The federal oversight board of Puerto Rico unanimously agreed to a new economic plan that will restructure the $70 million debt faced by the country. The plan is set to take effect over the next ten years and improve fiscal solvency on the island.
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The Middle Eastern culture is collectivist by nature, where the behavior of one person reflects on the family he or she represents. Families who harbor drug addicts are less likely to talk about it to officials and centers that may offer rehabilitation.
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The School of Diplomacy unveiled the Pope John Paul II Fellowship at a lecture by Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza, the permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations.
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In Portugal, removing the threat of imprisonment was followed by an increase in visits to rehabilitation clinics and the last estimate of the Dangerous Drugs Board in 2012 reported 1.7 million users, a significant decline from 6.7 million users in 2004.
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Jacob Abel and Efrain Vallejo were elected to represent the School of Diplomacy in the Student Government Association Senate for the 2017-2018 academic year. The two senators-elect were part of the Reform Party, who were able to elect 12 out of their 18-candidate ticket.
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While in Tokyo, Tillerson announced that there needed to be a different approach to handle North Korea’s increasing nuclear threat, but the idea of direct negotiations is very unlikely unless North Korea agrees to give up its nuclear weapons program.
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Libya’s population of 1.5 million has been under fire for the last two years, in growing tensions and violence heightened by the Mediterranean refugee crisis and the competing government’s conflict over capturing Libya’s oil ports.
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There is discussion of the possibility that the citizens of major European democracies are gradually losing their liberties. Therefore, is there such a perpetual loss of basic freedoms?
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Five graduating editors reflect on their tenures, the challenges the Envoy has faced, and their hope for the newspaper in the future.
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The Basque separatist group Basque Homeland and Freedom (ETA), who have killed over 820 people, staged hundreds of shootings, and orchestrated dozens of kidnappings, promised complete disarmament by April 8.
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