Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko set to extend his 30-year rule
The E.U. has called Sunday’s election a sham. Lukashenko, running virtually unopposed, said he was “too busy” to even campaign.
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Coralie Fargeat and ‘The Substance’ Smash the Horror Ceiling with Historic Best Director Nod
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What you need to know about the very predictable Belarus elections
Reliant on social media and struggling to reach ordinary Belarusians, members of the opposition in exile are hoping for a “black swan” event — something that will cause the exit of ...
Syria’s Christians mark a decade since a horrific IS attack and worry about their future
It was a mournful moment for Christians in Syria. A bell that once summoned residents to worship rang out, but the church was ...
Syrian Jews’ homecoming brings hope for reconstruction and a permanent return after decades in exile
As Rabbi Yusuf Hamra and his son Henry were visiting Damascus this week for the first time since emigrating from Syria to the ...
UN envoy says creating an inclusive Syrian government could help lift sanctions
U.N. special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that formation of a “new inclusive government” in Damascus by March 1 ...
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Black Swan’s Taleb Says Nvidia Rout Is Hint of What’s Coming
The Black Swan author Nassim Taleb is warning that Monday’s brutal selloff in Nvidia Corp. is just a taste of what’s in store for investors who blindly piled into Wall Street’s AI-driven ...
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DR Sales Boards Explosive Mads Brügger Series ‘The Black Swan’: ‘Like ‘The Sopranos’ in Real Life’ (EXCLUSIVE)
If the Panama Papers have become a byword for exposure of corruption and financial fraud around the world, “The Black Swan” (“Den Sorte Swane”) by Denmark’s own truth-seeking and ...
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Syria receives local currency printed in Russia before Assad's fall
Syria's pound has strengthened on the black market since the new leadership took over, helped by an influx of Syrians from abroad and an end to strict controls on trade in foreign currencies.