Cuba sends out international aid to ‘protect the Castro image’
Hillary Flores, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2020
The Cuban Healthcare system is reported impeccable with health statistics to support it. Yet, some experts argue that Cuba has a broken health care system with doctor shortages and lack of supplies in hospitals and clinics. Despite the argument, the country has decided to send out a second round of...
From Syria to DePaul: Developer reflects on role in starting Syrian revolution
Brita Hunegs, Staff Writer
March 1, 2020
Emad Mahou spends his days writing code and building tools for the university's various digital interfaces as a software engineer at DePaul. But nine years ago this month, he was building something very different. In March 2011, Mahou was building a grassroots movement that helped incite the ...
Dominican Republic election suspension prompts protests
Hillary Flores and Maria Guerrero
March 1, 2020
A suspension made to Dominican Republic’s nationwide municipal elections prompted people from the Caribbean country to step-out into what is said to be the heart of Chicago: The Bean. In the midst of casting ballots, Dominicans were informed by electoral board officials that there was an error wit...
El apoyo de Trump al líder opositor de Venezuela alza preguntas sobre presuntos intereses egoístas del país norteamericano
Hillary Flores, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2020
El presidente Donald Trump anunció su pleno apoyo al líder opositor de Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, durante su discurso del tercer estado de la Unión el 4 de febrero – rechazando la postura política del presidente Nicolás Maduro como presidente de Venezuela. Ahora, con el apoyo de los Estados Unidos, l...
Trump plan calls for Palestinian state, settlement freeze
January 28, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Middle East peace plan Tuesday, calling for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem. He declared it a “win-win” opportunity for both Israel and the Palestinians. The plan ends speculation...
American-Iranian tensions complicated by Ukrainian disaster
Brita Hunegs, Staff Writer
January 26, 2020
176 passengers died earlier this month when a Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran. The Iranian government acknowledged their military had shot down the jet in a reactive response to the U.S. targeted killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and subsequently amplified tensions between the two countries. Of the passengers, 82 were Iranian, 63 Canadi...
Estudiantes Latinx exploran su identidad y cultura a través de ‘Cafecitos’
Jonathan Aguilar, La DePaulia Multimedia Editor
January 20, 2020
Cada semana, en un pequeño salón ubicado en el centro estudiantil los estudiantes latinx de DePaul exploran su identidad y cultura mediante los pilares de fe, cultura, y servicio - a través de conversaciones sobre una amplia gama de temas que están afectando a sus comunidades llamado "Cafecitos....
Cycle of revenge: What’s next after killing of Iran general?
January 3, 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — The unprecedented killing of Iran's top general in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq has sent shockwaves across the Middle East, with Iran and its allies vowing revenge amid fears of an all-out war. But while they have vast arsenals and are within striking distance of U.S. troops deployed...
UK’s Johnson claims Brexit mandate as Tories secure majority
December 13, 2019
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a thumping majority of seats in Britain's Parliament — a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month. With 648 of the...
Chinese, other students flee Hong Kong as violence worsens
November 13, 2019
HONG KONG (AP) — University students from mainland China and Taiwan are fleeing Hong Kong, while those from three Scandinavian countries have been moved or urged to leave as college campuses become the latest battleground in the city’s 5-month-long anti-government unrest. Marine police used a...
Who was mysterious Islamic State group leader al-Baghdadi?
Veronica Schoonover, Contributing Writer
November 11, 2019
Before he declared himself caliph of the Islamic State militant group’s territory across much of Iraq and parts of Syria on June 29, 2014, and before he reportedly detonated a suicide vest — killing himself and several children as U.S. Special Forces raided a compound in the village of Barisha in Syria...
Argentina Elections: Peronist Party looks to regain power
Alec Farley, Contributing Writer
October 27, 2019
Presidential candidate Alberto Fernández and running mate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed into the general election Sunday with polls suggesting a landslide victory over incumbent Mauricio Macri, who has faced scrutiny and decreasing popularity amid the economic crisis. Macri lost by an astound...
