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Today in Indigenous history: Louis Riel, rebel Canadian Métis leader, hanged
November 16, 2015Louis Riel, a leader of the Métis people in their resistance against the Canadian government in the Canadian Northwest, remains the most controversial figure in Canadian history.
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French communist leader speaks on Paris attacks
November 16, 2015"Faced with these attacks, let us stand together for freedom, equality, fraternity and peace."
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Socialist coalition hands right-wing Portuguese government defeat
November 13, 2015The unity in Portugal has been made possible by a very evident left turn on the part of the Socialist Party.
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Today in history: Saudi women protest by driving cars
November 6, 2015Forty-seven women in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, drove their cars in a 14-car convoy to protest the driving ban.
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Refugee crisis exposes Germany’s political crisis
November 5, 2015The German political scene is in turmoil and such turbulence has opened the way to healthy change, but now, in my view, it can lead to great dangers.
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