#Asia

Time for that monster recap thread on how I tried to incorporate the Covid19/pandemics topics in my European Economic Policies class this year (master students with no super strong background
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"Is Type really becoming a monk for his parents?""How does that work?""How can he marry if he's a monk!"An opinion+ thread on what a monk ordination ceremony may mean, in
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White folks: Surgically remove the noun "savage" from your vocabulary.Please, I'm begging here. Okay, this legitimately blew the heck up. So, naturally now, I should probably do some education/answer some
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Some thoughts on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Iran-al-Qaida nexus speech: 1/n 1. Pompeo today made a case for how al-Qaida poses a major threat to the US and allied
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THREAD: #Shipbreaking in Bangladesh. Wealthy western companies maximise profits while abusing the right to life of impoverished workers, dumping toxic hazardous 1/16 Shipbreaking is ranked by the ILO as among
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Like most countries, NZ's plan was to gradually tighten controls as virus gained momentum. Then doctors saw WHO's Feb China report & said “we should do it in the reverse
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Maybe not the words they should have chosen.“‘We respect the choice of the American people,’ a spokesman for the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.”China Congratulates Biden on Presidential Victory
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Every RT a weird fact about me (don't know how many I have lol) First One is freeI do not drink alcohol everOnly on airplanes 2. I am scared of
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1/THREAD: We're never going back inI saw lots of posts after Jan 1st saying things along the lines of: "The campaign to Rejoin the EU starts now" etc.Rejoining the EU
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Yesterday the Pacific Islands Forum-- the Pacific region’s most important political body and a powerful voice for the Pacific on the global stage-- made a decision that is already causing
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Story of a flower - Rajanīgandhā (= Tuberose)Rajanīgandhā रजनीगंधा (night scented flower i.e Agave amica, formerly Polianthes tuberosa) is a flower having its origin in Central America. In India, this
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The double Ds - demographic & debt - & how that leads to the triple Ds - DEFLATION.Ready? #demographics World population growth rates are expected to slow, w/ contraction in
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#ICYMI Watch the livestream from today's event, "A Post-Galwan Crossroads? Reviewing 70 Years of India-China Relations" hosted by the @StimsonCenter & @SAVoices. I provided my views on the maritime dimension
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Christchurch mosque shootings,Brenton Tarrant, Linked 2& increase in white supremacy & alt-right extremism globally observed since about 2015Politicians & world leaders condemned.#NZ PM, @JacindaArdern described it as"one o
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The beauty of Afghanistan manifests in many different ways. From the natural beauty of her rugged mountains and winding valleys, to the scent of her saffron and spices, to the
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whenever I hear about Muslim persecution of Hindus in South Asia, I get really uncomfortable & sad. I'm very sorry to hear about the destruction of temples & the like..I
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