November 2019 Issue

Nov 22, 20194 min read

Continent Update - Middle East and North Africa

November 20, 2019 | Written By - Ria Raj '21 The past few months have presented a massive surge in protests globally. The current...

Nov 22, 20192 min read

Continent Update - Central Asia

November 20, 2019 | Written By - Jane Jusko '21 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the now-former leader of the Islamic State, was killed in a raid...

Nov 22, 20193 min read

Continent Update - Eastern and Southern Africa

November 20, 2019 | Written By - Carrie Bifulco '21 Mozambique’s government plans to appeal a South African court’s decision to renounce...

Nov 22, 20192 min read

Continent Update - East and South Asia

November 20, 2019 | Written by - Anonymous New and horrific details have emerged about the labor camps in Xinjiang. A Kazakh woman, named...

Nov 22, 20192 min read

Continent Update - Eastern Europe

November 20, 2019 | Written by - Eleanor Pompa '23 In Ukraine, troops from both Ukraine and Russian backed separatists are retreating...

Nov 22, 20192 min read

Continent Update - North America

November 20, 2019 | Written By - Caitlin Ludwig '23 On Saturday, October 26, 2019, The United States military raided and evacuated a...

Nov 22, 20192 min read

Continent Update - Oceania

November 20, 2019 | Written By - Bridget O'Shea '20 After 3 years of negotiations between the New Zealand and Chinese governments,...

Nov 22, 20194 min read

Continent Update - South and Central America

November 20, 2019 | Written By - Maeve Cassidy '22 Within the last few weeks, demonstrations have erupted in the capital city, Santiago,...

Nov 22, 20192 min read

Continent Update - Southeast Asia

November 20, 2019 | Written By - Caroline Davies '22 Singapore is a modern day economic powerhouse, studded with grand towers and a...

Nov 22, 20192 min read

Continent Update - Western and Central Africa

November 20, 2019 | Written by - Lauren Izanec '22 Despite efforts to eliminate AIDS in Western and Central Africa by 2030, the number of...

Nov 22, 20192 min read

Continent Update - Western Europe

November 20, 2019 | Written By - Sophia Casa '23 On October 30th, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Parliament decided that citizens would...