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	Tokyo's Pandemic Games Open by Dr. Binoy Kampmark The auguries are not good for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Resignations have filled the ledger, including Japanese composer Keigo Oyamada, organising committee president Yoshiro Mori and the creative director Hiroshi Sasaki.
	Saigonisation of Afghanistan ? by Ovi Magazine Guest As the date of complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan nears, more and more often we hear comments in which this withdrawal is compared with (literally) the escape of US military forces from the South Vietnam in the...
	Malaysia Under Growing Stress by Murray Hunter Over the past week, Malaysians have been using social media to call on those who have run out of food and essential items not to feel shy and to raise a white flag outside their homes to ask for help. Neighbors and small businesses in...

	Colonization of Algeria: should France apologize? by Joseph Gatt Short answer: France can not apply the post-1945 legal framework for events that took place before 1945. That is, until the end of the Second World War, conquest of foreign territories was legal, or at least accepted in the international community.
	Branson Goes to Space by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Profligate, vain and utterly pleased with himself, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson could boast about his latest adventure of megalomania. Unlike others of the stinking rich set, he is incapable of keeping quiet.
	Infectious Follies: Britain's Freedom Day by Dr. Binoy Kampmark He can scant resist a slogan, but UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's insistence on describing Britain's exit from lockdown as Freedom Day came with its usual kitschy quality. All would be splendid as COVID-19 restrictions were...
	Australia Opens Gate for ASEAN Ag Workers by Murray Hunter To the surprise of many, the Australian government has announced it intends to soon create a seasonal farm work visa for ASEAN workers in an attempt to stem chronic agricultural labor shortages.
	Protecting Eden: Pornography and Age Verification Down Under by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Sex on the screen and on the page has often incurred the wrath of Australian censors. Over the years, the opaquely functioning Office of Film and Literature Classification has been guarding Australians like the children of Eden...
	The Texas Democrats are Standing Their Ground For the Sake of America's Democracy ! by Leah Sellers That's right, Hank. You heard me. I say Halleluiah and Praise the Lord for the Democratic Legislators of Texas, 'cause not only are they tryin' to save Texas from the Dis-eased Trumpian clutches of Power Mongers like our Republican...
	"Bund" Judaism in America by Joseph Gatt The Bund was a socialist Jewish organization that took shape in 19th century Russia. 19th century Russia was peculiar. There were cholera epidemics, and the industrial revolution never really picked up.
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