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… for current president Joseph Kabila to step down. It has become a cliché to contrast the Congo’s tremendous economic … region before. With only a small number of colonial state officials to administer an area of over 900,000 square miles, Leopold II relied on a set of colonial companies to help run this vast territory. A map of the …

… one day after the author's arrival. ( United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees ) We came to Greece with only a … populations now living in increasingly precarious and unofficial circumstances—including over five thousand people … We found people sleeping in tents underneath shipping compartments or on meager strips of grass, a mere stone's …

… in order to separate it from the scandalous collapse of a commercial bank that had strong financial links to the king. … of the Exchequer David Lloyd George and his senior officials, and with tears in his eyes said: “Keep us out of … remittance of funds without having to use banknotes or coins. Emergency wartime arrangements were also extended to …

… soldiers. Entrance to Hacienda Napoles, the main Escobar compound, with a gate adorned with Escobar's first smuggling … his money and influence, Escobar gained power as an elected official in Medellín while simultaneously eliminating … film shows the popular support Escobar had with the working community. Escobar did indeed donate millions to the …

… world, the more necessary a knowledge of foreign nations becomes. Yet Congress is trying to handicap that endeavor by … oversee funding, investigate grantee activities and make recommendations on how international studies programs “might … for use as a carrot to bring experts into line with official policies and use area studies as training programs …

… Multilingualism in India is as common as daylight. India recognizes 22 official languages and its 1962 census recorded residents speaking over 1600 native tongues. It is common to find people who can fluently function in more than …

… “North Berwick Witches” tried with her is exceptionally complex, involving politics, religion, magic, and conspiracy … personally involved in Agnes Sampson’s trial would soon become king of England, as James I, where he established the … negotiations to marry Princess Anne of Denmark.  James’ official marriage to Anne was accomplished in absentia, in …

… discovered since the mid-1960s (four of which just cause a common cold in humans). A microscopic image of SARS-CoV It … 2002- July 2003. While these numbers are miniscule in comparison to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mysterious nature … it a sense of shock—both to the public and to public health officials. On May 5, TIME Magazine released a cover story, …

… by the specter of our nuclear past. And given Japan's complicated past with nuclear issues, it is especially … accepted. The Choice for Nuclear Power Why would Japanese officials accept new nuclear technology in the middle of a … unabated. By the mid-1950s, most of the easily dammed sites had already been developed. Likewise, Japanese sources …

… congregated in streets and squares and demanded the end of communist rule. These are indelible images deeply impressed … that took center stage. Resignations of Communist Party officials and talk of free elections followed. By the end of … into the West, especially through Austria. When Gorbachev visited Berlin in the fall, he acted dismissively of the …

… northern China. Amid this misery, a mysterious group that combined traditional Chinese folk culture, including martial … and politically with the Boxers on June 21, with an official declaration of war on all foreign powers in China. … court fled Beijing for  Xi’an . Western troops proceeded to commit atrocities of their own, looting much of the city and …

… Hurricane Katrina has underscored the importance of unified command and control in response to national disasters. … the determination to get the job done. He was secretary of commerce from 1921 to 1928 under presidents Harding and … has revealed that we need to do more to train government officials to respond to a wide range of disasters. In …

… activists grew increasingly frustrated with government officials, much as the sufferagists worked to replace … as president of the NCN,W the organization deepened its commitment to the Civil Rights Movement, with Height joining … and some women prefer the republican party for the opposite reason, Sarah Paxton A lot of this partisanship is …

… for women of color; the ongoing gender disparity in elected officials; and how history informs the 2020 election. … Leticia Wiggins  Hello everyone and welcome to our webinar on 100 years of women and the vote. I'm … space and a political arena, in which people who elected officials have to really wrestle with that space. That women …

… starting. [Y'En A Marre] want change and their patience has come to an end. Prices are too high, the power fails all the … with money, but terrible for the millions who had little income or lost their jobs as a result of the reforms. It was … of corruption came in 2009 when Wade gave a departing IMF official a goodbye present that turned out to be a bag of …

… put the entire  global economy in disarray and for years to come. Estimates of possible losses differ, but they are in … important as this Cold War narrative in understanding the complexity of the PRC-Taiwan tension, however, are issues of … At the same time, Washington ended its treaty alliance and official relations with the ROC. The United States withdrew …

… and make their own choices free from the influence of the common people. Instead, nearly all states allowed the … in Wisconsin will there stand between the voter and the official a political machine with a complicated system of caucuses and conventions, by the easy …

… the explosion. A plant employee at work, mid-1980s. In any complex system, accidents are inevitable, but the Soviet … that the lie of the RBMK’s safety became an unquestioned official truth. The series depicts the cost of these lies in … the crisis. Emily Watson’s Khomyuk, most notably, is a composite character meant to represent several of the scientists …

… Revolution--and learn that women in America have never been completely united.  … founding. I will be speaking with scholars and elected officials from across the United States and, together, we … Trump. Think pieces blossomed overnight, denouncing the complicity and betrayal of white women to the feminist …

… the Taliban now confront the challenge of governing this complex country and establishing a stable government. Since … Still reeling from defeat in Viet Nam , American officials were keen to support groups who could deliver the … the United States as guests of UNOCAL corporation. They visited Texas, Nebraska, and Washington, D.C. A number of U.S. …

… the EU, conflicting voices could also be heard among Czech officials about their place in a larger Europe. Most … west became (if ambivalently for some) the second former communist-bloc state to assume the rotating presidency of the European Union, Slovaks became the second former communist-bloc state to adopt the common European currency, …

… you do not discuss religion, sex, or politics in polite company. Sex to one side, in America’s Religious Wars, … relations through the lens of religion or through its opposite, secularism. Conflict between these one-or-the-other … like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins, this school official was the rearguard of a decades-long culture war …

… the first stage of the air war against the Taliban regime completed, the United States now enters a more difficult and dangerous phase of combat. Repeatedly, President Bush has warned that the fight … — stunned the country, which until then had believed official statements that the war was going well. In the …

… 2000 and Time magazine's "Man of the Year" for 2007, has come to the end of his legal term limit and must step down. … and the overwhelming margin of victory surprised few. The Communist Party came a distant second with only 11% of … launched an armed attack on the Parliament on 4 October, officially causing more than 150 deaths. This bloody event …