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What You Need to Know about the Political and Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka has been in the worst economic crisis and political turmoil for over 70 years now. But since March of 2022, the situation has only gotten worse, with food prices increasing by 30 percent, and 22 million residents crippled underneath the 12-hour power cuts. Understanding the Political Situation of Sri Lanka On the 1st of April, …

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Gun Violence Deaths: The US vs. the World

46 Comments / Current Affairs / By World Now Online

A study in 2016 concluded that 250,000 people die worldwide due to gun violence,half of which belonged to six nations, including Brazil, the United States of America, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, and Guatemala (ranked from highest to lowest). What are the Numbers for the US? Fast forward to 2020, where the United States ranked number one for …

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4 Key Facts About America’s Abortion Debate

20 Comments / Human Rights / By World Now Online

If there’s one thing pro-life and pro-choice agree on, the Supreme Court is more than likely to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision from five decades ago, effectively making abortion at all gestation stages illegal. As legislators in Republican states table more anti-abortion bills, World Now! looks at where this debate stands today in light of the …

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The World’s Most Powerful Passports in 2022

21 Comments / Recent News / By World Now Online

A passport is an official travel document issued by each country’s government to its citizens. This booklet verifies the traveler’s identity (through details such as the bearer’s photo, name, signature, date of birth, and place of birth). It also holds the bearer’s nationality, which is important for crossing their home country’s border. Here are the most …

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Decider: What is a War Crime?

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For all the good the United Nations does, it hasn’t been able to stop civil wars and military conflicts from happening. From Afghanistan to Ukraine, these conflicts may not share borders but the people at their heart, whose lives are uprooted by the war, remain the same. And it is these people against whom war crimes …

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