Thursday (July 8th): MBZ blocks OPEC
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) Name? Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) Westphalian identity? Emirati Age? 60 Why is he in the news? At the OPEC meeting two days…
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Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) Name? Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) Westphalian identity? Emirati Age? 60 Why is he in the news? At the OPEC meeting two days…
Jovenel Moïse Name? Jovenel Moïse Westphalian identity? Haitian Age? 53 Why is he in the news? Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by a group of highly trained intruders early…
Marine Le Pen Name? Marine Le Pen Westphalian identity? French Age? 52 Why is she in the news? Marine Le Pen of the right wing French Rassemblement National party is…
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Name? Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Westphalian identity? Mexican Age? 67 Why is he in the news? Pictures and memes of a swirling ‘eye of…
General Austin S. Miller Name? General Austin S. Miller Westphalian identity? US American Age? 60 Why is he in the news? It is never good news when any military personnel…
Xi Jinping Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 68 Why is he in the news? On the 100 year celebration of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi made very…
Abiy Ahmed Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) retook the capital of the Tigray region, Mekelle,…
Riad Salameh Name? Riad Salameh Westphalian identity? Lebanese Age? 70 Why is he in the news? Riad Salameh has been the Governor of Lebanon's central bank, Banque du Liban, since…
Kim Jong-Un Name? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 8 January 1982 (age 39) (North Korean records), 8 January 1983 (age 38) (South Korean records), 8 January 1984 (age…
Boris Johnson Name? Boris Johnson Westphalian identity? Very British indeed Age? 57 Why is he in the news? A British Navy ship sailed through waters which Russia claims as their…