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America’s $61bn aid package buys Ukraine time
The Economist· 7 days agoSince late February Russia’s army has been creeping across eastern Ukraine. First the town of Avdiivka fell—Russia’s biggest advance in almost a year....
In a communist stronghold, capitalists become an economic lifeline - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoCuba is confronting its worst financial crisis in decades, so the island’s communist leaders are...
In a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an Economic Lifeline
New York Times· 3 days agoCuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today, they...
An anti-Hindutva teach-in spurs debate about Hindu representation on college campuses
Religion News Service· 6 days agoAn initiative of this sort is not uncommon on college campuses, especially those, like Oberlin, with...
Heatstroke Kills 30 In Thailand This Year As Southeast Asia Bakes
International Business Times· 7 days agoMillions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on...
Cuba Is Ailing, but the Regime Remains Sturdy
Foreign Policy Magazine· 2 days agoIs the Cuban government on the verge of collapse? At a recent conference in Madrid, Brian Nichols—the assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere...
1915 murder of Gassaway police chief fueled desperado's notoriety, Jimmy Stewart movie
The Charleston Gazette· 20 hours agoOn the morning of April 30, 1915, 44-year-old Ord Thompson, Gassaway’s newly minted police chief,...
As Ukraine Builds New Reactors, Renewables Beckon
IEEE Spectrum· 6 days agoEarlier in April, the U.S. ambassador to Kyiv was at Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant, celebrating the first concrete poured for the first of...