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Germany today: People challenging new right extremists
January 22, 2015Recent events here in Germany remind me of a playground see-saw, with constant ups and downs of one side and the other.
Read moreVenezuela reaching overseas to help build stronger domestic economy
January 21, 2015Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was touring the world in January as troubles mounted at home.
Read moreNigeria elections approach amid economic distress and terror attacks
January 16, 2015Nigeria is in the news again because of vicious attacks by the extremist jihadi group Boko Haram in the country's Northeastern state of Borno.
Read moreOpposition to militarism spurs big win for Japan’s communists
January 14, 2015The Japanese Communist Party scored historic gains in December's parliamentary elections, and most strikingly in Okinawa.
Read moreSeafarers rescue Syrian war refugees in the Mediterranean sea
January 14, 2015Continuing what is a Seafarers tradition, the Seafarer-crewed MV Liberty Grace rescued 231 refugees from Syria's civil war.
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