Friday (February 4th): Xi takes gold in Moscow?
Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Despite the ongoing pandemic and a (largely Western) diplomatic boycott, the 2022 Winter Olympics began today…
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Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Despite the ongoing pandemic and a (largely Western) diplomatic boycott, the 2022 Winter Olympics began today…
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) Name? Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) Westphalian identity? Emirati Age? 60 Why is he in the news? In the past week, the United…
Min Aung Hlaing Name? Min Aung Hlaing Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 65 Why is he in the news? As of yesterday it has officially been one year since the military…
Assimi Goïta Name? Assimi Goïta Westphalian identity? Malian Age? 39 Why is he in the news? Earlier this week, President of Mali, Assimi Goïta, called for the expulsion of the…
Boris Johnson Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? British Age? 57 Why is he in the news? The UK government has published a redacted version of an eagerly awaited report on…
Javier Perez-Tasso Name? Javier Perez-Tasso Westphalian identity? Spanish Age? 50s Why is he in the news? Javier Perez-Tasso is not in the news but might be very soon. He is…
Lourdes Maldonado López Name? Lourdes Maldonado López Westphalian identity? Mexican Age? 52 Why is she in the news? Lourdes Maldonado López is one of three journalists who were murdered last…
Roch Marc Kaboré Name? Roch Marc Kaboré Westphalian identity? Burkinabé Age? 64 Why is he in the news? This week, Burkinabé President, Roch Marc Kaboré was ousted during a military…
Lai Ching-te Name? Lai Ching-te Westphalian identity? Taiwanese Age? 62 Why is he in the news? Taiwanese Vice President Lai is heading to Honduras to attend the inauguration of the…
Silvio Berlusconi Name? Silvio Berlusconi Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 85 Why is he in the news? Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was all over the news in the past…