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Executive Summary. Turkey is a constitutional republic with an executive presidential system and a 600-seat parliament. The unicameral parliament (the Grand National Assembly) exercises legislative authority. In presidential and parliamentary elections in 2018, Organization for Security and.... |
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Executive Summary. The Russian Federation has a highly centralized, authoritarian political system dominated by President Vladimir Putin. The bicameral Federal Assembly consists of a directly elected lower house (State Duma) and an appointed upper house (Federation Council), both of which lack independence from the executive. |
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Executive Summary. Eritrea is a highly centralized, authoritarian regime under the control of President Isaias Afwerki. The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), headed by the president, is the sole political party. There have been no national-level elections since an independence referendum in 1993. |
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Executive Summary. President Bashar Assad has ruled the Syrian Arab Republic since 2000. The constitution mandates the primacy of Baath Party leaders in state institutions and society, and Assad and Baath party leaders dominate all three branches of government as an authoritarian regime. |
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A Filipino Catholic wearing a protective mask amid a coronavirus scare kneels to pray during a mass on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Eloisa Lopez, Reuters.
MANILA - Catholic churches in the capital will change some customs to keep worshipers safe from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the archdiocese's caretaker said Thursday. |
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Carpenters are completing a replica of a rare 16th century wooden church from the village of Guty in Silesia, which was ravaged by fire more than two years ago. The replica of the church will be disassembled and erected in Guty as soon as it receives safety approval from fire officers. |
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1664: New Jersey becomes a British colony as King Charles II grants land in the New World to his brother James, the Duke of York. 1799: Austria declares war on France. 1832: Captain Charles Boycott, the Irish estate manager who caused boycotts, was born. |
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Today is Thursday, March 12, the 72nd day of 2020. There are 294 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On March 12, 1980, a Chicago jury found John Wayne Gacy Jr. guilty of the murders of 33 men and boys. (The next day, Gacy was sentenced to death; he was executed in May 1994.)
On this date: In 1864, Lt. |
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With John Tavener, less was not necessarily more. His incredible seven-hour Veil of the Temple , which required the audience to sit through the night, was one of the great musical experiences of the early 21st century. It’s strange, however, that the master of mystic minimalism could conjure up.... |
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8 Hrs Ago Bishops High School student and basketballer Michael Smith. PHOTO BY DAVID REID - SHAUN BIGGART-HUTCHINSON. Bishops High School student Michael Smith, 15, is the star of a series of videos which have gone viral on social media showcasing his rapping skills. |
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SALT LAKE CITY — In a first for the Utah-based faith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday morning that its April general conference "will be distributed throughout the world via technology only." Members will not gather in the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City. |
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