January 20, 2023

Rags to Riches

Sprawling, landlocked, relatively lightly populated Botswana enjoys a higher gross domestic product per capita than neighboring continental economic powerhouse South Africa. As the South African newspaper the Daily Maverick explained, Botswanans earn around $9,200 on average annually, compared with South Africans who make $7,200. That achievement...

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January 20, 2023

The Showdown

Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the removal of a senior member of the newly formed government this week, a ruling that highlights the brewing showdown between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative coalition and the country’s judiciary, CBS News reported. The top court ruled that Aryeh Deri, the...

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January 20, 2023

Wolves and Henhouses

Guatemalan authorities issued a series of arrest warrants against anticorruption officials this week, a development that has raised fears about democratic backsliding in the Central American country, the Wall Street Journal reported. The warrants target dozens of judges and prosecutors who were involved in fighting corruption...

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January 20, 2023

Bowing Out

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she would resign next month, ahead of an October election that promises to highlight the deepening political and economic challenges facing the country, the New York Times reported Thursday. The progressive leader announced Thursday that she was stepping down...

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January 20, 2023

The Shouting Cetaceans

It’s not uncommon to see city folks screaming into their phones, trying to be heard over the din of traffic and road construction. Sadly, noise pollution means that even dolphins have to “shout” to hear each other, the New York Times reported. Dolphins communicate with each other...

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