Current Events
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The 2023 Czech Presidential Election: International Response and Impact of Social Media on the Campaigns
The Czech Republic recently elected Petr Pavel as the fourth president in the country’s history. The president of the Czech Republic serves up to two terms, or ten years as head of state. Pavel is only the second president to have been elected through popular vote. He won the first round of voting with 35.4%…
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MEET THE SUBVARIANT OF OMICRON “KRAKEN”
Even though most of us would like to forget about COVID-19 entirely, unfortunately, this is not possible. The virus is still on the rise and moving through the whole world. A new omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, otherwise known as “Kraken,” is nasty and highly transmissible. This is due to merging fragments from two other variants, a…
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Whats New with the EU? Debates on the Olympics, Ukranian War, and EU Accession status.
Just as the war in Ukraine continues to drag on without indication of ultimatum, the European Union has banned together to stand behind Ukraine and oppose Russian aggression. As of right now, Ukraine still has not been accepted into the EU, but the push for a membership in the next 2 years by Ukraine’s Prime…
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Getting up to speed: The French Retirement Protests
With over 15 million French residents receiving a state pension, major protests and public unrest are facing the country due to new pension reform. In France, mandatory social security taxes are taken from paychecks and a percentage of that tax then goes into the national pension fund. Pensions are then distributed to retirees that meet…
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Political Unrest, Genocide Accusations, and the Fight for Indigenous Protections in Peru
Peru has been in a state of unrest since the ousting of Pedro Castillo, former left-wing president of the country. Castillo is currently in jail with charges of rebellion and conspiracy after he attempted to dissolve Congress in December. Castillo denies the charges and maintains that he is the legitimate leader of the country. Thousands…
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Let’s Talk About Sex: Changes in France’s Sexual Health
Overall, the main goals of the initiative are to “diversify access to STD/STI screening and prevention” and to better educate and promote sexual health “in all environments and at all life stages.”