Nelson Mandela dies at 95
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died at age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection. The anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate was a beloved figure around the world, a symbol of reconciliation from a country with a brutal history of racism. Mandela was released from prison in 1990 after nearly...
Anti-immigrant backlash growing in Europe
A new Financial Times/Harris poll reveals rising anti-migration backlash in the big EU member states. 1. National restrictions on EU migrants’ rights to access social benefits were backed by 83% of Britons, 73% of Germans and 72% of French respondents. 2. About 3 in 5 respondents disapproved of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens...
UK ordered destruction of ‘embarrassing’ colonial papers
(30 Nov) - Britain systematically destroyed documents in colonies that were about to gain independence, declassified Foreign Office files reveal. ‘Operation Legacy’ saw sensitive documents secretly burnt or dumped to cover up traces of British activities. The latest National Archives publication made from a collection of...
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