February 19, 2024

Failing Grade

Senegal is traditionally a “haven of stability and democracy” in West Africa, Agence France-Presse recently wrote. But President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the West African country’s presidential election that had been slated for Feb. 25 changed all that. Demonstrations, often violent, have become common. Protesting...

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February 19, 2024

Muted, Not Mute

Authorities in Russia detained more than 400 people who participated in memorial gatherings across the country over the weekend, following the death of opposition leader Alexey Navalny in prison, the New York Times reported. Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure and critic of President Vladimir Putin,...

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February 19, 2024

A Step Too Far

The top court of majority-Muslim Malaysia this month invalidated Islamic criminal laws enacted in a state run by the opposition for offenses including sodomy and incest, arguing that they overstepped the central government’s authority – a verdict decried by Islamists, the Associated Press reported. The court...

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February 19, 2024

Sketchy Figures

Thousands of Croatians took to the streets of the capital Zagreb over the weekend to protest alleged government corruption and demand immediate elections, ahead of polls later this year, Agence France-Presse reported. Saturday’s protests ignited after the recent and controversial appointment of Judge Ivan Turudic as...

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February 19, 2024

Outliving the Giants

Scientists recently analyzed data from nearly 590,000 dogs in the United Kingdom to determine what sort of factors determine a pooch’s lifespan, Smithsonian Magazine reported. The sample included purebreds and crossbreeds, including more than 280,000 deceased canines. Researchers wrote that the study targeted size, face shape,...

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