While struggling with your first week, you might have missed some news stories worth reading. Luckily Tabula RASA is here to provide you with the biggest, baddest and most interesting headlines of the past week. Every piece is accompanied by a link to a full article to provide some background.
Impeached Brazilian president Rousseff is not going down without a fight
Being impeached in December 2015, Rousseff has been removed from office on august 31st. However, in her opinion, her impeachment is a part of a coup.
Read the full story here.
EU presents Apple with a $14.5 Billion tax bill
Apple is ordered by the European Union to pay back illegal state aid given to them by Ireland.
Read the full story here.
United Nations condemns the French Burkini law
UN condems the laws for “fuelling religious intolerance and the stigmatisation of Muslims in France”.
Read more here.
Brock Turner released after prison stint
Only three months after the controversial trial which ensued global outrage, Turner has served half his sentence and is released. Read the full story here.
Latest polls show a tie in U.S. Presidental Elections
It is going to be a tight race. Read the details in this article.
Annick Wijnstra, Class of 2017, is a History and Literature major from The Netherlands.
