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The Government System of Latvia

Latvia is a Baltic country located in Northern Europe and is bordered with Estonia, Russia, Belarus, and Lithuania. The country also has a coast along the Baltic Sea where it sits across from Sweden. Latvia’s capital city Riga sits on the Gulf of Riga on the Baltic Sea.   Latvia has a long history of being […]

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A Global Corporation Tax – It’s a No-brainer

The G7 group of nations have agreed to an accord to set a minimum corporate tax threshold of 15% in a bid to prevent large multinational corporations from simply setting up their profits and tax renenues in countries or territories that have lesser corporate tax even if most of their sales come from other countries where they […]

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The Government System of Laos

Laos is a landlocked country located in Southeast Asia, or the Indochinese Peninsula, and is bordered with China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. The capital city Vientiane is located along the border close to Thailand.   Laos traces its historical and cultural origins all the way back to the 14th Century to the Lao Kingdom of Lan […]

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The Government System of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country located in Central Asia and is bordered with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China. The country’s geography is also odd in that it has several enclaves of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan within it, Kyrgyzstan itself also has a tiny exclave within Uzbekistan. The country’s capital city Bishkek is located in the central […]

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The Government System of Kuwait

Kuwait is a small country located in the Middle East in Eastern Arabia and it borders Saudi Arabia and Iraq, it has a coast along the Persian Gulf where which it lies directly across from Iran. The capital Kuwait City sits on the coast within the Kuwait Bay.   As far back as 6500 BC Kuwait […]

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The Government System of Kiribati

Kiribati is a tiny island nation spread across a large area of the central Pacific Ocean, it is made up of 32 atolls and a raised coral island mostly a part of the Gilbert Islands chain, although some of Kiribati exists outside of this chain. The capital city is South Tarawa, located on the Tarawa […]

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Look at the News #21 – Israel/Hamas Confrontations, Colonial Pipeline Ransomware, and Kazan School Shooting

Hello all. I have three topics to go over today, there has been quite some big news stories over the last few days and also today itself. Today we shall be looking into the tensions in Israel related to tensions and clashes in Jerusalem between Palestinians and Israeli authorities at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Holy […]

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UK Local and Parliament Elections Outcome – Winners and Losers

Well, the local elections have now concluded and all the results are in. Let’s go over them, and highlight some of the interesting ones.   Senedd and Holyrood Parliament Elections   These elections went overall as was expected although with some slight overperformances for some parties in certain areas. For example, in the Welsh Senedd elections Welsh […]

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The Government System of Kenya

Kenya is a country located in East Africa, it is bordered with Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania, and also has a coast along the Indian Ocean. The capital city Nairobi is located in the central south of the country nearest to the border with Tanzania.   The area Kenya is located today is an […]

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The 2021 UK Local and Devolved Parliament Elections – What are the Elections to Watch?

On 6th May there are going to be a whole large range of local elections due to the previous year’s local elections having been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. There will be elections taking place in Scotland, Wales and England.   Assembly Elections   Specifically for Scotland and Wales they will both be holding elections for their […]