When Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993, the latter retained access to a port on the former’s Red Sea coast. But five years later, Ethiopia lost access to this port during a war between the two countries that lasted until 2000. Today, Ethiopian trade...
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Anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo became Guatemala’s president early Monday after an inauguration that was delayed due to efforts in Congress to stall his swearing-in, Reuters reported. As the inauguration began, Guatemalans danced in the streets, set off fireworks and waved blue and white national flags as...
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A Cambodian court on Monday convicted a group of land rights activists of attempting to incite a Khmer Rouge-style revolution by teaching farmers about class divisions, the Associated Press reported. Four members of the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community were arrested in May last year after...
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Over 10,000 farmers and their tractors blocked traffic in Germany’s capital and main highways on Monday to protest government plans to raise taxes – amid political debates on the rise of the far-right, CNN reported. The rally was the climax of a week of demonstrations that...
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Scientists have discovered the earliest photosynthetic structures that could shed light on Earth’s primordial life and how the intricate process of photosynthesis evolved, Gizmodo reported. Photosynthesis is the process in which plants – and some other lifeforms – convert sunlight into chemical energy. In their paper, biologist...
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