#South Africa 🇿🇦 and Russia 🇷🇺

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The Rich, the Poor and Bulgaria! Money Really Can Buy You Happiness

— Published: December 16th, 2010 | Wednesday 16th August, 2023 | Christmas Specials | Comparing Countries

THE notion that money can't buy happiness is popular, especially among Europeans who believe that growth-oriented free-market economies have got it wrong. They drew comfort from the work of Richard Easterlin, Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California, who trawled through the data in the 1970s and observed only a loose correlation between money and happiness. Although income and well-being were closely correlated within countries, there seemed to be little relationship between the two when measured over time or between countries. This became known as the “Easterlin paradox”. Mr Easterlin suggested that well-being depended not on absolute, but on relative, income: people feel miserable not because they are poor, but because they are at the bottom of the particular pile in which they find themselves.

But more recent work—especially by Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers of the University of Pennsylvania—suggests that while the evidence for a correlation between income and happiness over time remains weak, that for a correlation between countries is strong. According to Mr Wolfers, the correlation was unclear in the past because of a paucity of data. There is, he says, “a tendency to confuse absence of evidence for a proposition as evidence of its absence”.

There are now data on the effect of income on well-being almost everywhere in the world. In some countries (South Africa and Russia, for instance) the correlation is closer than in others (like Britain and Japan) but it is visible everywhere.

The variation in life satisfaction between countries is huge (see chart). Countries at the top of the league (all of them developed) score up to eight out of ten; countries at the bottom (mostly African, but with Haiti and Iraq putting in a sad, but not surprising, appearance) score as low as three.

Although richer countries are clearly happier, the correlation is not perfect, which suggests that other, presumably cultural, factors are at work. Western Europeans and North Americans bunch pretty closely together, though there are some anomalies, such as the surprisingly gloomy Portuguese. Asians tend to be somewhat less happy than their income would suggest, and Scandinavians a little more so. Hong Kong and Denmark, for instance, have similar income per person, at purchasing-power parity; but Hong Kong's average life satisfaction is 5.5 on a 10-point scale, and Denmark's is 8. Latin Americans are cheerful, the ex-Soviet Union spectacularly miserable, and the saddest place in the world, relative to its income per person, is Bulgaria.

— This article appeared in the Christmas Specials section of the print edition under the headline "The Rich, the Poor and Bulgaria"

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HERE is the list of the 134 countries that are NOT supporting South Africa's 🇿🇦 claims of genocide against Israel 🇮🇱:

🇦🇩 Andorra 

🇦🇴 Angola 

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 

🇦🇷 Argentina 

🇦🇲 Armenia 

🇦🇺 Australia 

🇦🇹 Austria 

🇧🇸 Bahamas 

🇧🇧 Barbados 

🇧🇾 Belarus 

🇧🇿 Belize 

🇧🇹 Bhutan 

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 

🇧🇼 Botswana 

🇧🇬 Bulgaria 

🇧🇮 Burundi 

🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 

🇰🇭 Cambodia 

🇨🇦 Canada 

🇨🇫 Central African Republic 

🇨🇱 Chile 

🇨🇳 China 

🇰🇲 Comoros 

🇨🇬 Congo 

🇨🇷 Costa Rica 

🇭🇷 Croatia 

🇨🇺 Cuba 

🇨🇾 Cyprus 

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 

🇩🇰 Denmark 

🇩🇲 Dominica 

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 

🇹🇱 East Timor (Timor-Leste) 

🇪🇨 Ecuador 

🇸🇻 El Salvador 

🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 

🇪🇷 Eritrea 

🇪🇪 Estonia 

🇸🇿 Eswatini 

🇪🇹 Ethiopia 

🇫🇯 Fiji 

🇫🇮 Finland 

🇫🇷 France 

🇬🇪 Georgia 

🇩🇪 Germany 

🇬🇭 Ghana 

🇬🇷 Greece 

🇬🇩 Grenada 

🇬🇹 Guatemala 

🇭🇹 Haiti 

🇭🇳 Honduras 

🇭🇺 Hungary 

🇮🇸 Iceland 

🇮🇳 India 

🇮🇪 Ireland 

🇮🇹 Italy 

🇯🇲 Jamaica 

🇯🇵 Japan 

🇰🇪 Kenya 

🇰🇮 Kiribati 

🇰🇵 Korea, North (North Korea) 

🇰🇷 Korea, South (South Korea) 

🇽🇰 Kosovo 

🇱🇦 Laos 

🇱🇻 Latvia 

🇱🇸 Lesotho 

🇱🇷 Liberia 

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 

🇱🇹 Lithuania 

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 

🇲🇬 Madagascar 

🇲🇼 Malawi

🇲🇹 Malta 

🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 

🇲🇺 Mauritius 

🇲🇽 Mexico 

🇫🇲 Micronesia 

🇲🇩 Moldova 

🇲🇨 Monaco 

🇲🇳 Mongolia 

🇲🇪 Montenegro 

🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) 

🇳🇷 Nauru 

🇳🇵 Nepal 

🇳🇱 Netherlands 

🇳🇿 New Zealand 

🇳🇮 Nicaragua 

🇲🇰 North Macedonia (Macedonia) 

🇳🇴 Norway 

🇵🇼 Palau 

🇵🇦 Panama 

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 

🇵🇾 Paraguay 

🇵🇪 Peru 

🇵🇭 Philippines 

🇵🇱 Poland 

🇵🇹 Portugal 

🇷🇴 Romania 

🇷🇺 Russia 

🇷🇼 Rwanda 

🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 

🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 

🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 

🇼🇸 Samoa 

🇸🇲 San Marino 

🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 

🇷🇸 Serbia 

🇸🇨 Seychelles 

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 

🇸🇬 Singapore 

🇸🇰 Slovakia 

🇸🇮 Slovenia 

🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 

🇪🇸 Spain 

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 

🇸🇪 Sweden

🇨🇭 Switzerland 

🇹🇼 Taiwan 

🇹🇿 Tanzania 

🇹🇭 Thailand 

🇹🇴 Tonga 

🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 

🇹🇳 Tunisia 

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 

🇹🇻 Tuvalu 

🇺🇦 Ukraine 

🇬🇧 United Kingdom (UK) 

🇺🇸 United States of America (USA) 

🇺🇾 Uruguay 

🇻🇺 Vanuatu 

🇻🇦 Vatican City 

🇻🇳 Vietnam 

🇿🇲 Zambia 

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

[mapsontheweb]

Population density (people per sq. km)

Macao 🇲🇴: 20,556

Monaco 🇲🇨: 18,215

Singapore 🇸🇬: 7,919

Hong Kong 🇭🇰: 7,125

Gibraltar 🇬🇮: 3,271

Bahrain 🇧🇭: 1,882

Maldives 🇲🇻: 1,715

Malta 🇲🇹: 1,610

Bangladesh 🇧🇩: 1,286

South Korea 🇰🇷: 531

Netherlands 🇳🇱: 518

India 🇮🇳: 470

Israel 🇮🇱: 426

Belgium 🇧🇪: 381

Japan 🇯🇵: 346

Vietnam 🇻🇳: 308

Pakistan 🇵🇰: 295

UK 🇬🇧: 277

Germany 🇩🇪: 238

Nigeria 🇳🇬: 229

Switzerland 🇨🇭: 219

Italy 🇮🇹: 201

China 🇨🇳: 150

Denmark 🇩🇰: 146

Indonesia 🇮🇩: 145

France 🇫🇷: 123

Turkey 🇹🇷: 109

Spain 🇪🇸: 95

Mexico 🇲🇽: 65

South Africa 🇿🇦: 48

USA 🇺🇸: 36

Brazil 🇧🇷: 26

Sweden 🇸🇪: 25

Finland 🇫🇮: 18

Argentina 🇦🇷: 17

Norway 🇳🇴: 15

Russia 🇷🇺: 9

Canada 🇨🇦: 4

Australia 🇦🇺: 3

Mongolia 🇲🇳: 2

Greenland 🇬🇱: 0

World 🌍: 60

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One piece characters Nationalities

Brazil🇧🇷: known for its iconic Carnival Festival and the statue of Christ the redeemer 🎺 🎊🪇🥁🪘

Sweden🇸🇪: known as the Pop music Capital of the world 🎵🎤🎙️🎛️🎧🎚️

Japan 🇯🇵: One of the most developed countries,that produce Manga and Anime 🍜🎎👘⛩️🏯㊗️

France 🇫🇷: has the iconic Eiffel Tower,and luxurious fashion brands 🗼👗🍬📸🎨

Canada🇨🇦: famous for its maple syrup, Niagara falls, northern lights and more attractions 🍁🥌 🥞🍯

India🇮🇳: has an iconic building,the Taj mahal,and also the birthplace of Yoga 🧘🏾🥻🕌

United States 🇺🇲: One of the dream place. With famous stars,movies,artists,cities,brands and attractions 🗽🌃🎥🦅🍔🎢🏈

Russia🇷🇺: famous for many things but mostly the beautiful iconic landmarks known as The Moscow Kremlins ☃️🥟💈🌨️🎪

Austria🇦🇹: mostly famous for its castles,palaces and buildings 🏰🧭

China🇨🇳: has beautiful culture and most famous for its food, martial arts,and the iconic Great Wall of China ⛩️🐅��🍜🏯🥋

South Africa🇿🇦: famous for its history,natural attractions,food and wildlife 🦁🦓🐗🐃🐘🦏🦒🐦🦃🦚🦈🐬🐳🍊🍌🥘

Germany🇩🇪: renowned for multitude of things but mostly the Oktoberfest 🪽🪽🍄

Italy 🇮🇹: famous for having one of the best foods in the world. 🍝🍕🍤🦞

UK 🇬🇧: famous for many things but mostly the royal history and culture,even for many sports. Not to forget tea and fish and chips🍟☕🚌🎡🏰🤴👸

Spain 🇪🇸: known as one of the top wine-producing countries in the world🍸🍷🍾🥂

Australia 🇦🇺: known as one of the most popular tourist destinations with many unique animals and attractions. Like the iconic Great barrier reef ⛰️🐺🦘🐨🕷️

Comment down below if u got more things to add about ur country

[ongolecharles]

WORLD'S MOST PEACEFUL NATIONS

Where does your country stand?

Rank Country

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1 🇮🇸 Iceland

2 🇮🇪 Ireland

3 🇦🇹 Austria

4 🇳🇿 New Zealand

5 🇸🇬 Singapore

6 🇨🇭 Switzerland

7 🇵🇹 Portugal

8 🇩🇰 Denmark

9 🇸🇮 Slovenia

10 🇲🇾Malaysia

11 🇨🇦 Canada

12 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

13 🇫🇮 Finland

14 🇭🇺 Hungary

15 🇭🇷 Croatia

16 🇧🇪 Belgium

17 🇯🇵 Japan

18 🇳🇱Netherlands

19 🇦🇺 Australia

20 🇩🇪Germany

21 🇧🇹 Bhutan

22 🇲🇺 Mauritius

23 🇪🇸 Spain

24 🇪🇪 Estonia

25 🇰🇼 Kuwait

26 🇧🇬 Bulgaria

27 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic

28 🇳🇴 Norway

29 🇶🇦 Qatar

30 🇱🇻 Latvia

31 🇱🇹Lithuania

32 🇵🇱 Poland

33 🇮🇹 Italy

34 🇬🇧United Kingdom

35 🇲🇪Montenegro

36 🇷🇴Romania

37 🇴🇲 Oman

38 🇲🇰North Macedonia

39 🇸🇪 Sweden

40 🇬🇷 Greece

41 🇻🇳 Vietnam

42 🇦🇱 Albania

43 🇹🇼 Taiwan

44 🇲🇬Madagascar

45 🇲🇳Mongolia

46 🇰🇷South Korea

47 🇦🇷Argentina

48 🇮🇩Indonesia

49 🇱🇦Lao P.D.R.

50 🇧🇼Botswana

51 🇹🇱Timor-Leste

52 🇺🇾Uruguay

53 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

54 🇷🇸 Serbia

55 🇬🇭 Ghana

56 🇽🇰 Kosovo

57 🇿🇲 Zambia

58 🇨🇷 Costa Rica

59 🇰🇿Kazakhstan

60 🇺🇿Uzbekistan

61 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina

62 🇳🇦 Namibia

63 🇲🇩 Moldova

64 🇨🇱 Chile

65 🇹🇿Tanzania

66 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

67 🇯🇴 Jordan

68 🇧🇴 Bolivia

69 🇱🇷 Liberia

70 🇰🇭Cambodia

71 🇹🇯Tajikistan

72 🇦🇴 Angola

73 🇵🇾Paraguay

73 🇹🇳 Tunisia

75 🇹�� Thailand

76 🇦🇲 Armenia

77 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic

78 🇲🇦 Morocco

79 🇲🇼 Malawi

80 🇳🇵Nepal

81 🇧🇭 Bahrain

82 🇬🇲The Gambia

82 🇹🇲Turkmenistan

84 🇸🇳 Senegal

85 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau

86 🇫🇷 France

87 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago

88 🇨🇳 China

88 🇨🇾Cyprus

90 🇩🇿 Algeria

91 🇯🇲Jamaica

92 🇷🇼 Rwanda

93 🇧🇩Bangladesh

94 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea

95 🇲🇷Mauritania

96 🇵🇦 Panama

97 🇩🇴Dominican Republic

98 🇨🇺 Cuba

99 🇵🇪 Peru

100 🇬🇪Georgia

100 🇱🇰Sri Lanka

102 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia

103 🇸🇿Eswatini

104 🇵🇭Philippines

105 🇪🇬Egypt

106 🇦🇿Azerbaijan

107 🇸🇻El Salvador

107 🇲🇿Mozambique

109 🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire

110 🇨🇬Republic of the Congo

111 🇬🇾Guyana

112 🇧🇾Belarus

113 🇳🇮Nicaragua

114 🇧🇯 Benin

115 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea

116 🇮🇳 India

117 🇬🇹Guatemala

118 🇬🇦 Gabon

119 🇩🇯Djibouti

120 🇹🇬T ogo

121 🇬🇲Zimbabwe

122 🇰🇪Kenya

123 🇭🇳Honduras

124 🇬🇳 Guinea

125 🇱🇸Lesotho

126 🇺🇬Uganda

127 🇿🇦 South Africa

128 🇱🇾 Libya

129 🇧🇮Burundi

130 🇪🇨Ecuador

131 🇧🇷Brazil

132 🇺🇸United States

133 🇮🇷 Iran

134 🇱🇧Lebanon

135 🇹🇩 Chad

136 🇪🇷 Eritrea

137 🇨🇲Cameroon

138 🇲🇽Mexico

139 🇹🇷Türkiye

140 🇵🇰Pakistan

141 🇳🇪Niger

142 🇻🇪Venezuela

143 🇭🇹 Haiti

144 🇪🇹Ethiopia

145 🇵🇸Palestine

146 🇨🇴Colombia

147 🇳🇬Nigeria

148 🇲🇲Myanmar

149 🇻🇺Burkina Faso

150 🇨🇫Central African Republic

151 🇮🇶Iraq

152 🇰🇵North Korea

153 🇸🇴Somalia

154 🇲🇱Mali

155 🇮🇱 Israel

156 🇸🇾 Syria

157 🇷🇺 Russia

158 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo

159 🇺🇦Ukraine

160 🇦🇫Afghanistan

161 🇸🇸South Sudan

162 🇸🇩 Sudan

163 🇾🇪 Yemen

But what's the TRUE PEACE??

Only JESUS is the true PEACE ...

● "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." ... John 44:27

● "If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all." ... Romans 12:18

【Build your Faith in Christ Jesus on #dailyscripturereadingsgroup 📚: +256 751 540 524 .. Whatsapp】

***

Source: Global Peace Index 2024.

[jollygood21]

Average age people lose their virginity:

🇲🇾 Malaysia: 23

🇮🇳 India: 22.9

🇸🇬 Singapore: 22.8

🇨🇳 China: 22.1

🇹🇭 Thailand: 20.5

🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 20.2

🇻🇳 Vietnam: 19.7

🇳🇬 Nigeria: 19.7

🇯🇵 Japan: 19.4

🇪🇸 Spain: 19.2

🇮🇩 Indonesia: 19.1

🇵🇱 Poland: 19

🇮🇹 Italy: 18.9

🇹🇼 Taiwan: 18.9

🇷🇺 Russia: 18.7

🇲🇽 Mexico: 18.7

🇿🇦 South Africa: 18.7

🇫🇷 France: 18.5

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 18.3

🇨🇭 Switzerland: 18.2

🇨🇦 Canada: 18.1

🇳🇱 Netherlands: 18.1

🇬🇷 Greece: 18.1

🇺🇸 United States: 18

🇦🇺 Australia: 17.9

🇹🇷 Turkey: 17.8

🇳🇿 New Zealand: 17.8

🇸🇰 Slovakia: 17.8

🇩🇪 Germany: 17.6

🇧🇷 Brazil: 17.4

🇮🇪 Ireland: 17.3

🇭🇷 Croatia: 17.3

🇦🇹 Austria: 17.3

🇨🇿 Czech Republic: 17.2

🇨🇱 Chile: 17.2

🇧🇪 Belgium: 17.2

🇵🇹 Portugal: 16.9

🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 16.9

🇮🇱 Israel: 16.7

🇫🇮 Finland: 16.5

🇳🇴 Norway: 16.5

🇸🇪 Sweden: 16.2

🇩🇰 Denmark: 16.1

🇮🇸 Iceland: 15.6

According to Face of Global Sex report, which has been published by The Daily Star.

[transparentgentlemenmarker]

Food inflation: June 4 2023

Venezuela 🇻🇪 426%

Lebanon 🇱🇧 350%

Argentina 🇦🇷 115%

Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 102%

Iran 🇮🇷 71.5%

Egypt 🇪🇬 54.7%

Turkey 🇹🇷 53.92%

Pakistan 🇵🇰 48%

Hungary 🇭🇺 39%

Nigeria 🇳🇬 24.6%

Ukraine 🇺🇦 22.2%

Poland 🇵🇱 20%

United Kingdom 🇬🇧 19%

Czechia 🇨🇿 17.3%

Sweden 🇸🇪 16.8%

Germany 🇩🇪 16.8%

Belgium 🇧🇪 16.6%

European Union 🇪🇺 16.4%

Netherlands 🇳🇱 15.6%

France 🇫🇷 14.9%

South Africa 🇿🇦 13.9%

Finland 🇫🇮 13.7%

Austria 🇦🇹 13.2%

Denmark 🇩🇰 13.1%

Spain 🇪🇸 12.9%

Italy 🇮🇹 11.9%

Mexico 🇲🇽 10.05%

Japan 🇯🇵 8.4%

Canada 🇨🇦 8.3%

Australia 🇦🇺 8%

United States 🇺🇸 7.7%

Singapore 🇸🇬 7.1%

Brazil 🇧🇷 5.88%

UAE 🇦🇪 5.78%

Switzerland 🇨🇭 5.4%

South Korea 🇰🇷 5%

Panama 🇵🇦 4.81%

Indonesia 🇮🇩 4.58%

India 🇮🇳 3.84%

Vietnam 🇻🇳 3.8%

Hong Kong 🇭🇰 2.6%

Qatar 🇶🇦 1.71%

Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 1%

China 🇨🇳 0.4%

Russia 🇷🇺 -0.01%

Niger 🇳🇪 -0.4%

Liberia 🇱🇷 -2.47%

South Sudan 🇸🇸 -23.8%

[stegal]

Food annual inflation rate

🇻🇪 Venezuela: 403%

🇱🇧 Lebanon: 278%

🇦🇷 Argentina: 116%

🇪🇬 Egypt: 68.4%

🇹🇷 Turkey: 60.7%

🇵🇰 Pakistan: 39.5%

🇮🇷 Iran: 37.1%

🇳🇬 Nigeria: 26.9%

🇭🇺 Hungary: 22%

🇪🇪 Estonia: 16.4%

🇵🇱 Poland: 15.6%

🇬🇧 UK: 14.8%

🇧🇪 Belgium: 13.8%

🇺🇦 Ukraine: 13.3%

🇫🇷 France: 12.7%

🇮🇳 India: 11.5%

🇳🇱 Netherlands: 11.5%

🇨🇱 Chile: 11%

🇩🇪 Germany: 10.9%

🇮🇹 Italy: 10.9%

🇪🇸 Spain: 10.8%

🇸🇪 Sweden: 10.5%

🇦🇹 Austria: 10.5%

🇿🇦 South Africa: 9.9%

🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 9.7%

🇳🇴 Norway: 8.8%

🇮🇪 Ireland: 8.8%

🇯🇵 Japan: 8.8%

🇫🇮 Finland: 8.2%

🇨🇦 Canada: 7.8%

��🇺 Australia: 7.5%

🇲🇽 Mexico: 7.3%

🇩🇰 Denmark: 6.6%

🇵🇭 Philippines: 6.3%

🇸🇬 Singapore: 5.3%

🇨🇭 Switzerland: 5.3%

🇺🇸 US: 4.9%

🇦🇪 UAE: 3.86%

🇻🇳 Vietnam: 3.79%

🇰🇷 South Korea: 3.39%

🇷🇺 Russia: 2.23%

🇧🇷 Brazil: 2.2%

🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 2.1%

🇮🇩 Indonesia: 1.9%

🇶🇦 Qatar: 1.5%

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 1.3%

🇨🇳 China: -1.7%

[strangeracrossthestreet]

@MiddleEastEye: Ceasefire resolution saw 45 countries choosing to abstain from voting, including:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

@MiddleEastEye: Ceasefire resolution supported by 120 UN members, including:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇰🇼 Kuwait 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇴🇲 Oman 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇨🇭 Switzerland ⚫ Syria 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇦🇪 UAE 🇾🇪 Yemen

@MiddleEastEye: Ceasefire resolution opposed by 14 UN members, including:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇱 Israel 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇺🇸 USA

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here's every flag that emojis have to offer.

Misc

🏁 Chequered Flag

🚩 Triangular Flag

🎌 Crossed Flags

🏴 Black Flag

🏳️ White flag

🏳️‍🌈 Rainbow Flag

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Flag

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Countries & Territories

🇦🇨 Ascension island

🇦🇩 Andorra

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

🇦🇫 Afghanistan

🇺🇲 United States of America

🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda

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[darnellafrica]

United States Threatens Uganda Over Pending Anti-Gay Law

Uganda 🇺🇬 just passed a bill that would make identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (aka LGBT)—or even merely promoting the lifestyle—with life in prison.

In a packed chamber, lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favor of the new anti-homosexuality bill, with only two of the nearly 400 representatives voting against it.

"Congratulations," said Speaker Anita Among. "Whatever we are doing, we are doing it for the people of Uganda."

Same-sex acts have been criminal in Uganda under British colonial-era laws, but this new legislation goes much further. It punishes anyone identifying as gay or queer, and potentially people or rights groups seen as promoting LGBTQ+ identity, and same-sex relations could be punishable with up to life imprisonment.

I am not shocked that this bill passed in Uganda 🇺🇬 as the country/region has historically been hostile against LGBT folks. However, I am surprised how quickly the United States 🇺🇸 responded to the pending anti-gay law.

The White House on Wednesday warned Uganda of possible economic "repercussions" if a law imposing severe new restrictions on LGBTQ rights takes effect.

"We would have to take a look at whether or not there might be repercussions that we would have to take, perhaps in an economic way, should this law actually get passed and enacted," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. (Barrons)

Instead of threatening sanctions which would only worsen the humanitarian crisis in Uganda 🇺🇬 (as the country is experiencing a massive food shortage), the United States 🇺🇸 should offer to relocate those who identify as LGBT towards African countries that do not punish them for merely existing.

The current list of legally friendly African countries to LGBT includes:

Angola 🇦🇴

Botswana 🇧🇼

Mozambique 🇲🇿

Lesotho 🇱🇸

Seychelles 🇸🇨

Mauritius 🇲🇺

South Africa 🇿🇦

Gabon 🇬🇦

Although not perfect, relocating LGBT towards friendlier communities would be a better option than leaving LGBT folks in a country that is hostile towards them. It would also avoid punishing tens of millions of individuals via western sanctions, the latter which will motivate those countries to court American adversaries (like Russia 🇷🇺 & China 🇨🇳).

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Miss Universe 2002 (BiliBili)

20240628 #1 20.22 WIB180/366 Days 12,490 Yes, there are 2 winners of Miss Universe 2002 at that time, since Oxana Fedorova of Russia 🇷🇺 is terminated due to its personal reason. justine Pase of Panama 🇵🇦 as the first runner up continue her legacy. Oxana is really a barbie doll life. Justine also smart. The next place are China 🇨🇳, South Africa 🇿🇦 and Venezuela 🇻🇪. I love this edition since the…

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Population in 2100, as projected by UN Population Division:

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