Thursday (March 19th): Wait a second, let Angela think
Angela Merkel Name? Angela Merkel Westphalian identity? German Age? 65 Why is she in the news? Last night Angela, the saviour, Merkel came down from above and spoke to the…
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Angela Merkel Name? Angela Merkel Westphalian identity? German Age? 65 Why is she in the news? Last night Angela, the saviour, Merkel came down from above and spoke to the…
Imran Khan Name? Imran Khan Westphalian identity? Pakistani Age? 67 Why is he in the news? The Pakistani Prime Minister has called upon his country “not to panic” as it…
Pedro Sánchez Name? Pedro Sánchez Westphalian identity? Spanish Age? 48 Why is he in the news? Spain is 4th in the global Corona ranking with 11408 cases today. One of…
Mark Rutte Name? Mark Rutte Westphalian identity? As Dutch as they come. Age? 53 Why is he in the news? As Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rutte held a press…
Jair Bolsonaro Name? Jair Bolsonaro Westphalian identity? Brasilian Age? 64 Why is he in the news? Earlier today news came out of Brazil that Bolsonaro had been infected with the…
President Donald J. Trump Name? Donald Trump Westphalian identity? United States American Age? 73 years old Why is he in the news? If you don’t know by now, we’re sorry…
Ursula von der Leyen Name? Ursula von der Leyen Westphalian identity? European Age? 61 Why is she in the news? She has been President of the European Commission for 100…
Name? Giuseppe Conte Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 55 Why is he in the news? He locked down Italy last night; that is not a nightclub at Gran Via but an…
Name? Mohammad Bin Salman, or MBS to his friends others. Westphalian identity? Saudi Arabia, House of Saud. Age? 34 Why is he in the news? He is a regular of…
President Vladimir Putin Name? President Vladimir Putin Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 67 Why is he in the news? The great and (seemingly) eternal President Putin has successfully brought forth a…