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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

To: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greater cape

The ROC would be happy to establish diplomatic relations with your nation.
For this purpose we have appointed Ms. Penny Shirong as our representative in Rio de Janeiro.
We hope to welcome your diplomat here in Xiamen as soon as possible, and we are confident that this is may be the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration between our countries.

Waiting for your reply, please accept my best regards.

[signed]

Bai Zhelan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

As the sun was rising over Guanabara Bay and showering a warm glow on the crisp autumn morning, Rose Pacheco was sitting at her new desk in the Ministry of International and Peace Affairs building in Rio de Janeiro. In so many days after having been appointed as her country's face to the world, Pacheco found herself working diligently and eagerly to extend Greater Cape's diplomatic reach beyond the South American continent. Feeling rather elated after having been contacted by her government's first foreign power, Pacheco reviewed the memo placed squarely on her desk: "Rose, we need to ensure that we establish relations with the Organization of American States, and become involved as soon as possible." Having worked so closely with her friend and colleague President Gonçalves to campaign for an electoral victory, Pacheco understood the importance of such a task. Sat across from her were her two aides, fastidiously taking notes and preparing the official brief that would be submitted to the OAS.

"Ok, guys, let's get to work."

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-greater canada-, Imperial Eagle, Central America Federation

Press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

The ROC stands on the position previously taken, which sees the Hellenic League guilty of boycotting the CIS elections.
And his position is only getting worse, after trying to discredit our closest ally, FEUSSR, by making useless accusations against him, which later turned out to be false, facts that threatened to undermine the nation's relations with other nations.
We have great faith in the Indochinese system and we hope that the real culprit, or culprits, of such despicable acts can be discovered and that he will suffer the right sanctions.
The ROC does not take any measures against the nation that will be the real culprit, neither now nor ever for an action taken by a few, and only these "few" will have to answer for it.

We hope not to have to go back to the question again.

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-greater canada- wrote:

Organization of American States

The Organization of American States has sent a formal invite to Greater cape to join the Organization of American States. Greater cape will be a vital member in the alliance. The Organization of American States is a military and economic alliance only open to countries in the Americas.

After carefully reviewing the dossier containing information regarding the functions and requirements of OAS member states, the Federative Republic of Greater Cape accepts admission thereto. As a developing American economy and heretofore sole South American nation, the Capetão government sees membership in the Organization of American States as integral to our country’s safety and security.

The Federative Republic of Greater Cape wishes to make it known to the world that, whereas membership in the OAS is an important step in securing our diplomatic position on the world stage, we would be remiss to not develop strong relations with other governments and multinational organizations. As such, our government welcomes all recognized nations to establish diplomatic missions within our fair nation.

The hellenes league wrote:

The F-16 spins out of control. Theodora is pulling hard on the mechanism made to pop the canopy open and lift her out of the plane to eject. The flight control is dead and another pilot is yelling to eject. Finally, with one hard pull it happens. She ejects and soon after lands hard in a field.

Around is the sound of gun fire, and beyond the ridge she hears Bulgarian soldiers closing in on her position. She runs off into the woods with her pistol in hand, luckily with nothing broken.

Theodora tosses and turns in her sleep, jerking awake.

She looks to her left and Dmitri isn’t there. He hasn’t been there for a few weeks now. He’s back home in Romanovskaya and she’s in Cyprus at her barracks. She sighs and begins to think of Dmitri, of her time in Vyborg and seeing the amazing sights in his home country.

She begins to think of him, and appreciates that with her being a royal family member that she gets her own room.

Soon before the sun rises she calls Dmitri. He picks up after a few rings and with his sleepy voice she came to love, he says in Russian “Hello sweetie, how are you?”

Before she says anything else she says “ Я люблю тебя”

Prince Dmitri was in his office at RGT Group HQ when he gets a call. Dmitri regularly arrives at work very early in the morning, often working until late evening. He was not expecting to see Theodora ringing at this time. He picks up the phone, and hears Theodoras voice.

"I am doing just fine, dealing with a few overseas clients this morning. And how are you darling?"

Theodora tells Dmitri about her bad dream. Dmitri had already been quite anxious about Theodoras involvement in the conflict. He comforts her over the phone and calms her. He spoke about how he misses her very much and yearns for the day that she will return to Vyborg. After chatting for a few minutes, Dmitri changes the topic.

"I told my sister Zephyrine about our relationship. She was very happy to hear the news and said she can't wait to meet you. She did however warn about the inevitable tsunami of news stories and articles that will come our way when our relationship is made public, particularly in the media here. I suppose it just reminded me that this will be no normal relationship. We will be scrutinised by the press and will be judged unfairly by some."

Dmitri took a breath as he leaned back into his office chair.

"While I worry about your safety now in the conflict, I fear even after if you do come back to Vyborg the media and the people here may not welcome you. I love you very much and don't want you to get hurt. I need you to tell me you definitely want this and are committed to our relationship because if it goes forward, you realise you will have to put the Romanov family and Romanovskaya first. I understand this will not be easy given your service to your own family and the Hellenic League."

Masr Al Youm

Egypt constructs sewage treatment plants at cost of EGP 31bn ($1.9bn)

May, Cairo - Egypt’s Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities has said that 151 dual and triple wastewater treatment plants are being implemented across Egypt, at a cost of EGP 31bn ($1.9bn). The total capacity of the plants stands at 5.051 million cubic metres per day. This comes in addition to 59 treatment plants, of which 37 are dual treatment and 22 are triple treatment, which have been completed in Upper Egypt to serve 8.3 million people.

The minister said that the state has directed to establish dual and triple treatment plants for sanitation, in order to provide sewage service for citizens. They also aim to maximise the use of every drop of water, and reuse treated water for the designated purposes. The minister added that a plan had previously been developed to maximise the use of available water resources and conserve water consumption. This was aimed at preserving this important resource, and to optimally utilise every drop of water to achieve the greatest benefit from it.

“The plan works on two main axes, first, providing alternative sources of drinking water, through desalination of water in coastal governorates,” The minister said, “Secondly, the plan aims for the re-use of treated water, through expansion in the establishment of sewage treatment plants in Upper Egypt, raising the efficiency of treatment plants, converting them into triple treatment plants, and improving quality of wastewater.”

He further noted that that 14 seawater desalination plants are being implemented, with a total capacity of 476,000 cubic metres per day, at a cost of EGP 9.71bn ($574mn), in the governorates of Matrouh, the Red Sea, North Sinai, South Sinai, Port Said, Daqahleya, Suez, and Alexandria. In addition to the 76 existing desalination plants, with a total capacity of 831,690 m3/day, in the governorates of North Sinai, South Sinai, Red Sea, Matrouh, Ismailia, and Suez. This will bring the total to 90 desalination plants with a total capacity of 1.3 billion cubic metres per day.

Beginning of the End - Part I: Lost and Confused

Three people were standing in front of the Mailam Memorial Statue, each holding an umbrella to stop the harsh, pouring rain from hitting them. The each stared up the towering statue looking at the face of the late Chairman Mailam. They stood in a horizontal line, side-by-side. "It's a real shame as to what happened to him. It's also a shame that he didn't get to face real justice." said the one in the middle. "What do you mean, Anna?" asked the one on their right. "I mean, the lives he threw away just because he felt like it. He had the power to help the nation and yet, he never did. If anyone spoke against him, you wouldn't see the end of the week." they explained. "Now, you can say practically anything you want, but only because the current government can't even properly figure out who interfered." they continued.

Anna stopped looking up the statue and looked forward at the plaque in front of her. "This is all a show. A distraction. A glorification of a monster. That's what this whole nation is. If you can step on enough toes, you may see the inside of the buildings in Nakhonruang. My father told me that after the Samakkhi Civil War, there was peace in Indochina. The Chairman did everything he could to rebuild the nation and then to make it prosper. Slowly but surely, it fell into the same routine as the kingdoms did prior. Power invested in one person may seem good on paper, but it is never good in practice." she said. The one on her left spoke up. "So, what do you want to do about it?" they asked. Anna looked at them. "I want to end it, Yai. I want to make sure people have a voice, I want to make sure that people can actually be heard and not have to rely on the feeling of the top person. They can't have that much power. They can't have that much say and not have any consequences for when things go wrong!" she exclaimed. Yai nodded, agreeing with Anna.

The one on the right, Koran, spoke up. "Three reports in less than a month. Each one contradicting the last. We're supposed to believe that they have our back, yet they can't even get this straight." he said. He looked at Anna and Yai. "I hear they don't even know when Son Chai is anymore. They lost him and now they're hunting him down in Indochina. I heard rumors that he's relaxing in the Hellenic League, and other rumors that he's relaxing in Beijing. Wherever he is, he was smart to leave." he said, ending with a chuckle. Anna and Yai chuckled as well. Anna looked down at her feet, staring at the puddle which formed around her. "If something doesn't change soon, Indochina is ****ed. Someone has to do something. We have to do something!" she exclaimed as she looked from Koran to Yai. She looked down again. "Maybe we can force our way in. Gain power through the United Assembly and force the Chairman to help the people of Indochina." she said.

"You do realize nearly impossible that would be, right? It would take ages for that to happen!" said Koran. "True. I just... I just don't know what to do." she sighed. Yai put his hand on her shoulder, followed by Koran. She looked up and looked towards both of them. "Whatever you decide, we're behind you, Anna. It's about time Indochinese citizens had a real voice." said Yai. Koran spoke to both of them. "Now, come on. My shoes aren't exactly waterproof and we've been standing here for a bit. My feet are soaked." he said. Anna laughed and then they all agreed to go to a restaurant to eat and then head home. Little did they know, this was the beginning of the end.

The Chosun Times / 조선 일보 / Chosŏn Ilbo

FEUSSR develops new phototherapy technology for chemo

KUM-SOK CITY — A research team from the Chosun Institute of Science and Technology (CIST) has developed a phototherapy technology that can significantly increase efficiency while reducing the pain of chemotherapy and minimizing side effects after treatment.

According to the Institute, this new technology will be able to completely eliminate cancer cells through phototherapeutic means without side effects, requiring one injection and repeated phototherapy only to achieve results. The project was the result of joint collaboration between the Goryeo Daehakgyo and Kum City National University, both of which are top universities in the Chosun SSR. It is based on a cancer treatment mode that uses light to selectively destroy cancer cells, a method which inherently brings far fewer side effects than radiation therapy or general chemotherapy, allowing for repeated treatment with minimal risk. However, the therapy requires constant injections and dark room isolation to function properly, which is inconvenient for most patients.

The new developments make use of peptides that selectively target cancer tissues as a means to resolve the problems associated with the phototherapy technology. The research team developed a peptide-based photosensitizer that activates phototherapeutic effects only in cancer tissues by using the internalizing RGD peptide (iRGD) that can selectively penetrate and target cancer tissues, and by proper design for the modulation of its reaction to light. This photosensitizer is activated by body temperature, aggregates into a planned supramolecular arrangement, and stores itself around tumours.

The phototherapeutic agent developed by the researchers was injected into a mouse model implanted with a tumor, and the photosensitizer was stored around the tumor and was continuously released across a span of 2 to 4 weeks, showing how this new technology yields more or less the same cancer-targeting abilities without any side effects, such as the short lifespan of treatment or toxicity from chemicals. Repeated use of the new agents were able to completely remove cancerous tissues.

^{OOC: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/nrco-cwl011121.php}

In a secluded building on the outskirts of Cairo

"Take a seat" Ahmed Shawqi said, as he gestured to a seat opposite to his office desk. He was addressing the new head of the General Intelligence Directorate, or Mukhabarat as it's commonly known inside of Egypt, Mansour Amir. Mansour was a man in his 60s, however his body was that of a military officer half his age, largely due to the extensive and hard training needed to reach this high of a position.

"Thanks" Mansour said as he sat down. "Would you like anything? Coffee, tea, water?" Shawqi asked Mansour. "No thanks, shall we get right to business?" Mansour replied, "I believe you called me here to discuss the General Intelligence Directorate role in the upcoming years under your administration?" he continued

"Indeed, look Mansour, when i see the Mukhabarat, i see the right hand of the state. The protector of the revolution from reactionary threats, the entity holding the country together at times of crisis. This is why I think the Military's and the Intelligence partnership is vital. See Mansour, I want everything that happens in this country to be under my knowledge. I want all the media tightly controlled under our watch, All the mail opened, every telephone wiretapped, not one internet email gets sent without as knowing it's content." Shawqi explain to Mansour. "

I don't see what happened a year ago as a coup, I see it as a revolution. A revolution to return Egypt to it's rightful place as one of the leaders of the world. A revolution to correct the mistakes of those that corrupted the 1952 revolution. A revolution to groom Egypt's potential. And to do that, the revolution must be protected under all costs, which is where you come in" Shawqi continued

Mansour looked deep in thought, "This is not going to be easy, and if it ever comes out it isn't going to be a good look for you. But I can do that, however I would need an improved budget and more manpower. Doing what you are asking in a country as large as Egypt is no small thing" he explained

"Whatever you ask for, I will provide. I also want any information about this to be swept under the rug. Nobody outside the agency should hear a word or know about this, and i don't want any files to be written on this. Understood?" Shawqi replied

Mansour stood up from his seat, he had to start preparing for what he was asked to do as soon as possible, and replied "Understood".

New research into anti-aging treatments makes surprise discovery

Everyone loses their youthful glow eventually, as the process of aging drags on. But while age is the single most unifying quality of humans, it's also a multifaceted and complex phenomenon, leaving scientists baffled for centuries — with many wondering whether a unifying causal mechanism underlies aging, or if it's caused by a composite result of several disparate factors.

However, scientists recently found that DNA damage is responsible for most — if not all — features of aging, which hints at the possibility of a unifying cause behind the way time drags us down, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature.

A team of researchers at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, working with neuroscientists from MIT discovered an enzyme — known as HDAC1 — that might be vital in repairing age-related DNA damage to cognitive and memory-linked genes. HDAC1 levels are lowered in people suffering from Alzheimer's, and the elderly in general. But the MIT researchers suggested we might reverse the effects of aging or cognitive loss in their study. In it, the scientists noticed how DNA damage in mice was correlated with lowered levels of HDAC1 enzyme, but then improved after injection with a drug that (re-)activates the enzyme.

"It seems that HDAC1 is really an anti-aging molecule," said the Director of MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Li-Huaei Tsai, who was also senior author of the study, in a Science Daily report. "I think this is a very broadly applicable basic biology finding, because nearly all of the human neurodegenerative diseases only happen during aging."

"I would speculate that activating HDAC1 is beneficial in many conditions," added LiHuaei Tsai.

And perhaps with more research into the newer study — which suggests that DNA damage is responsible for most (if not all) aging symptoms in humans, efforts can be made to focus the development of the HDAC1 enzyme-activating drug and the finding that reversed aging in mice by 54%. This work could ultimately lead to new and better ways to restore DNA to its youthful glory, and give ordinary people a chance to overcome their social or economic disadvantages.

After all, with a long enough timeline, nearly everyone could ultimately improve their lives beyond the limits in which most are born.

The data, which is being shared with other research centers in the nation and around, shows great promise and may be the key to unlocking the benefits rejuvenation treatments. International researchers as always are welcome to attend to the meeting and also take part in the ongoing research.

Far eastern union of soviet republics wrote:

Worker's Newspaper / 노동자신문 / 勞動者新聞 / Rodongja Sinmun

The future of ageing?

SHENCHENG — The Far Eastern International Medical Association (FEIMA), one of the largest and most influential medical associations in the FEUSSR, has expressed a willingness to collaborate with the Texas Biomedical Research Institute and take part in the ongoing research for the HDAC1 enzyme study.

The Far Eastern International Medical Association is the FEUSSR's first healthcare and welfare organization, which is comprised with over 30 general and special hospitals with skilled medical teams and well-supported international medical services. Recognised by the government as entities with experience in specialist, advanced medical activities, the FEIMA aims to contribute to the international community by providing medical education and medical service for all.

As part of the FEIMA's plans to promote the status of Asian medical care to people from all over the world, it plans to invest heavily in the HDAC1 enzyme-activating drug as a potential treatment for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's by repairing one's cognition and memory. As such, FEIMA will dispatch an envoy of 50 doctors to take part in American research efforts in Texas, while also petitioning for data sharing so results can hopefully be replicated in Asia. In Asia, larger pools of data can be acquired, and coupled with the reliability of medical institutions within the FEUSSR, research will be of a higher quantity and quality. Its potential is limitless.

The Texas Biomedical Research Institute and MIT would be more than willing to share the data and look forward to working closely with the 50 doctors who will be coming here soon. Other nations may soon join the effort to not only turn back the hands of time but also bring an end to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Beginning of the End - Part III: Killing One Bird with Two Stones

Unbeknownst to Sakda in Hanoi, Anna and her group were also planning an attack on the same night as the Trooper outpost attack outside of Hanoi. Anna's target wasn't outside any city, however. It was in Saigon, itself. More specifically, she was targeting the Saigon Hall. She was with Yai, Koran, and a few others as she was planning the attack.

"We're going to take out that retched statue and we're going to do it when no-one else is around. I don't want to hurt anyone that didn't do anything to us. I found the perfect time to do it, and it's tomorrow night." she said to the group. Yai looked at her. "How are we going to do that? We'd get caught by guards before we even get close enough to plant any explosives." critiqued Yai. Anna nodded. "That's why we're not going to use planted explosives to take it out. I managed to snag some rocket-propelled grenades and their launchers. Gifts from the brother of yours truly." said Anna. Koran and Yai looked at Anna in disbelief. "Your brother robbed the Troopers?!" they asked in bewilderment at the same time. A quick expression of confusion wiped across Anna's face. "What? No. He isn't in Indochina. I had these smuggled in." Koran's and Yai's expressions calmed slightly. "Where did he get these, then?" asked Yai. Anna shrugged. "I don't know, honestly. He doesn't say much about what he does. He just helps me with whatever I need. He was super excited about this, for some reason." she explained.

She looked around the room at Yai, Koran, and the other three people that were there. "There are going to be four lookouts, and two attackers. Koran and I are going to be the attackers, while the rest of you are on look-out." she explained. One of the three spoke up with a question. "What will we be on the lookout for?" they asked. Anna smirked at them. "Good question. You're going to be diverting anyone that tries to walk near the hall. We also managed to snag some outfits for you that resemble Trooper outfits. Well, Troopers when they're not in riot gear. You'll be dressed as Trooper Security Officers. The only problem is that if you see an actual Trooper, get out as quickly as you can and then warn us." she said. The person that spoke up nodded. "Once the rockets are fired, we need to get out of there as fast as possible. I've planned for us to hideout... here." she said as she pointed to a location on the map in front of everyone. "Are you all with me?" she asked. Everyone nodded and voiced that they stood with her.

"Good. We'll meet at this marked location first, travel to the statue. Carry out the attack, then we quickly get to the hideout. There, we can dispose of the weapons and then be on our way back here. Understood?" everyone nodded. Anna nodded back. "Now, if anyone doesn't wish to do this, this is the moment to step out. You may have agreed, but this will make us fugitives. We may be the thing that distracts them from the election." she said. Koran spoke up. "If we weren't with you, we wouldn't be here. This is necessary. We've tried reasoning and by elections. Neither worked. All Nakhonruang knows is violence. We'll fight their violence with our violence. Khan loves that statue for some reason. We can take away his toy and see how he reacts. We'll be fine!" said Koran with a smile. Anna nodded. She looked around at everyone once again. "You all know the plan. I'll see you all when I see you." she said before everyone went their own way.

Church Agios Nikolaos, Astipalea

“You certainly can speak a few different languages when you’re being dunked in a water tank.”

The EYP agent pushes the mans head back into the tank. The man tries to hold back but water rushes into his lungs.

Pericles Legeas walks into the room. He looks at the man in with his head underwater. He smiles.

“Agent, let up. That’s no way to treat a world leader, now is it?” He grabs the man out of the tank by his shirt collar. He coughs up water.

“President Kozen. You were selected for a well earned position in the Mehmed Republic. New leader of the Ottomans since we “killed” the last guy.”

Kozen coughs up more and speaks in Turkish.

“You piece of sh*t”. He tries to spit on Pericles but ends up coughing even more.

“Yep, the other guy is locked away in a cell. He did his part well. We grabbed him before the bomb went off. And now we have you.” Pericles walks over to a cabinet and opens it, pulling out a bottle of wine.

“I figured we should have some wine for your state visit. Would you like to negotiate peace terms or do you want to wait for the Armenians to join us at the table?” He grabs a cup and fills it with wine, and slides it over to Kozen. An agent unties him and Kozen grabs the cup. But doesn’t sip.”

“Oh Christ Kozen it’s not poisoned. I wouldn’t do that to you. I like the enhanced interrogation tactics myself.” Pericles stares at Kozen with a stern look. “Drink, Mr. President.”

Kozen begins drinking his wine. It’s good wine he thinks to himself.

“Now...Kozen...this war between us needs to end. We’ve been doing this for over a year now. The people are tired.” Pericles opens up another bottle of wine for himself.

“Legeas, we will not stop until you are gone. Until your troops are out of Anatolia. Out of what is ours.” He also stares at Pericles.

Pericles takes a sip of wine. “You have no room to negotiate here. Ankara will be ours by the end of the week. In the East Kurdish forces run over your army.”

Kozen knows the situation. The war is all but lost. “We won’t give up.”

Pericles slowly stands up. He has a bottle of wine in hand. He grabs it by the neck and slams it over the head of President Kozen.

Kozen screams as the bottle breaks. Wine and blood drip down over his face. He looks up at Pericles who has no emotions on his face. The 2 EYP agents are caught off guard but make no move.

Calmly, Pericles begins to talk.

“You did this to yourself. You have no room here to make threat. You are little. You are pathetic. You are a tool in a war. Bombs went off in Indochina today. Elections are thrown off. Rome is collapsing from the inside. You think that is random? The world on fire as usual? I am the fire, Kozen. Archon Metraw? Gone.” Pericles remains calm, his face with no emotion.

Kozen in pain looks up at Pericles again.

“Why are you admitting this?” He tries to wipe his face off but EYP agents grab his arms and tie him back up.

Pericles reaches to his hip. He turns around and walks away. He turns around with a gun drawn, pointed at Kozen.

Three shots ring out. Kozen slumps in the chair and the EYP agents fall to the ground.

Pericles walks out of the church. Outside additional EYP agents walk in to grab the bodies. All the evidence is removed. The church is deep cleaned and ready for visits next week when it re-opens.