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Current Global Legal Regime on Sea
The third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, which began in 1973, was only concluded with the…
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José Ramos-Horta talks Timorese independence and Nobel Prize win, 25 years on
During that time, future president and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta navigated Cold War dynamics as he travelled the…
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What would the ancient Greeks think of an Olympics with no fans?
Events during the intervening days will likewise occur in silent arenas missing the hundreds of thousands of spectators who paid…
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Utøya massacre 10 years on: what has changed in Norway?
Anders Breivik was 32 years old on July 22 2011 when he detonated an ammonium nitrate fertiliser bomb at 15:25pm…
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Nelson Mandela International Day 2021: History, Theme And Significance
Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated every year on July 18 and is also known as Mandela Day. NDTV Rolihlahla…
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Golda Meir, Israel’s ‘Iron Lady’, left behind a complex legacy
She was hugely influential in the building of a Jewish and Zionist Israel, and a significant – and also controversial…
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To Use Turkey as a Bulwark Against Russia and Iran Is Wishful Thinking
Both are foolish delusions. Michael Rubin The National Interest For decades, Turkey was a staunch Cold War ally. One of…
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Canada’s Indigenous reconciliation movement enters new phase following discovery of children’s graves
Three times since May, leaders of Indigenous communities in Canada have announced what’s thought to be the locations of unmarked…
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Letter to President Biden from Greek – American organisations
July 8, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: As we approach…
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Communist Party has altered the world: Xi Jinping
Celebrating 100 years since the founding of the CCP, Xi on Thursday said the Chinese people had stood up under…
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The mysterious case of an island that ‘vanished’ in the Gulf of Mexico
First appearing in a Spanish compendium of all the islands of the world in 1539, Bermeja has flummoxed sailors, fishermen…
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Taliban taking back territory as Australian and US forces prepare to leave Afghanistan by September
Afghanistan has been a patchwork of various control centres since US-led forces ousted the Taliban from power in 2001 —…
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Friday essay: a rare bird — how Europeans got the black swan so wrong
The official emblem of Western Australia, depicted in the state flag and coat-of-arms, it decorates several public buildings. David Haworth…
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What is Mabo Day and why is it significant?
WARNING: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died. Sarah Motherwell ABC That legal concept, known as “terra nullius”,…
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Turkey: From the “deep state” to the mafia state
Thus, central state plans were first implemented for the mass extermination of other ethnic groups and peoples within Turkey e.g.…
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Germany admits committing colonial-era genocide in Namibia and pledges $1.8 billion in aid
Germany has acknowledged it had committed genocide in colonial-era Namibia and promised 1.1 billion euros ($1.8 billion AUD) in financial…
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