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News Federal judge blocks insurance merger
Federal judge blocks insurance merger
Alexis Wheeler
February 9, 2017 12:49:35 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday issued an order to enjoin the proposed merger of health insurance giant Anthem and Cigna . The US Department of Justice...

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News UK human rights lawyer struck off for Iraq War allegations
UK human rights lawyer struck off for Iraq War allegations
Alexis Wheeler
February 2, 2017 02:17:23 pm

Phil Shiner, a disgraced human rights lawyer, is no longer allowed to practice law after being struck off Thursday after having 12 charges of misconduct proved against him. Shiner raised a myriad of allegations that British troops tortured...

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News Sweden announces ambitious climate proposal
Sweden announces ambitious climate proposal
Alexis Wheeler
February 2, 2017 02:06:32 pm

Sweden announced Thursday that it has agreed upon a new framework for its climate policy. The framework promises zero greenhouse emissions by 2045. Pending approval from parliament, the bill will go into effect in January 2018. Long-term goals...

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News Indonesia corruption group arrests constitutional judge
Indonesia corruption group arrests constitutional judge
Alexis Wheeler
January 26, 2017 01:10:55 pm

The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed Thursday that it had arrested a Constitutional Court judge in an investigation involving three other suspects and as many as 10 other detainments. The investigation surrounds allegations...

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News South Korea court allows stolen artifact to stay in country
South Korea court allows stolen artifact to stay in country
Alexis Wheeler
January 26, 2017 12:23:20 pm

A court in South Korea ruled Thursday that a Buddhist temple located in the nation may keep a statue taken from Japan in 2012. The statue of Buddha was one of two artifacts stolen from a Japanese temple...

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News Jordan military court arrests eight on speech charges
Jordan military court arrests eight on speech charges
Alexis Wheeler
January 19, 2017 12:04:08 pm

The Jordanian government arrested eight activists last week, charging them with "insulting the King" and "incitement to spread chaos to undermine the political regime of Jordan using social media" as late as Tuesday. Those arrested include retired,...

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News Venezuela opposition lawmaker arrest surrounded by suspicion
Venezuela opposition lawmaker arrest surrounded by suspicion
Alexis Wheeler
January 12, 2017 01:34:45 pm

A Venezuelan opposition politician, Gilber Caro, was arrested Wednesday with authorities alleging that weapons, including explosives, were found in his vehicle. Caro is a lawmaker in Miranda. Popular Will , the political party to which Caro belongs...

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News Philippines president signs reproductive health measure
Philippines president signs reproductive health measure
Alexis Wheeler
January 12, 2017 01:10:08 pm

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order Wednesday advocating for reproductive health measures in the country. The order is entitled "Attaining and Sustaining Zero Unmet Need for Modern Family Planning Through the Strict...

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News New Year’s Day protests take place in Hong Kong
New Year’s Day protests take place in Hong Kong
Alexis Wheeler
January 2, 2017 11:29:03 am

Protests took place in Hong Kong Sunday with an estimated 5,000 people marching in support of pro-democracy politicians. Four elected, pro-democracy lawmakers were barred from taking office in 2016 after altering the words in their official oaths. The...

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News Syria warplanes bombard Wadi Barada during truce
Syria warplanes bombard Wadi Barada during truce
Alexis Wheeler
January 2, 2017 10:57:02 am

Syrian warplanes resumed bombardment (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights report) outside of Damascus Sunday after ceasing for almost one day. The strikes are continuing in spite of a ceasefire agreement reached just days before. Hundreds fled the rebel-controlled Wadi...

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South Africa born

On May 31, 1910, the Union of South Africa was created. Exactly fifty-one years later in 1961, the Republic of South Africa was born. Learn more about the history of South Africa from the country's government.

Tulsa race riot began

On May 31, 1921, the Tulsa race riot was touched off after a black elevator operator was alleged to have attacked a white woman in an elevator in downtown Tulsa. Armed whites attacked, burned and looted the local black business community of Greenwood in violence that killed more than 300 people and destroyed more than 1200 homes. Learn more about the Tulsa race riot. A special commission set up by the Oklahoma legislature decades afterward submitted this report [PDF] on the riot in 2001.

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