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3/13/2023
5 : 14
Côte d'Ivoire citizens pay the highest income tax in the world
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. In issue #327, I focus on the money the government of Côte d'Ivoire is making from taxes and what South Korea is willing to do
3/6/2023
5 : 4
Tunisia's government right now is... far-right
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. In issue #326, I focus on the outcome of the elections in Nigeria (the tension is high) and anti-Black sentiments growing in
2/27/2023
4 : 4
BBC documentary: Slavery still exists in Kenya
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. As I'm finishing up this issue, Nigeria is still counting votes. Expect an update next Monday on the most exciting
2/20/2023
5 : 4
Africa's most important election in 2023
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. Lol at my mistake in the headline about Henry Tse last week. Thank you for correcting me. In issue #324, I focus on a monk who
2/13/2023
5 : 4
What a y̶e̶a̶r̶ week.
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. In issue #323, I focus on a huge legal win for trans men's rights in Hong Kong, the two earthquakes in Syria, Turkey and
2/6/2023
5 : 4
ChatGPT helped a judge in Colombia make a decision
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. In issue #322, I focus on the very tragic news of the murder of Iraq's YouTube star Tiba al-Ali and how the legal system in
1/30/2023
4 : 4
One man vs Lebanon
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. If you understand/want to read more German, I am going to curate and write the daily newsletter 'Morgenpost' over at
1/23/2023
5 : 4
A huge win for women in Sierra Leone
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. I found out I'm one of the top readers of The Guardian last week, having read a combined 173 articles last year. This is all
1/20/2023
3 : 15
"Peru is no longer a democracy"
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. Happy new year! I had the flu these past few weeks. I feel so much better now! Did you catch the 8th All Africa Music Awards? I
12/24/2022
0 : 4
What was good in 2022? The Christmas issue
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. Happy holidays! Issue #318 is my Christmas gift full of good news from all over the world and recommendations to keep you
11/28/2022
5 : 4
You did it, Anwar
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. Now that the United Nations believes that the world population has exceeded eight billion, let's tell more people about this
11/14/2022
5 : 4
Remembering Gal Costa
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. I love getting back into a groove for this newsletter. I'm taking a week off as it is my birthday on November 18. If you'
11/7/2022
4 : 4
Don't get fooled by Rwanda's president
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. Inflation is hittin' hard. However, I want to keep this newsletter accessible for everybody. If the grass is greener on your
11/1/2022
18 : 34
All eyez on Haiti
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. I got so much positive feedback on last week's music video recommendation that I decided to try out a new 'section'
10/25/2022
3 : 4
Memes from Ukraine
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. What are your plans on Sunday? Mine probably looks like this. Issue #313 includes a look at Brazil's election and candidates (
10/19/2022
12 : 54
Good LGBTQ news from Mexico
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. I'm still editing all the feminists' submissions, so, today it's just me. Honestly, I was personally surprised to
10/5/2022
20 : 44
A huge win for women's rights in India
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. I'm in Kurdistan right now, and the deaths of the two Kurdish women Jina Amini in Kurdistan, Iran and Nagihan Akarsel
8/22/2022
3 : 8
Inside: A Taiwanese horror movie, Somali poetry and Argentinian classical music
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. August is ending, and in this part of the world, summer is ending, too. I'm a little sad. Perhaps this issue is putting a
8/15/2022
14 : 34
Thor is not welcome in Malaysia
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. While we're (still) discussing whether or not there is a lot of racism in Germany (Rest in power, Mouhamed Dramé) and Italy (
8/8/2022
4 : 4
Damn, Botswana
what happened last week Hey, this is Sham, your very own news curator. I know I have been inconsistent but I needed this summer to be a little less stressful. Mental health is such a delicate matter,