World
This week in history: The Protestant Reformation’s 500th birthday
October 31, 2017By the mid-16th century the Protestant attacks on Rome led to widespread depictions, in both word and imagery, of "good" against "bad" church.
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Spanish left calls for federal republic as Catalonia secession crisis deepens
October 30, 2017The Communist Party of Spain, while deploring the police crackdown, has maintained its opposition to independence in favor of a federal republic.
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This week in history: Centennial of South African freedom fighter Oliver Tambo
October 27, 2017Oliver Reginald Tambo, leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in exile for thirty years, was born 100 years ago on October 27, 1917.
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Nepal’s communist parties to merge ahead of elections
October 26, 2017The new alliance hopes to win a landslide two-thirds majority in the 275-member lower house, overtaking the Nepali Congress party.
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Mexican union leader ‘not optimistic’ about new NAFTA
October 25, 2017Mario Gonzalez Aguilera, co-president of the Union Nacional de Trabajadores, based his feeling on the record of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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