Reporting on the major events of 2016, by Beverly Devakishen, Charlotte Gaines, Eddie Booth, Judith Howe and Ollie Watts, James Chesson and Emily Hawkins January Tsai Ing-wen made history in January when she was elected to be Taiwan’s first female president. As leader, Tsai led thr Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to an overwhelming majority victory….
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South Korean president faces financial corruption allegations
South Korea has found itself plunged into political turbulence as Choi Soon-sil, a South Korean woman alleged to have exploited her long-term friendship with incumbent President Park Geun-hye for her own personal gain, returned to the country to face these accusations. In a deeply contrite apology, President Park has said she alone was responsible for…
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Hong Kong In the first elections since unrest in 2014, citizens of Hong Kong have been to the polls to vote representatives to their legislative council. Turnout was 58%, and the election allowed pro-independence activists gain a foothold in power, whilst supporters of the Chinese government managed to hold on to a majority of the…
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360 Roundup: Turkish coup
Turkey is in disarray following a failed coup attempt by a rebel faction within the Turkish military on Friday night. Tanks were present on the roads and fighter jets in the night sky over Ankara as this faction pushed to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Despite having appeared to have achieved their goal early…
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Flash floods plague Europe
France, Germany, and parts of Central Europe were hit by flash floods in the first week of June, after several days of intense thunder and rain storms. The unusual weather event has claimed ten lives in Germany, two in France and Romania respectively, and one in Belgium, however, this figure could yet rise, as there…
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Missing Japanese Boy Found At Military Base On 3rd June missing seven-year-old boy Yamato Tanooka was found alive near the town of Shikabe on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Tanooka had been missing since May 28 after his parents left him alone in an area of remote woodland as a form of punishment for reportedly…
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The Snooper’s Charter and what it is intended for
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has outlined the aims of a draft version of the Investigatory Powers Bill, also known as the Snooper’s Charter, which is presently being scrutinised in parliament. The bill is an attempt to introduce the first comprehensive British surveillance law of the digital era; the legislation is intended to overhaul existing…
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Ireland’s laws on abortion and the eighth amendment
Amnesty International has begun a campaign seeking to repeal the eighth amendment of the Irish constitution that currently forbids abortion. The charity has reported that, every day, at least ten people travel across to England in order to undergo an abortion, with approximately 4,000 a year making the trip over to Britain or elsewhere in…
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Tsipras, Corbyn and Trudeau: is the world is rejecting the right?
Two weeks ago, Canada went to the polls and ended ten years of Conservative rule, voting in Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party to replace outgoing prime minister, Stephen Harper. Trudeau and his Liberal Party have joined Greece’s radical-left Syriza Party as one of a number of left-wing major world governments to be elected in…
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