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News International community condemns North Korea missile test
International community condemns North Korea missile test
Emelina Perez
February 12, 2017 05:11:54 pm

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump, appearing in a joint press conference in Palm Beach, Florida, strongly condemned a North Korea ballistic missile test. North Korea tested a ballistic missile on Sunday which flew East...

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News US blocks former Palestine PM from leading UN mission
US blocks former Palestine PM from leading UN mission
Emelina Perez
February 12, 2017 04:22:20 pm

The US rejected the appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to lead the UN Mission in Libya , despite official reports that all other 14 members of the UN Security Council approved the appointment. The...

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News Zimbabwe court dismisses challenge to Mugabe presidency
Zimbabwe court dismisses challenge to Mugabe presidency
Emelina Perez
February 8, 2017 11:35:59 am

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rejected a case on Wednesday alleging that President Robert Mugabe is unfit to hold office because of his age, holding that the applicant failed to follow proper court filing procedures. Mugabe, who has been in...

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News Russia opposition leader convicted and sentenced for embezzlement
Russia opposition leader convicted and sentenced for embezzlement
Emelina Perez
February 8, 2017 10:56:09 am

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was found guilty of embezzlement on Wednesday and suspended sentenced of five years and a 500,000-rouble (USD 8,500) fine by a court in Kirov, Russia. Navalny runs the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which investigates the...

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News Israel approves construction of 3,000 units on West Bank
Israel approves construction of 3,000 units on West Bank
Emelina Perez
February 1, 2017 10:54:41 am

Israel authorized the construction of 3,000 housing units in the West Bank Tuesday, despite criticism from the international community, who argue that the land is seen by Palestinians as the site of their future state. This is the fourth and...

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News Romania enacts emergency ordinance decriminalizing some corruption offenses
Romania enacts emergency ordinance decriminalizing some corruption offenses
Emelina Perez
February 1, 2017 10:17:38 am

The government of Romania passed an emergency law on Tuesday decriminalizing corruption offenses and official misconduct in which the damages is less than €44,000. The measure is effective immediately and will also be applied to cases...

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News Report highlights connection between social inequality, corruption and rise of populism
Report highlights connection between social inequality, corruption and rise of populism
Emelina Perez
January 25, 2017 03:36:21 pm

There is a strong correlation between corruption and social exclusion worldwide, Transparency International (TI) argued in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index released Wednesday. However, TI is careful to note that correlation is not the same...

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News Kuwait puts 7 to death in first executions since 2013
Kuwait puts 7 to death in first executions since 2013
Emelina Perez
January 25, 2017 02:21:18 pm

Authorities in Kuwait executed seven people on Wednesday, including Kuwaiti prince Faisal Abudallah Al Jaber Al Sabah. These are the first executions in the country since 2013. Al Sabah was convicted for premeditated murder in the death of...

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News FTC sues Qualcomm for allegedly monopolizing device in cell phones
FTC sues Qualcomm for allegedly monopolizing device in cell phones
Emelina Perez
January 18, 2017 12:04:13 pm

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm in the District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday, claiming the company monopolized a semiconductor device used in cellphones....

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News UN SG urges inclusion, tolerance to combat anti-Muslim discrimination
UN SG urges inclusion, tolerance to combat anti-Muslim discrimination
Emelina Perez
January 18, 2017 10:50:51 am

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on everyone on Tuesday to recognize the value of diversity by drawing strength from the principles of inclusion, tolerance and mutual understanding. The statement was included in a video at an event...

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US Congress passed "starve or sell" bill pressuring Sioux to give up Black Hills

On August 15, 1876, two months after the Battle of Little Big Horn, the US Congress passed a "starve or sell" bill providing that no further appropriations would be made for the subsistence of the Sioux Indian nation unless they gave up the Black Hills, where General George C. Custer had found gold in 1874.
Learn more about the US seizure of the Black Hills and Sioux legal efforts to have the land returned.

Liberia and South Korea established

On August 15, 1824, a group of freed slaves from the United States founded Liberia. South Korea was also established on August 15 in 1948.
Read the constitutions of South Korea and Liberia.

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