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19 NOV 19 :: Just in case anyone forgot: Sri Lanka is now governed by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a man so sinister he used to keep a tank of sharks in his garden. Death of the Tiger @newyorker H/T @jamescrabtree B |
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19 NOV 19 :: Hong Kong is Xi Jinping's failure @FT @gideonrachman |
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19 NOV 19 :: Just in case anyone forgot: Sri Lanka is now governed by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a man so sinister he used to keep a tank of sharks in his garden. Death of the Tiger @newyorker H/T @jamescrabtree |
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19 NOV 19 :: Pemba Island from the Sky Indian Ocean |
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19 NOV 19 :: According to the Election Commission, Rajapaksa took 52.25 percent of the vote, while Premadasa took 41.99 percent. The Diplomat |
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18 NOV 19 :: The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier @man_integrated |
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18 NOV 19 :: Even more interesting is the announcement on 18 Oct 2019 of China's first-ever Free Trade Agreement with an African nation. The beneficiary of this unprecedented treatment? Mauritius. A tiny island with a GDP of $14.3 billion. |
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18 NOV 19 :: The Lotos-eaters BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON |
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18 NOV 19 :: Russia's shadow presence in Africa: Wagner group mercenaries in at least 20 countries aim to turn continent into strategic hub @dailymaverick |
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18 NOV 19 :: Chinese President #XiJinping keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (#FOCAC) in Beijing on Monday. China News |
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15 NOV 19 :: The Hong Kong Protesters Aren't Driven by Hope "We might as well go down fighting." @TheAtlantic @zeynep |
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12 NOV 19 :: How Russia Meddles Abroad for Profit: Cash, Trolls and a Cult Leader @nytimes |
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11 NOV 19 :: Pressure Grows on Britain to Return Its Last African Colony @bpolitics |
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6 NOV 19 :: 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis Recalled National Security Archive |
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5 NOV 19 :: 04-NOV-2019 :: At the Moment of Vision, the Eyes See Nothing |
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4 NOV 19 :: MAKE CHINA GREAT AGAIN: XI'S TRULY GRAND STRATEGY @WarOnTheRocks |
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4 NOV 19 :: 04-NOV-2019 :: At the Moment of Vision, the Eyes See Nothing |
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31 OCT 19 :: "Whoever attains maritime supremacy in the Indian Ocean would be a prominent player on the international scene." (US Navy Geostrategist Rear Admiral Alfred Thayus Mahan (1840-1914)) @GRTVnews |
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31 OCT 19 :: @alykhansatchu Dec 29 Ali the Navigator Wasini Island Kenya |
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29 OCT 19 :: Aristotle Onassis's yacht was a floating Xanadu that seduced them all Telegraph |
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