Proposed Referendum in Scotland and Northern Ireland Signals Possibility for Independence
On January 23, prominent members of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) published a “Plan to Referendum.”
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
International Police Coalition Takes Control of Emotet Botnet
An international police alliance has seized control of and dismantled the Emotet botnet, which has been described as the world’s most...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Arrested, Causes Major Protests
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to at least two and a half years in prison on trumped up charges
- Feb 5, 2021
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As Portugal Votes, its Far Right Gains Traction
On January 25, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal was reelected, winning 61 percent of the vote.
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
Tensions Rising Between Iran and U.S. as Pompeo Accuses Iran of Being a “Home Base” for al-Qaeda
Just weeks before the end of President Donald Trump's time in office, U.S-Iran tensions are at a boiling point.
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
The Impacts of Gold Mining in Venezuela
In Venezuela, 20 years of dictatorial rule have led to the highest inflation rate worldwide (264,872%), an average income of 72 cents...
- Jan 3, 2021
- 2 min
Argentina Becomes Largest Country in South America to Legalize Abortion
On December 30, Argentina legalized abortion, becoming the fourth and largest country in Latin America to allow abortion without restriction
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
What the COVID-19 “Immunity Passport” Is
Countries like Hungary and Iceland are among the first countries to implement COVID-19 “immunity passports.”
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
Farmers Protest Agricultural Policy in New Delhi
Farmers from the nearby Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are organizing on a national level to protest the agricultural...
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Why Ethiopia is on the Brink of Civil War
Tensions between the Ethiopian government and the leaders of the northern Tigray region of the country have intensified in the past three...
- Dec 13, 2020
- 1 min
North Korean Bankers Convicted of Laundering $2.5 Billion
The U.S. Department of Justice has accused North Korean bankers of carrying out a money-laundering scheme by using off-shore shell companies
- Dec 8, 2020
- 3 min
The Life of the Late Lee Kun-hee, Chair of Samsung
Lee Kun-hee, Chair of South Korea's largest technology conglomerate, Samsung Electronics, has died at 78.
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Why Ethiopia and Egypt are at Odds Over the Nile
In the Horn of Africa, the ongoing Ethiopian-Egyptian dispute over the Nile River has escalated into a full-blown conflict between citizens
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Putin Touts Unproved COVID-19 Vaccine
In the time of COVID-19, people are looking for ways to return to the days when they did not need to social distance or wear masks.
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
War Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
These conflicts trace back to the 80s, when the Nagorno-Karabakh region was technically a part of Azerbaijan but was controlled by Armenians
- Nov 13, 2020
- 2 min
Polish Women Protest Stricter Abortion Laws
Starting in late October, Polish women disobeyed COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to protest the new abortion Supreme Court ruling.
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
South Korea Urges World Leaders to Help End Korean War
This is the latest attempt by the South Korean president to revive talks surrounding the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
Accusations of Child Slavery in the Chocolate Industry
The chocolate industry has a long history of human rights violations and child slavery on cocoa farms in West Africa.
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Tampon Tax Abolished in Britain
In March 2020, Rishi Sunak, the British Chancellor of Exchequer, announced the removal of the UK’s “tampon tax” from the country’s budget.
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Protests Turn Violent
In Bulgaria, citizens are protesting against corruption in their government in events unknown and unacknowledged by the wider world.