Day: May 13, 2021

India To Receive $100 Million Worth Of COVID-19 Supplies From U.S.

On Wednesday April 26th, 2021, the White House announced a plan to send over $100 million worth of COVID-19 supplies to India in light of their surge in COVID-19 cases, says Reuters. India’s death toll surpasses 200,000, a staggering statistic that has been worsened by shortages of hospital beds and

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Denmark Pressures Syrian Refugees To Return Home

Authority figures in Denmark have announced their intention to cancel refugee residency permits for Syrians as they now consider the Syria safe enough for refugees to return to. This controversial decision has been met with criticism both domestically and internationally, as no other country has deemed Syria safe enough to

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Switzerland To Hold Referendum On 2020 Same-Sex Marriage Legislation

After a lengthy parliamentary battle, the Swiss government will hold a referendum concerning legislation introduced in December 2020 recognizing same-sex marriage. Under this law, same-sex couples can enter into “registered partnerships” with some legal protection against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sexual identity. Public support for the

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Cypriots Plan To Meet As Tensions Escalate

Cyprus has been ethnically divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded the north to prevent a Greek military coup that aimed to unite the island with mainland Greece. The division of the island between Turkish Northern Cyprus and the Greek Cypriot Republic of Cyprus has been the subject of decades of

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Biden Calls For NATO And U.S. Troops To Leave Afghanistan

On April 14th 2021, President Joe Biden announced his plan to have all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 to end what he called the “Forever War.” NATO quickly followed suit, agreeing to begin withdrawal May 2021 to hopefully be completed by September 2021. As reported by

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Quebec Court Strikes Down Parts Of ‘Religious Symbols’ Law

On April 20th it was proclaimed by a court in the Canadian province of Quebec that the legislation known as Bill 21 violates certain sections of Canada’s constitution, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. More specifically, the bill particularly targets Islam and Muslim women, as it prohibits public sector

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Chadian Forces Fire Live Ammunition Into Crowd of Protestors

Unrest in Chad reaches new heights as live ammunition was fired into a crowd of demonstrators on Tuesday, April 26th, killing six people. Chad has faced continuous unrest following the death of President Idriss Déby. Protestors have objected to the new de facto President Mahamat Déby Into, the son of

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