Monday (April 27th): Minister Moro out, but for how long?
Sergio Moro Name? Sérgio Moro Westphalian identity? Brasilian Age? 47 Why is he in the news? As minister of Justice, he is one of the two “superministers” in Bolsonaro’s Cabinet.…
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Sergio Moro Name? Sérgio Moro Westphalian identity? Brasilian Age? 47 Why is he in the news? As minister of Justice, he is one of the two “superministers” in Bolsonaro’s Cabinet.…
Bashar al-Assad Name? Bashar al-Assad Westphalian identity? Syrian Age? 54 Why is he in the news? Yesterday, the world's first trial of a senior member of the Syrian military for…
Houssein Salami Name? Houssein Salami Westphalian identity? Iranian Age? 60 Why is he in the news? As a general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Salami ordered: “our [Iran’s] naval forces to…
Kim Yo Jong Name? Kim Yo Jong Westphalian identity? North Korean Age? 31 Why is she in the news? She is not, but her older brother Kim Jong Un is.…
Benny Gantz Name? Benny Gantz Westphalian identity? Israeli Age? 60 Why is he in the news? Because he is a complete and utter idiot! He and Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to…
Martin Lee Name? Martin Lee Westphalian identity? Hong Kong British Age? 81 Why is he in the news? Hong Kong authorities have arrested 15 Hong Kong citizens for their involvement…
Nikki Haley Name? Nikki Haley Westphalian identity? United States of American Age? 48 Why is she in the news? Nikki Haley, Trump's former ambassador to the UN, has been dismissing…
Xi Jinping Name? Xi Jiping Westphalian identity? Chinese Age? 66 Why is he in the news? Well, he’s in the news for a number of reasons related to the viral…
Jeff Bezos Name? Jeff Bezos Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 56 Why is he in the news? Technically, he isn’t. But after a French court ruling, Amazon France is…
António Guterres Name? António Guterres Westphalian identity? Portugese Age? 70 Why is he in the news? Well someone, who was in Monday’s daily so cannot be in today’s daily, blamed…