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How to Write a Letter to Santa Claus
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November is National Native American Heritage Month in the US
1920 November 27: Belarus Heroes’ Day
1912 November 28: Albanian Flag Day/Declaration of Independence
1873 November 28: Hawaiian Independence Day
1960 November 28: Mauritania National Day
1821 November 28: Panama Independence Day
November 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
1966 November 30: Barbados Independence Day
November 30: Saint Andrew’s Day, Scotland’s official national day
1967 November 30: Yemen Independence Day
1918 December 1: Centenary of Icelandic independence and sovereignty
1961 December 1: Global Flag Raising for West Papua, West Papua National Day
1971 December 2: United Arab Emirates National Day
1917 December 6: Finland Independence Day
1961 December 9: Tanzania Independence Day
1963 December 12: Jamhuri, Kenya Republic Day
1974 December 13: Malta Republic Day
1971 December 16: Bahrain National Day
1991 December 16: Kazakhstan Independence Day
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Georgia Elects Its First Female President in the Last Direct Election for the Ceremonial Post
On the Yazidi genocide,a bad day for the Knesset
The New Gulag Archipelago: How China “Reeducates” the Uyghurs and Why the World Should Be Alarmed
“Studies” in Prison: Staff Member Uncovers Details of a Xinjiang Camp
Elderly Former Editor of Uyghur Publishing House Jailed Over ‘Problematic’ Books, Speech
Uighur mother asks US Congress to ‘take strong action’ against China’s re-education camps
Millions around the world support initiative urging Amazon to scrap goods with Soviet symbols
Victims of Communism memorial in Tallinn vandalised
Russian Activity Remains High on NATO’s Eastern Border
1918 November 28: Estonian War of Independence begins
November 30, 1939: the Winter War begins in Finland
“I don’t understand Russian”: Ukrainian tugboat commander Melnychuk says in “court” in Crimea
Ukraine imposes martial law amid ‘extremely serious’ threat of Russian invasion
Ways to Make Putin Pay for Ukraine
Macron and Merkel, no saviors of the West, bend before Putin
Poroshenko asks NATO to send ships to Azov Sea to help protect Ukraine
Russian tanks massing on Ukraine’s border
EU, NATO React Coolly To Ukraine’s Call For New Moves Against Russia
Bulgaria hopes to hook up to Gazprom’s TurkStream pipeline
Crimeans rally to help 24 Ukrainian POWs seized in Russia’s Azov Sea attack
New violence eclipses Mali’s plans for peace
Libya’s Tuareg find a new home in coastal Amazigh enclave
Fears of ‘language war’ in Algeria over status of Tamazight
No-one assumes responsibility for Sámi language planning in Finland
North-east professor wants to save Scots language from fading into history
Icelandic language fighting tsunami of English
Iceland at 100: The benefits of independence
100 years of Basque presence in Carson Valley
European lawmakers call for pressure on Turkey for Demirtas’ freedom
Kurdish Ambitions Test Turkey’s Uneasy Peace With U.S.
The Welsh Government could do more to stop the ‘Brain Drain’ out of Wales
UK Government rejects calls to include Adam Price and Nicola Sturgeon in TV Brexit debate
Scotland’s foreign policy: How should we interact with the world?
Brexit prompts British abroad to act on their Irish ancestry
Is the French region of Brittany set to get a lot bigger?
Will Taiwan Be the First Domino to Fall to China?
ICT launches debate in Europe on reciprocity and access to Tibet
Spain rejects China’s Silk Road plan
Buddhist monks to consider whether Dalai Lama should reincarnate
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act
Exposed: How Morocco lobbies EU for its Western Sahara claim
Trump could free Africa’s last remaining colony
European MPs launch network condemning Spain’s ‘repression’ of Catalonia
Pirate MPs Condemn Spanish Response to Catalan Independence Vote
Former Catalan minister Joaquim Forn writes of ‘profound humiliation’ in jail
Catalonia’s Ex-Leaders, Behind Bars, Remain Committed to the Separatist Cause
Catalan leader urges Spain PM to hold referendum
Some Catalan pro-independence leaders in pre-trial detention will go on hunger strike in early 2019
New Zealand Blocks Huawei 5G Roll-out over “Significant National Security Risks”
Dene chief wants to unite Athabascans
In Nunavut, most employed Inuit have government jobs
Canadian Inuit development corporations create national lobby group
Court Fixes Date To Hear Suit Seeking Biafra Republic
Anime Festival Canceled in Russia’s Dagestan After ‘Debauchery’ Claims
Lawyer in Ingushetia/Chechnya border case reports threats
Russian Activist Detained In St. Petersburg Over Pro-Ingushetia Action
Ingush activists prepare a referendum amid threats from Ramzan Kadyrov
Russian clinic in row over female genital cutting
Gay Man Who Alleges Abuse In Chechnya Vows To Seek Justice At European Court
Amnesty Condemns Bail Refusal For Activist Jailed In Chechnya
Is Chechnya Finally Going to Control Its Own Oil Reserves—and Thus Its Destiny?
In Chechnya, a partial triumph for international justice
Four arrests over 1993 killing of Burundi leader
Hondurans continue to flee one year after post-election crackdown
How Doctors Became Cuba’s Biggest Export
China and India stage investment showdown in Rwanda
As Singapore enters twilight of Lee era, ruling party prepares for change
Two in three children in the Central African Republic need humanitarian assistance
The Sometimes Apocryphal Sins of Bolivia’s Worst President
UNESCO adds Jamaican reggae music to global cultural heritage
Main Togo opposition coalition boycotts elections
Slovenia becomes first NATO country to appoint a woman head of its armed forces
UN experts: South Sudan beset by ‘alarming’ sexual violence
Austria’s Young Chancellor Sebastian Kurz Is Bringing the Far-Right Into the Mainstream
Nine killed as Kashmir reels from its deadliest year since 2009
The Maldives accuses Beijing of inflating the cost of projects to indebt countries
Nicaragua: Ortega’s Police Issue Mafia Style Death Sentence to Journalist
Somaliland: Return of the migrants
Atambaev In Crosshairs As Bill To Strip Immunity Advances In Kyrgyzstan
Papua New Guinea’s ‘gay village’ offers sanctuary, hope
Liberian child sex scandal raises serious questions of moral accountability for NGOs
China forgives overdue debt Vanuatu thought was gift
Lawmaker Eddie Chu questioned over Hong Kong independence in election bid for village chief
Tahiti pro-independence leader released from custody
Assyria: New Report Shows Quota Representation Faulty
Leaders of Barotseland Continue to be Imprisoned in Zambia
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