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Andrii Derkach - Senator of the Russian Federation CC BY 4.0 Attribution: Council.gov.ru Adapted Name? Andrii Derkach Westphalian identity? Ukrainian Age? 52 Why is he in the news? Derkach, an…
Abdullah Abdullah - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Name? Abdullah Abdullah Westphalian identity? Afghan Age? 59 Why is he in the news? Abdullah was appointed chairman of the…
Angela Merkel - Chancellor of Germany Name? Angela Merkel Westphalian identity? German Age? 65 Why is he in the news? Minutes ago she stepped in front of the press in…
Giuseppe Conte - Former Prime Minister of Italy CC BY 3.0 Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri Adapted Name? Giuseppe Conte Westphalian identity? Italian Age? 55 Why is he in the…
Tsai Ing-Wen - President of Taiwan Name? Tsai Ing-wen Westphalian identity? Taiwanese Age? 63 Why is she in the news? Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has effectively handled the coronavirus pandemic…
Roberto Azevêdo - Former Director General of the World Trade Organization Name? Roberto Azevêdo Westphalian identity? Brazilian Age? 62 Why is he in the news? Azevêdo resigned from his position…
Emiel Jurjens - Dutch Lawyer Name? Emiel Jurjens Westphalian identity? Dutch Age? Somewhere between 35-45? He looks young & has an active Twitter account... Why is he in the news?…
Abiy Ahmed Ali- Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia Name? Abiy Ahmed Westphalian identity? Ethiopian Age? 43 Why is he in the news? Have you ever heard about the…
Mahamadou Issoufou - Former President of Niger Name? Mahamadou Issoufou Westphalian identity? Nigerien Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Technically, he isn’t personally in the news but the…
Vinay Mohan Kwatra - Ambassador of India to the United States Name? Vinay Mohan Kwatra Westphalian identity? Indian Age? 58 Why is he in the news? As the Indian ambassador…