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The World Beyond OX1 ‒ Week 4
Ecuadorian Parliament Dissolved by President Prior to Impeachment Vote Guillermo Lasso, the President of Ecuador, is currently being investigated for alleged embezzlement. To prevent himself from being ousted in an impeachment vote by the National Assembly, which is currently under the control of opposition politicians, he triggered a ‘mutual death clause’ introduced into the constitution in 2008.
The World Beyond OX1 - Week 3
Migrants Gather at US Border as Controversial Immigration Policy Expires In early 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration passed a new border policy called Title 42, which allowed US authorities to more easily send migrants who had recently arrived in America back to their home countries. This piece of legislation is due to expire on 11 May, prompting a sudden increase in the number of migrants that have been arriving at the US-Mexico border.
The World Beyond OX1 - Week 2
Hollywood Hit Hard By Writer’s Strike On 2 May, 11500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike for fairer pay. After contract negotiations with Hollywood Studios, which began in March, broke down, picket lines were put in place outside major studio buildings owned by Amazon, Netflix, Paramount and Warner Brothers. The guild had been making the case that the new has destabilised their industry and led to significantly worse pay.
The World Beyond OX1 - Week 1
Disney Files Lawsuit Against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis, who is also widely speculated to be planning a bid for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election, has been sued by Disney for initiating a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” against the company. DeSantis’ feud began with Disney last year after they criticised his “Parental Rights in Education” bill.
The World Beyond OX1: Vacation Roundup
Former US President Trump Faces 34 Felony Charges One of the most unmissable stories of the last few months was the indictment of the previous American president Donald Trump at the start of April. After correctly predicting his own arrest in March, Trump was arraigned on the 4 April to answer for 34 counts of falsifying business records. All of these charges relate to hush-money Trump paid to the adult film star Stormy Daniels during his presidential campaign in 2016.
Ukraine: A Year On
The invasion on the ground On 24 February 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Missile strikes bombarded Ukrainian cities, while up to 190,000 Russian troops advanced from its eastern borders. By March, they attacked Kyiv, along with major cities in the east including Kharkiv, Kherson and the port of Mariupol. Moscow expected victory to be swift. It could not have been more wrong.
Warmth for a weary mind - Arlo Parks 'Collapsed in Sunbeams' Review
20-year-old Arlo Parks is a storyteller. Inspired by the likes of Sylvia Plath, and having engrossed herself in creative writing ever since she was seven, her new album Collapsed in Sunbeams (2021) feels like a triumphant culmination of this talent. Though the instrumentation – providing a floaty, generally lo-fi/bedroom R&B atmosphere, besides a few exceptions like the very-light-disco ‘Just Go’– can be unremarkable to the casual listener, Sunbeams’ strength is the power of its songwriting.
The musical mental health malady: How Jesy Nelson leaving Little Mix signals a need for change
On the 14th of December 2020, Jesy Nelson announced her departure from Little Mix, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time with 4 singles topping the UK charts to date. On Instagram, she informed fans of her mental health concerns, and that she found the “constant pressure…very hard.” Nelson does not need to explain her struggles.
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