Monday (February 8th): Rihanna vs Modi
Robyn Rihanna Fenty - Barbadian singer Name? Robyn Rihanna Fenty Westphalian identity? Barbadian Age? 32 Why is she in the news? Last week, singer Rihanna decided to Talk That Talk…
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Robyn Rihanna Fenty - Barbadian singer Name? Robyn Rihanna Fenty Westphalian identity? Barbadian Age? 32 Why is she in the news? Last week, singer Rihanna decided to Talk That Talk…
Joe Biden - President of the United States of America Name? Joseph Biden Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 78 Why is he in the news? President Biden delivered his…
Zachi Hanegbi - Minister of Community Affairs of Israel Name? Zachi Hanegbi Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 63 Why is he in the news? Because of this statement: “If the US…
Sheikh Hasina - Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Name? Sheikh Hasina Westphalian identity? Bangladeshi Age? 73 Why is she in the news? According to an Al Jazeera investigation, Hasina’s government…
Arlene Foster - Prime Minister of Northern IrelandSource: House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris - CC BY 3.0 (Adapted) Name? Arlene Foster Westphalian identity? Northern Irish Age? 50…
Aung San Suu Kyi - State Counsellor of Myanmar Name? Aung San Suu Kyi Westphalian identity? Burmese Age? 75 Why is she in the news? As State Counsellor of Myanmar,…
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya - President of the Coordination Council of Belarus Name? Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Westphalian identity? Belarusian Age? 38 Why is he in the news? Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is very busy lately.…
Anneke van Woudenberg - Executive Director Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID)Source: Chatham House - CC BY 2.0 (Adapted) Name? Anneke van Woudenberg Westphalian identity? Western European..? (An educated guess)…
Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi - 2nd Leader of the Houthis Name? Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi Westphalian identity? Yemeni/Houthi Age? 41 Why is he in the news? Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi is the leader of…
Giuseppe Conte - Prime Minister of Italy Name? Giuseppe Conte Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 56 Why is he in the news? One week after winning a vote of confidence in…