Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recently called for the richest countries in the world to help Haiti, the violence-wracked, impoverished, politically unstable nation in the Caribbean. “In Haiti, we need to act quickly to alleviate the suffering of a population torn apart by tragedy,”...
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Polish President Andrzej Duda is set to sign a bill that will create a powerful commission aimed at investigating Russia’s influence in Poland, raising concern that the ruling Law and Justice party will use the measure against opponents ahead of parliamentary elections this year, the...
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill that will allow the death penalty for some same-sex relations, a move that could put the African country in jeopardy with international donors, the Wall Street Journal reported. The new law was first...
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One of Hong Kong’s largest and most prolific pro-democracy parties disbanded itself this week following China’s harsh crackdown on dissent and the arrest of its members, the BBC reported. Members of the Civic Party voted to disband the group, a move one of its founders, Albert...
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Fans of Rembrandt can get a very special – and painful – gift when they visit the Dutch artist’s house in Amsterdam next month, the Smithsonian Magazine reported. The Rembrandt House Museum is working with local tattoo artists to offer visitors ink inspired by the art...
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