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The Soapbox: Tamils to be airlifted into the UK, heatwaves in Australia, coalition government collapse in Germany

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor November 8, 2024

In the UK, Sri Lankan refugees to enter after 3 years The United Kingdom will permit 64 Tamil refugees, including 16 children, to enter the country after spending three years...

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The Soapbox: Deadly flooding in Spain, military strikes in Israel, support for Morocco in France

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor November 1, 2024

In Spain, deadly floods plague cities and coasts  Flash floods in eastern Spain killed more than 158 people in less than 24 hours, amid one of the country's deadliest bouts of...

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The Soapbox: Tourism protests in Spain, border de-escalation in China, mysterious pollution in Australia

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Anna Baird-Hassell, Deputy Managing Editor October 25, 2024

In Spain, thousands protest unchecked tourism  On Sunday, thousands of Canary Islanders protested the archipelago’s mass tourism, which they claim has priced them out of housing...

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The Soapbox: Regime change in Australia, pub-crawl bans in Prague, obstructed aid in occupied Palestine

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor October 18, 2024

In Australia, government to potentially abandon monarchy Debate over Australia’s standing as a constitutional monarchy has resurfaced after King Charles III stated in a letter...

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The Soapbox: Public university funding in Argentina, Falkland Islands ownership in the UK, illegal gold mining in Ghana

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor October 11, 2024

In Argentina, lawmakers fail to reverse presidential veto on law boosting public university funding Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house of Congress failed to overturn President...

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The Soapbox: Medical crisis in the Middle East

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2024

At least 50 paramedics have been killed since the start of Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon two weeks ago, The Guardian reported on Thursday.  In a press briefing, the...

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The Soapbox: Gender equity act passed in Ghana, Al Jazeera office closure in occupied Palestine, conservative cabinet appointed in France

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Anna Baird-Hassell, Deputy Managing Editor September 27, 2024

In Ghana, president signs gender equity bill  Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo signed the country’s long-anticipated gender equity bill into law on Thursday, with women...

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The Soapbox: Typhoon in China, tightened borders in Germany, youngest person to be sentenced in the United Kingdom

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor September 20, 2024

In China, hundreds of thousands evacuate amid typhoon Typhoon Bebinca hit Lingang New City in the east of Shanghai on Monday — the strongest storm to strike the area in 75 years....

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The Soapbox: X ban in Brazil, protests against sexual violence in France, new metro line in Sydney

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor September 16, 2024

Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual misconduct. In Brazil, the Supreme Court upholds X ban Brazil’s highest court banned the social media platform X,...

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The Soapbox: Elections in Europe

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Krish Dev, Director of Creative & Digital Strategy September 9, 2024

In France, Macron announces new prime minister French President Emmanuel Macron announced conservative Michel Barnier as the nation’s new prime minister on Thursday, two months...

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The Soapbox: An update on the war in Gaza

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Maisie Zipfel, Deputy News Editor May 3, 2024

United Nations reports that reconstructing the infrastructure in Gaza could take decades It may take up  “approximately 80 years” to rebuild the nearly 80,000 homes destroyed...

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The Soapbox: Olympic concerns in France, Indigenous festival in Australia, soccer federation scandal in Spain

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Anna Baird-Hassell, Copy Chief April 19, 2024

In France, Olympic Games face safety concerns French president Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the opening ceremony for this summer’s Olympic Games may be relocated from...