Day: April 21, 2020

Protests Mount As Stay-At-Home Policies Remain In Effect

When will we be able to go back to work? This is a question which millions of Americans have asked as stay-at-home orders continue to impact more than 97% of the national population. The truth is that nobody yet knows when it will be safe to gather in large numbers,

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Washington Congressional Candidate Runs On Peace

It is not every day you hear of a 26 year old socialist, trucker, and TikTok star running for the United States House of Representatives. Indeed, Joshua Collins is not your ordinary political candidate. Nonetheless, the outspoken millennial and self-proclaimed “CEO of socialism” is running as a Democrat to represent

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MENA Governments Account For Majority Of Global Confirmed Executions

Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region witnessed the vast majority of confirmed executions last year, according to data released by Amnesty International today. The report, entitled Death Sentences and Executions 2019, reveals that Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq together accounted for 81% of the world’s confirmed

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G20 Agrees Debt Relief Plan To Ease Economic Impact Of COVID-19

The wealthiest nations in the world have halted debt repayments from the poorest for the first time since 2005. On the 15th of April, the G20 announced a sweeping plan to suspend $12 billion worth of payments from 77 countries. The move is aimed at helping the globe’s most vulnerable nations

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COVID’s Hit On Ecuador

Heavily stricken by COVID-19, Ecuador’s densely populated city, Guayaquil, remains overwhelmed. 1,900 bodies have been retrieved from hospitals and funeral homes; an estimated fivefold increase from the expected mortality rate within the city. Families of the deceased have been forced to abandon their loved ones on the streets in view

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