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On the presidential campaign trail, competing visions of France emerge
As President Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen campaign for the April 24 run-off election, analysts say the vote results will have deep consequences in France and on the world stage.
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Why Africa is Divided Over the Russia-Ukraine War?
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 12 (IPS) – While the West has closed its ranks in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the response in Africa has hardly been uniform.
Following Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, various constituencies within the international community have reacted with a mixture of shock, anger, and trepidation as they ponder the invasion’s implications for international security.
Read the full story, “Why Africa is Divided Over the Russia-Ukraine War?”, on globalissues.org →
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Etsy sellers launch a week-long strike over increased fees
Thousands of Etsy sellers closed their online shops for a week starting Monday in an attempt to get the company to address several complaints they have about the site.
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Connecting the Dots for the Transforming Education Summit
NEW YORK, Apr 11 (IPS) – Look around the world at this very moment. Whether we look at it in stark numbers and statistics, whether we look at it as a generational loss of basic human rights, including the right to an education, or whether we look inwardly and feel the unspeakable human suffering and devastation taking place, we all agree: we are at a historically low point in our collective humanity.
Fabien Mwingw
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