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The 1917 ‘October Revolution’ in Russia, which took place on 5 November by the old Russian calendar, has spawned countless books and articles, many of the written from the point of view of defenders of [...]
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This year, floods have wreaked serious havoc and suffering in Nigeria. The country experiences floods every year but this is the worst since 2012 when there was a similar degree of devastation with 363 deaths [...]
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On Sunday 23 October – the anniversary of the beginning of the workers’ revolution against Stalinism in 1956 – the student movement ADOM and the teachers’ and educators’ unions called for a demonstration in Budapest [...]
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Israel’s general election held on 1 November 1st – the fifth election in three years – saw the return of the corrupt, right-wing former prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to power. He is still facing trial [...]
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The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which took place in Beijing from 16-22 October, saw a marked increase in the centralisation of power around the figure of General Secretary Xi Jinping. [...]