country’s authoritarian rule four decades ago, Al Jazeera reported. Located...

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September 21, 2023

Opening Up

Cuba’s entrepreneurs will be able to open bank accounts in the United States and access their money remotely, part of a series of measures by the US government aimed at supporting the expansion of the private sector in the Caribbean country, the Miami Herald reported. The...

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September 21, 2023

Doubling Down

Iran’s parliament passed a bill Wednesday that will toughen already strict penalties for women flouting the compulsory wearing of the Islamic headscarf, despite months-long protests against the dress code, and criticism of the measure from both inside and outside the country, Radio Free Europe reported. The...

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September 20, 2023

Pipe Dreams

Hundreds of Libyans protested in the devasted eastern city of Derna this week to demand an international investigation and government accountability following deadly floods that killed tens of thousands of people in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported. Last week, Storm Daniel caused major floods...

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September 20, 2023

The Street Appeal

Thousands of Indigenous Guatemalans protested in the country’s capital this week in support of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo, as prosecutors attempt to ban his Seed Movement party, the Associated Press reported. The protesters demanded the resignation of government officials involved in prosecuting Arévalo and banning his party,...

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September 19, 2023

The Unwanted

Tunisian authorities expelled hundreds of sub-Saharan African migrants from the port city of Sfax this week, part of a government crackdown on illegal migration amid racial tensions in the North African country, Agence France-Presse reported. Non-governmental organizations said security forces rounded up around 500 migrants and...

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September 18, 2023

Getting Loud

Thousands of supporters of a pro-Russian opposition party marched in the Czech capital Prague Saturday to protest the country’s center-right government over its handling of the economy and military support for Ukraine, Reuters reported. The demonstrations were organized by the PRO movement, a group without parliamentary...

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September 15, 2023

The Long, Muddy Slog

Brazil’s Supreme Court began trying hundreds of former conservative President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters, who stormed and vandalized the country’s three main governmental buildings in January, the Financial Times reported. On Wednesday, the court heard the cases of four men on a slew of charges, including seeking...

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