Monday (February 22nd): Myanmar protests take deadly turn
Mya Thwe Thwe Khine - first known casualty of the 2021 Myanmar protests Name? Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 19 Why is she in the news? Mya…
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Mya Thwe Thwe Khine - first known casualty of the 2021 Myanmar protests Name? Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 19 Why is she in the news? Mya…
Steve Jurczyk - Acting Administrator of NASA Name? Steve Jurczyk Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 58 Why is he in the news? As Acting Administrator of NASA, Jurczyk gets…
Hassan Rouhani - President of Iran CC BY 4.0 Hamed Malekpour Adapted Name? Hassan Rohani Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 72 Why is he in the news? Three days before an…
Kim Jong-Un - Supreme Leader of North Korea Name? Kim Jong-un Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 37 Why is he in the news? The Supreme Leader’s regime has reportedly tried…
Mario Draghi - Prime Minister of Italy Name? Mario Draghi Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 73 Why is he in the news? Weeks after a rebellion in the ruling coalition under…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Name? Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Westphalian identity? Nigerian Age? 66 Why is she in the news? Okonjo-Iweala is set to be…
Loujain al-Hathloul - Saudi activist for women’s rightsSource: Emna Mizouni - CC BY 4.0 (Adapted) Name? Loujain al-Hathloul Westphalian identity? Saudi Age? 31 Why is she in the news? Loujain…
Kamel el-Wazir - Minister of Transport of EgyptSource: channel1eg - CC BY 3.0 (Adapted) Name? Kamel el-Wazir Westphalian identity? Egyptian Age? mid-60s? Why is he in the news? As Egypt’s…
Xi Jinping - President of the People's Republic of China Name? Xi Jinping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 67 Why is he in the news? We’ve covered many of Xi’s conflicts…
Iván Duque Márquez - Lawyer and President of Colombia Name? Iván Duque Westphalian identity? Colombian Age? 44 Why is he in the news? President Iván Duque of Colombia announced Monday…