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… sides of the battle between the Hong Kong Police Force and the criminal Triads. For the movie’s two leads, living … Hong Kong sits at the mouth of the Pearl River estuary in southern China, made up of the Kowloon Peninsula and more … ; North Korea ; The Myth of a Hermit Kingdom ; China and Africa ; Japanese Nuclear Power ; Hiroshima ; Taiwan’s …

… Arbanyoch). British Colonel Orde Wingate led Gideon Force and an assorted mix of Commonwealth fighters from Egypt , … moved into the capital of Ethiopia, with their dreams of Africa Orientale Italiana . This was the second time Italy … Selassie became the first president of the Organization of African Unity, located in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia did not …

… nation expressed shock at Republican Congressman Joe Wilson and his “You lie!” outburst at President Obama, South Carolinians doubtless recognized it for what it was: … busy defending segregation and opposing civil rights for African Americans, segregation’s great champion found time …

… the Florida State University campus, taking down trees and utility lines before making landfall near Biloxi, … exploration, trade, warfare, and colonization, including Africa, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of …

… of research in Senegal's national archives, in the coastal African country's capital of Dakar. The archives reside in … Senghor, across the street from the presidential palace and around the corner from the National Assembly. The night … his prime minister to succeed him. That was remarkable for Africa, which as a continent rarely sees incumbent leaders …

… Policy published a report detailing the failure of global and national illicit-drugs policies and urging a fundamental … mingled with their counterparts from Mexico and Central and South America. This wealth—coupled with Havana's renowned … and United Kingdom as Colombians are using unstable West African states as transit nodes. In addition, Colombians are …

… As the world grapples with the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 , it is important to remember that this … pneumonia was reported in the Guangdong province of southern China. According to the World Health Organization … spread to 26 countries across four continents (North and South America, Europe, and Asia) over the following eight …

… Liberation War, a short-lived conflict between India and Pakistan that established the People’s Republic of … the war is best remembered for its dramatic alteration of South Asia’s geopolitical landscape, it also bears a more … from the British empire in 1947 . At that time, the South Asian subcontinent was partitioned into two countries: …

… eye of a political storm that toppled French colonialism in Southeast Asia, exposing the shallow logic of the Cold War, and rallying anti-colonial views throughout the global South, Ho Chi Minh remains one of the most important figures …

… Inflation has long been the great scourge of Argentina and its people. From 1944 to 2015, Argentina averaged a 204 … since 1991, making it the second-highest inflation rate in South America next to Venezuela. “Everyone is already … (cattle owners) who exported their salted beef to feed both African slaves in the sugar fields of  Brazil and Cuba and …

… that would enable extradition from the city to mainland China. Over the ensuing months, heavy-handed tactics by … research focuses on relations between China and the African diaspora. Great to have you, Melvin. Melvin Barnes, … Hong Kong expanded from the island, which is at the further south to Kowloon, and then the new territories. A nd so the …

… Republic of China’s (PRC) regularly projects its economic and technological power via a military show of force for its territorial claims in the South China Sea and the West Pacific—especially  Taiwan … the CCP/PRC. Shortly after  North Korea ’s invasion of the South, Truman ordered the Seventh Fleet to the Taiwan Strait …

… global game. The sport debuted at the Olympics in 1904, and professional play in Japan began in the 1920s. Nowadays, … return to television in the United States was the KBO from South Korea . Dominican young men play for their local … which arrived in 1972 after a court case brought by African American player Curt Flood made it all the way to …

… Gonzalo Sanchez de Losada, from office. This small, poor South American country is hardly familiar to most Americans, … failing because Bolivians are trapped in a colonial past — and not just in the sense that the United States dominates … elsewhere, while Bolivia remained the poorest country in South America. Many Bolivians don’t trust their politicians …

… leadership than comparison of John F. Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban missile crisis with George W. Bush’s … in Cuba before deploying troops to American ships and to southeastern states. To avoid creating a public panic, he … discussions of evacuation or distribution of food to the Southeast, which was most vulnerable to attack. Knowing that …

… This last week, "Go ahead and squeal," he taunted us. The cause of his outburst? … U.S. ally, Georgia, over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia. When the United States sent warships to the … Obama has been less bellicose. At the height of the war in South Ossetia, the Illinois senator called for an end to the …

… to question Pentagon statements, presidential promises and the need of armed intervention overseas. Understandably, … from Operation Iraqi Freedom. It pitted Americans and South Vietnamese against the Soviet-supported North … a real God,” whereas Muslims worship “an idol.” Influential Southern Baptists like Albert Mohler have even called on …

… The ceiling of the main university building was gone, and its interior had suffered substantially from the fire.  … an essential part of the cultural heritage of  Algeria , Africa, and the Mediterranean World.  While these estimates … U.S.-based Ford Foundation and the Vatican as well as North African and Middle Eastern governments including Egypt, …

… History Talk podcast, your new hosts Eric Michael Rhodes and Lauren Henry speak with two experts — Jennifer Eaglin … , Top Ten Origins: Brazil's Presidential Elections , and South America’s ‘Sleeping Giant’ Wakes: Brazil’s 2010 … addressed in Brazilian politics and memory, versus other South American countries that also have a history of …

… of the Bush administration’s catastrophic policy in that South American country. The U.S. channeling of millions of … of President Hugo Chavez’s regime, is hugely destabilizing and will foster great acrimony and distrust between the two … on Latin America (NACLA) and the author of "Revolution! South America and the Rise of the New Left" (2008). … …

… Party (Minjindang or DPP) declared that he might refuse to hand over control of the Presidential Office to the holder of … Taiwan-born patriots and lawyers, many from southern Taiwan. The founders had been involved in the … firms. Different from developing nations of that era in Africa or South America, Taiwan's leaders did not oppose …

… on the control of spirituality, of scientific knowledge, and of political power. For the Mayan Empire, centered in modern Southeast Mexico, the connection between the three was woven … 250-900 C.E., but a culture that is still very visible in Southeast Mexico today. [All photos by author] … Amanda …

… coupled with the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, made the future of the Chinese … in this period of crisis that Deng Xiaoping launched his "Southern Tour" in spring 1992. Although many within the … had been in 1957. At the same time, the "little dragons" of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore were all …

… the Haitians did us all a favor by exposing the "double standard" of U.S. immigration policy. Before 1994, the U.S. … Cuba. The Cubans took his cue, and thousands headed for South Florida, believing that they would receive automatic … worse than Cedras?  Many Americans were not sure. Some African-American leaders, such as Randall Robinson of …