#Regional

Thread + ArticleIsrael's Kurdish Footmen"From Ben Gurion's Periphery Doctrine to Kurdish Separatism Today"https://hedwigkuijpersjournalism.wordpress.com/2020/12/12/israels-kurdish-footmen/ Many articles state that Kurdish
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Why christians and musIims shouldn't and can't be celebrating Pongal?Short answer: Pongal is strictly a Hindu festival. In other states, it is known as Makara Sankranti, Lohri, etc among Hindu
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Strong statement, with MANY possible caveats (see below/linked, referring to the #UK), BUT worth a joint reflection for all of us: the role of #databases (existing & new) in the
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1/26 I’ve seen a lot of confusion over what’s going on in Texas regarding the blackouts we’re having. Unlike normal winter storm blackouts, the vast majority of what’s causing power
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Tonight on #RemembranceThreads I’ll take you for a quick spin about National level stuff in the UK. Warning: this contains some theory and some opinion. Stand back. The National level,
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Bollywood is going through an unimaginable crisis.Many big budget films are rotting in the cans while most under-production films are stuck.The multiplexes are bleeding and single screens are gasping for
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Heard of Rhodesia?1889:- British South African Company (BSA) was formed and directed by Cecil Rhodes. His mission was to colonize Southern Africa and exploit its resources (esp. gold) in service
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I am under the impression that in Anglo-American cultural spaces German (language), Germans (people), and Germany (nation) seem to be reduced to two options:We'll beat you in Scrabble with our
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Small Finance BankTo understand SFBs, have to study the predecessors. To meet requirements of small customers, especially rural & semi-urban areas, RBI had been encouraging institutions like:Urban Co-operative Bank (UCB)Regional
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Lost in the coverage of the refugee/migration-related executive orders is how the Biden-Harris administration is laying the groundwork for something truly transformational.A thread. The specific Executive Order in question is
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1/ For our final 2C story, I traveled to Colorado’s Western Slope (in the before times, last fall). This hot spot, which extents into eastern Utah, is the largest in
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Pubs in Prague and Czechia have been open since May and haven't been linked to superspreading events - until now. The story is getting attn bc the carrier is "a
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In particular, I was triggered this weekend by listening to @iamrashidajones and @BillGates talk climate change on their podcast this week, and hearing this... http://gatesnotes.com/Podcast/Is-it- … It was like a bat
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Drug abuse is up big time. This guy’s addicted to Andy.https://twitter.com/drdesrochers/status/1295450846700994565 @GovAndyBeshear is worshipping at the alter of masks to begin his daily briefing. @GovAndyBeshear reminding us that his tru
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Thread@donlemon speaks the truth, but in the way he realizes.https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/05/30/cnns-lemon-riots-a-mechanism-for-restructure-in-our-country-no-other-alternative-but-to-exhibit-this-behavior/ “Perhaps this is so
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Thread #Lebanon #Syria For 8 years & while #Syria suffered from devastating war, #Lebanon seemed largely immune from what was happening next doorIn just one year, all has
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