nsnbc : Queen Elizabeth, the monarch of the United Kingdom, is set to be given a 72,000 U.S. dollars a week pay rise under a formula devised centuries ago. The Queen’s income is based on a percentage of money earned by the Crown Estate, one of the wealthiest real estate owners in Britain. Courtesy Dominic […]
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Venezuelan Government Seeks Supreme Court Injunction over Fraudulent Recall Signatures
Lucas Koerner (VA) : The head of the presidential commission auditing Venezuela’s recall process, Jorge Rodriguez, petitioned the Supreme Court Monday for a protection order against the opposition following revelations of fraud in signature collection. El Libertador Mayor Jorge Rodriguez. (Globovision) On Friday, the country’s electoral authority, the CNE, announced that 605,727 of the 1.85 […]
Refugees helping refugees: how a Palestinian camp in Lebanon is welcoming Syrians
Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (TC) : Established in 1955, northern Lebanon’s Baddawi refugee camp is home to between 25,000 and 40,000 “established” Palestinian refugees. Like other Palestinian camps across Lebanon, it has long been violent and lawless. This summer, I conducted fieldwork there. Getting by in Baddawi camp. EPA/Nabil Mounzer Such camps are outside Lebanese jurisdiction, and have […]