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POLITICAL CORNER: The power of diplomacy

Nathaniel Tok August 3, 2018

In today’s world, it’s easy to get discouraged by what we see in politics. From extreme partisanship to the destructive, useless rhetoric and empty promises, it sometimes feels like politicians behave more like children than leaders. For the final Political Corner of the term, I’d like to end on a happier note and point readers towards the southeastern corner of Europe — the Balkans. Exciting news has been coming out that I think would be refreshing to share. This region is infamous for being involved in Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, which helped spark World War I, and towards the end of…

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World News Beat

Nathaniel Tok June 10, 2018

Tunisian boat sinks, killing scores of people Over 48 people drowned as their boat sunk near Eastern Tunisia, with roughly 70 others being rescued by the coastguard. The boat was carrying around 180 people hailing from Tunisia and other African…

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