NORTH AMERICA
Politics: Ryerson University in Toronto is cancelling an event with controversial conservative speaker Faith Goldy in light of the recent violence in Charlottesville. Goldy has recently made xenophobic statements indicating that immigration was leading to "white genocide" in Canada.
Economics: An immediate review has been launched after it was revealed that military vehicles the Canadian government sold to Saudi Arabia were used by the Saudis against their own civilians.
Culture: After a poll revealed 90% of the populace of British Columbia in Canada opposed trophy hunting, the province has ended trophy hunting for Grizzly bears, excluding hunting for meat (with one rainforest banning that as well).
Enrique, Bridge the Divide Ambassador
CANADA
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EUROPE
Politics: Angela Merkel will continue to support her 2015 decision of opening Germany’s borders to refugees.
Economics: South Germany is doing significantly better than North Germany.
Culture: Staufen, a historical German town, is falling apart due after the geothermal energy project failed.
GERMANY
Elaine, Bridge the Divide Ambassador
Elaine, Bridge the Divide Ambassador
Politics: The National Drug Enforcement Agency and the Pharmacy Board and other law enforcement agencies are working together to help fight drug use and traffickers.
Economics: African Minerals Limited is in a multimillion dollar lawsuit in London high court and is accused of false imprisonment, assault and battery, trespass and theft.
Culture: A mudslide hit Freetown and the death toll nears 500.
SIERRA LEONE
Elaine, Bridge the Divide Ambassador
Politics: The government has suspended the registration non-governmental agencies in effort to verify all the current NGOs.
Economics: Philip Morris, a company that has been buying 34% of all tobacco grown in Tanzania, has recently announced that it decided to construct a processing factory.
Culture: Wayne Lotter, a South African conservationist and co-founder of Tanzania’s PAMS foundation, was murdered on the way to his hotel.
TANZANIA
AFRICA