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1951 December 24: Libya Independence Day
1990 December 26: Slovenia Independence and Unity Day
1911 December 29: Mongolia Independence Day
2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
1960 January 1: Independence Day in Cameroon
1993 January 1: Velvet Divorce: Czech Republic and Slovakia
1804 January 1: Haitian Declaration of Independence
1962 January 1: Samoan Independence Day
1956 January 1: Sudan Independence Day
1948 January 4: Myanmar Independence Day
1991 January 13: Freedom Defenders Day in Lithuania
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Why one tiny island is still a domain name giant
Finland is trying to compete with China and the US in the race for 5G
Former Bank of Finland governor tipped as next ECB president
Russia warns Ukraine against new warship crossings via Kerch Strait
Donetsk Pastor speaks out about Ukrainian Donbas’ struggle against Russian aggression
Ukrainian lawyer who went to Russia to get medicine for his child sentenced to 8 years for ‘spying’
Russia brings up to 1 mln Russian citizens to occupied Crimea
Why it’s OK to protest at BBC bias … unless you back Scottish independence
Cardigan Town Council cheque rejected by bank ‘for being written in Welsh’
Taiwan band Chthonic live streams to HK after visa rejection
Chinese reconnaissance plane flies over South Korea, Japan as geopolitical tensions grow
Israel Vows to Block Palestinian Bid to Become Full UN Member
UN Envoy for Western Sahara to brief Security Council in January
Balochistan Liberation Army chief killed in suicide bombing
Indonesia Accused of Using White Phosphorous Against Civilians in West Papua
Pro-Biafra, Igbo groups meet over 2019 polls
UN Expert Calls for Action Against Racism, Promoting Amazigh in Morocco
Jadu city boycotts Libya’s constitution referendum because of marginalization
Amazigh New Year : 130 MPs ask El Othmani to make January 13th a national holiday
Top five concerns among Māori in 2018
‘We’ll continue to win’: How Indigenous leaders reached new heights in 2018
Adivasi manch moves NHRC over ‘illegal’ use of sedition law
This Village in India Has an Unexpected Edible Source of Income
‘I feel invisible’: Native students languish in public schools
Report on funding for Native Americans also urges federal recognition of Native Hawaiians
NSW council fined for destroying culturally significant Aboriginal scar tree
School helps students keep Indigenous language alive
Doric Film Competition launches details of inaugural event in 2019
Gaelic language plan launched by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Shaikh Ayaz: The greatest Sindhi poet, writer of 20th century
Poet Michael Longley urges unionists to embrace Irish Language
To Save Their Endangered Language, 2 Cherokee Brothers Learn As They Teach
This poet put the Yazidi women’s suffering and strength into words
Venezuela’s indigenous migrants face Colombia discrimination
Rohingya End Hard Year Still in Limbo
Dagestan Cancels K-Pop Supergroup BTS’ ‘Gay’ Movie
Kalmyks In Russia Mark 75th Anniversary Of Deadly Stalin-Era Deportation
PUTIN THREAT: Chechnya declares Russian leader ‘ENEMY’ – he only brings ‘EVIL’
Tunisia’s Tumultuous Year Ends in Protest After a Journalist Set Himself on Fire
Fearing for their lives, 60,000 people have fled Nicaragua
Ahead of 2019, Bulgaria Rejects Severe Church Restrictions
Hungary removes statue of anti-Soviet hero Imre Nagy
Will Russia be able to swallow Belarus
Catalonia 2018: a year in pictures
Lawyers of jailed Catalan independence leaders renew appeal bids
Court investigates Catalan public media directors over referendum
Trump threatens to cut aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador
Dengue epidemic declared in New Caledonia
Mongolia: Thousands protest corruption in Ulaanbaatar
‘Winning only misery’: Albania to quit gambling in the new year
After 60 years of revolution in Cuba, cracks in leadership emerge
Cuba around the world: 60 years of weapons and white coats
Can Cuba Baseball Still Be Great When Many of Its Stars Have Left?
A Window to the World: How the radio led Iceland into nationhood
Greenland’s Rapid Ice Melt Persists Even in Winter
Suriname Politician Showers Money From Helicopter
Isolated Turkmenistan launches first messaging app
Lebanon protests grow over economic crisis and political impasse
“Is Narva next?” – events in Ukraine make Estonia actively engage in minority integration
80 years since 10,000 Estonians killed in Soviet Great Purge
NATO jets intercept three Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea
Lithuanian politicians, energy officials named as possible bribe recipients in Alstom case
BAROTSELAND: A merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2019!
Ireland central bank chief says bad loans a ‘national systemic risk’
We should have had ten children; some of them might have remained in Ireland
Top ‘Abroad’ stories this year mostly negative about Ireland
Dozens of Bitter Winter Reporters Arrested
Mapping a Human Rights Horror: Calculating the Detentions in Xinjiang
World Uyghur Congress Appeals to Muslim World to Break Silence and Stand Up for Uyghurs
2019 forecast: China and the ‘Uyghur problem’
Marshall Islands: A nation that fears it’s on the brink of extinction
Google erases Kurdistan from maps in compliance with Turkish gov
Man says Turkish police tortured him for saying ‘Kurdistan’
Syria troops take control of Manbij in the face of Turkish threats
German ISIS woman let ‘slave’ girl, 5, die of thirst: prosecutors
Roboski massacre an “embarrassment” for Turkey: HDP
Mayor declares Shingal part of Kurdistan Region
Unknown assassins kill leader of Kurdish-backed council in Syria
Tibetan Passport Restrictions Limit Attendance at Dalai Lama Prayer Gathering
No Buddhist Nations Except Japan Grant Entry to Dalai Lama Due to Chinese Pressure
Dharamsala World Tourist Destination Due to Dalai Lama: CM at Modi Rally
Pro-Europeans Take on Moldova’s ‘Old Guard’ in Election
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