Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
Left victory in Greece breaks new ground
January 28, 2015All eyes are on Greece, where left-wing Alexis Tsipras became the new prime minister on Monday, Jan. 26.
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Cuba-U.S. normalization negotiations begin
January 22, 2015The dramatic announcement by Raul Castro and Barack Obama on the normalization of relations between Cuba and the U.S. has already borne fruit.
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Nigeria 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.
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Tragedy and crime in Paris: the Charlie Hebdo attack
January 9, 2015The attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo cannot be condoned. The persons responsible must suffer the full consequences for their actions.
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World
“Here, nobody surrenders”: 56 years since the Cuban Revolution
January 7, 2015The Cubans greeted the victory of the Revolution with rejoicing and a burst of energy as they put their shoulders to the wheel of building a new society on socialist principles.
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World
Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba
January 5, 2015The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
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World
The worry about Assata Shakur
January 5, 2015A concern has been raised about the fate of Assata Shakur, an African-American activist who was given political asylum by the government of Fidel Castro in 1982.
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U.S.
New tasks for the Cuba solidarity movement
December 19, 2014Obama's announcement was "a major step forward toward ending the 55-year cold war with Cuba."
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