Anti-apartheid Leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dies at 90
Archbishop Desmond Mbilo Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent anti-apartheid activist, died December 26th at age 90. The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Trust reported that…
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Agrawal to replace Dorsey as Twitter CEO
On November 29th, Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO of Twitter. He has been replaced by the company’s chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal. Dorsey will…
Belarus-Poland Border Crisis Continues, No End Evident
In the past month, an increasing number of migrants have been gathering in the Białowieża Forest along the Poland-Belarus border in an attempt to enter…
Transition to Democracy Interrupted by Military Coup in Sudan
On October 25, 2021, Sudan’s government was overthrown by military forces in a bid to halt the country’s transition to democracy. Troops arrested Prime Minister…
Joint Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Nervous System Research
On October 4th, the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Dr. David Julius and Dr. Ardem Patapoutian. According to the…
A Twenty-Year War: What’s happening in Afghanistan, from the Doha Agreement to US withdrawal
On February 29, 2020, Donald Trump signed a peace deal with the Taliban. The agreement stipulated that US troops would withdraw from Afghanistan by May…