The Bank of England has announced plans to buy up to £250 billion ($370 billion) of government bonds to help lift the country out of the financial crisis. It said it would use its vast liquidity reserves to buy high-quality gilts, which are issued by the UK’s National Debt Office (NDO). The central bank added […]
Same-sex marriage in Cuba has been legalized after people in Cuba voted for a family code, which gave more protections for minorities located on the island, announced on Monday by the country’s National Electoral Council. Preliminary results showed that around 74% of the 8.4 million permitted Cubans took part in the vote. Close to 74% […]
Democracy is a form of government where the supreme power is vested in the people. In modern democracies, this power is exercised through the election of representatives and through the participation of citizens in referendums, which are important parts of the government. Marginalized communities are often left out of the democratic process because they are […]
