Day: July 3, 2021

In “Spirit Of Dialogue,” Spain To Pardon Jailed Catalan Separatists

On Tuesday 15 June, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced plans to pardon nine jailed leaders of Catalonia’s unsuccessful 2017 independence bid. He alluded to how pardoning them was in public interest, since it symbolized moving from past confrontational viewpoints by the government against the Catalan prisoners. According to The New

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United States Senate Defunds Wuhan Gain Of Function Research

On 25 May 2021, the United States Senate voted to adopt two amendments which point to the responsibility of the Covid-19 pandemic back at China and the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Passed within the Endless Frontiers Act, Amendment 1507 prohibits the nation from funding the Wuhan lab, while Amendment 2003

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80 Students Abducted In Nigeria

The Nigerian state, Kebbi, has faced safety concerns and security restlessness in the past few weeks due to the kidnapping of 80 students and five teachers from a local school. Armed men raided a school in the town of Birnin Yauri, which is located in the Northwestern portion of Nigeria.

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Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill And The EU’s Response

On June 15, 2021, Hungary’s parliament adopted an anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law. In the few weeks, this law has received international criticism, especially from the European Union. As reported by the New York Times, the law aims to “require the labelling of all content that might fall into that category

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