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FIDE World Chess Championship 2023: Ding Liren vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi
Friday, 07 April 2023
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2023 is a highly anticipated event in the chess world, set to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event will see two talented chess players, GM Ding Liren and GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, compete in a 14-game match for the title of World Champion. For the first time in 16 years,
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Understanding NATO: Its Purpose and Role in the World Today
Wednesday, 05 April 2023
NATO is a term that almost everyone has heard of recently – not just because of how important it is in terms of geopolitics but mostly due to the recent headlines that it has been making. From the withdrawal of the American troops from Afghanistan and various countries applying for membership in the organizations, NATO
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A Guide To Using Mastodon
Thursday, 17 November 2022
Mastodon is a free, open-source social networking platform that allows users to communicate with each other through short messages known as “toots.” It is similar to other social media platforms like Twitter, but it is decentralized, meaning that it is not controlled by any single company or organization. This makes it a more secure and
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What makes a country a ‘country’?
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
It might be a bewildering question for many. Everyone is so used to the idea of a country or a state, and it is not hard to understand why that is the case. It would be hard to find a person alive that is not a citizen or residing in a country. So, what is the
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2021 German election will determine the course of Europe for decades
Thursday, 03 June 2021
The 2021 German election has become a focal point of global attention as it carries immense significance for the future of not only Germany but also the entire European Union. After 16 years of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s leadership, Germany is now at a critical juncture in its political history, and the outcome of this election
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The 2022 midterm election could spell disaster for the Democrats
Wednesday, 05 May 2021
2020 was a historic year for the Democratic Party. Not only were they able to control both houses of Congress for the first time in 10 years, Joe Biden, the Democratic Presidential nominee, was able to beat the incumbent president for the first time in 28 years (the last incumbent president to have lost the
