John J. Xenakis - Page 20

Contents: Ukraine still on track to host Eurovision song contest in 2017; Ukraine war: fighting just to carry on fighting; EU agrees to grant visa-free travel to people of Ukraine and Georgia

Contents: Venezuela to print 20,000 Bolivar note as currency; Zimbabwe introduces a new currency, ‘bond notes’

Contents: Evidence of Burma ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas continues to mount; Burma’s Rohingya attacks generate calls for military action in Malaysia; Jihadists become radicalized by the Rohingya slaughter

Contents: China and Russia in military competition in Tajikistan; Russia promises Tajikistan a ‘large quantity’ of military aircraft

Contents: India’s Narendra Modi threatens to divert water from Pakistan to India’s farmers; Dangerous tensions continue in Kashmir; India says that Modi’s ‘demonetization’ program reduced Kashmir violence

Contents: Sunday’s referendum in Italy threatens EU’s stability; Referendum vote could affect stability of Italy’s troubled banks

Contents: Mediterranean migrant traffic to Italy and Greece continues, despite cold weather; Europeans wonder if Turkey will reopen the refugee floodgates

Contents: UN: Burma (Myanmar) committing ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingyas; Bangladesh is blocking Rohingya refugees fleeing from Burma violence; Tens of thousands flee from northern Burma across border to China

Contents: Iraq sending Shia militias to Mosul, directly violating promise to Turkey; The chaotic operation to liberate Mosul

Contents: Egypt to send troops to Syria to aid Bashar al-Assad and Russia; Egypt rejects its former benefactor, Saudi Arabia, in favor of Russia and Iran

Contents: Turkey, Syria, Kurds, ISIS converging on a major military confrontation in al-Bab; Syrian airstrike on Turkish forces threatens wider war

Contents: Terrorist car bomb in southern Turkey kills two; Turkey furious at EU parliament’s vote to end accession talks

Contents: The First Thanksgiving — The Pilgrims meet the Wampanoag Indians; The fur trade with Britain and Europe; King Philip’s war; Aftermath of King Philip’s War; The Great Awakening of the 1730-40s; The Revolutionary War — 1772-1782; Aftermath of the Revolutionary War

Contents: Cameroon: One person killed in English-speaking vs French-speaking civil unrest; Activists call for independence of English-speaking Cameroon

Contents: China puts army on high alert along border with Burma (Myanmar); Burma’s army appears to be exterminating Rakhine State Rohingyas

Contents: Bizarre monkey attack triggers tribal war in Jabha in southern Libya; Tribal warfare in southern Libya could destabilize all of Libya

Contents: Sri Lanka Sinhalese Buddhist monks accused of racist hate speech against Hindu Tamils; Sri Lanka says that ’32 élite, well-educated Muslims’ have joined ISIS in Syria

Contents: Japan’s troops in South Sudan become first test of new ‘collective self-defense’ policy; United Nations warns of mass atrocities in South Sudan

Contents: Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena floats desperate rescue plan; After Brexit and Trump, Italy’s Five-Star-Movement may be the next surprise

Contents: African nations furious over possible collapse of climate change agreement; The ‘science’ of climate change

Contents: Communal violence grows in Myanmar (Burma) between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims; Syria and Russia resume bombings of women and children in Aleppo

Contents: Bulgaria: Socialist pro-Russian Rumen Radev wins election as president; Moldova: Socialist pro-Russian Igor Dodon wins highly polarizing presidential election

Contents: Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) forced to close emergency rooms; Syrian regime sending ‘leave or die’ text messages to Aleppo residents

Contents: Taliban attack on German consulate in Afghanistan kills six; Afghan Taliban attack on Bagram base kills four Americans; 14-year-old suicide bomber kills dozens in Sufi shrine in Pakistan

Contents: Only 1% of people in India pay any income taxes at all; India’s prime minister Narendra Modi declares 500-1000 rupee notes worthless; Many wives face hardship because their ‘hidden cash’ is now worthless

Contents: Hundreds of Australian migrants to be resettled in the United States; As winter approaches, Syria’s east Aleppo faces mass starvation

Contents: Donald Trump victory signals a major increase in nationalism; Brexit referendum and US election illustrate dangers of predicting elections; The honeymoon calm before the storm; Is this the Apocalypse?

Contents: EU’s expected scathing report on Turkey may scuttle refugee deal; Austria says EU must prepare for collapse of Turkey migrant deal; Hungary’s Viktor Orbán defeated in attempt to ban refugee quotas

Contents: China orders Hong Kong to disqualify anyone not taking ‘sincere’ loyalty oath to China; Hong Kong police prepare for massive street protests; Advice on traveling to China

Contents: US-backed Kurdish militias in Syria make surprise announcement of Raqqa operation; Is Syria’s Bashar al-Assad a ‘necessary evil’?

Contents: Turkey’s Erdogan eliminates more opposition in quest for power; Erdogan continues his war against Turkey’s media

Contents: Egypt, in economic crisis, sharply devalues currency in order to get an IMF loan; Egypt’s government says that ‘the luxury of delay is not available’

Contents: Britain’s Brexit plans in disarray after court requires parliamentary approval; Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world’s oldest bank, appears close to collapse

Contents: Hong Kong legislature in chaos, under threat of intervention by mainland China; Sudan follows Uganda, Namibia in cutting ties with North Korea

Contents: Wife of North Korea’s child dictator Kim Jong-un has disappeared; Protests across Morocco after horrific death of fishmonger in garbage truck

Contents: France pulls out of Central African Republic as sectarian violence grows; Widespread dissatisfaction with UN peacekeeping force MINUSCA