An area larger than the city of Paris broke off from the Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf
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The World’s Forests are on Fire
November 11, 2019 No CommentThe acrid smell of burning wood was unmistakable. Crouched on the muddy ground, and trying to look inconspicuous to the family of hornbills above, I let out a muffled cough.
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Why Kashmir Matters
September 23, 2019 No CommentAt midnight on August 5th, India cut off all communication lines to, from, and within Kashmir. While the world's attention had been on the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, India moved brazenly towards annexing Kashmir completely.
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Second US and North Korea Summit Meeting Planned
February 7, 2019 No CommentOn Tuesday, February 5th, US president Donald Trump announced his intentions to hold a second nuclear summit with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, in Vietnam on February 27-28. The US president formally confirmed the details of this exciting news during his State of the Union address from the House of Representatives on Tuesday. This […]
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Death Toll Surges to 800s in Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami
October 1, 2018 No CommentOn Friday, the first series of tremors were felt at 3am EST, 35 miles north off Palu, Indonesia. Consequently, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake occured at a shallow depth of 10km just off the central island of Sulawesi, triggering a tsunami as high as 20 ft, hitting the beaches of cities of Palu and Donggala. The […]
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The Country Living In Waste
April 2, 2018 No CommentCitizens of Lebanon used to look out their windows greeted by the sight of the sky blue Mediterranean. Now, their balconies depict a very different view: a massive heap of trash piled up rising upon Mediterranean. Since 2015, Lebanon has been tackling a country-wide trash crisis. Following the failure to replace a huge landfill site […]
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Spotify: the Making of a Multi-billion Dollar Company in the Music Industry
March 7, 2018 No CommentMusic has become a massive hit in our world today. It has influenced people all around the world and the industry is only growing more and more rapidly. However, when it comes to music, one of the first few things to pop up in your mind certainly must be Spotify. Spotify has become the biggest […]
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2018 Olympics a Good Sign for the Korean Peninsula
January 23, 2018 No CommentNorth Korea's participation in the 2018 Olympics could be a sign of progress on the peninsula.
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Saudi Arabia’s Latest Citizen
December 4, 2017 No CommentMeet Sophia, Saudi Arabia’s newest citizen. She is intelligent, speaks perfect English and has even made an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Seems normal enough, right? Well, not so much actually; she is a humanoid robot. On Wednesday, October the 25th, Saudi Arabia became the first country in the world to give […]
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Hungry for Some Hairy Crabs? Beware Dioxins!
October 15, 2017 No CommentAn incident in Hong Kong is shedding light on a very important issue for the global community
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