Since the beginning of October, civil unrest has torn apart the country of Chile. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets, all while facing severe backlash from the state police. The protests are believed to be the largest since the backlash surrounding the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in 1988. Why the unrest and […]
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On Monday, Canada held elections for the House of Commons in the 43rd Canadian Parliament. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party retained power but Trudeau will now head a minority government. This BBC article shows the results of the election for each party, with Liberals garnering 33 percent of the vote, while conservatives actually won
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Who knew a twenty-cent tax could be the tipping point in sparking riots across an entire country. In Lebanon that was exactly the case. Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his government announced that they would be implementing a 20 cent tax on calls through the communication app called WhatsApp. The people of Lebanon immediately took
