Tag: World News

  • 2020 in pictures

    2020 in pictures

     

    2020 has been a crazy year! Covid-19 basically took over the whole year. With the whole pandemic going on, rules were put into places like wearing masks when you go out. In the picture I had took my nephew to the barber shop, and since the pandemic was going on, they had some rules of their own. Everyone in the shop HAD to wear a mask (although they were not every strict on it as you can see in the photo his mask isn’t on properly) unless you were in the chair to get your cut, and if we were early for our appointment they asked us to wait in the car. They also took our temperature before we walked in.

    picture taken on 6/25/20

     

  • What in the World?!?

    Monday, February 12

    Penny Lawrence, ex-deputy chief for the British charitable organization Oxfam, resigned because of her inability to act immediately in response to the sexual misconduct scandal involving Oxfam workers volunteering in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.

    Tuesday, February 13

    Chinese prosecutors have charged senior politician Sun Zhengcai with bribery. He is accused of “illegally accepting a huge amount of assets from others” during his various posts over the years , the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing prosecutors.

    Wednesday, February 14

    Florida High School shooter was identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz.

    Thursday, February 15

    Authorities said three skiers died after being swept away by an avalanche in the French Pyrenees.

    Friday, February 16

    Italian police turned water cannons on anti-fascist protesters in Bologna who were trying to disrupt a planned campaign appearance by the head of the neo-fascist Forza Nuova.

    Saturday, February 17

    Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman, the son of two Holocaust survivors, questioned Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki regarding a controversial bill on the Holocaust.

    Sunday, February 18

    The Israeli military said it struck 18 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, in response to an explosive device that wounded four soldiers along the border with the territory, as Gaza officials said the bodies of two Palestinian teenagers who were killed trying to infiltrate Israel were recovered Sunday.

    Monday, February 19

    Islamic State militants ambushed a group of Iraq’s Shiite-led paramilitary fighters, killing at least 27.

    Tuesday, February 20

    Search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday offered the first images of the site of an airplane crash in southern Iran that killed 65 people.

    Wednesday, February 21

    An unidentified man threw an explosive device at the US Embassy’s headquarters in Podgorica.

    *Information for this segment was used from the World Digest section of the Washington Post*

  • What in the World?!?

    Monday, November 20

    An Argentine submarine with a crew of 44 members went missing, and a satellite call raised hope only for officials to realize it was a false alarm.

    Tuesday, November 21

    Thirty-two people were killed in an Iraqi town by a suicide bomber, which was confirmed by both the central government in Baghdad and Kurdish regional authorities.

    Wednesday, November 22

    A Filipino Catholic Priest was accused of molesting two boys from North Dakota in the 1990s. Chief State Counsel Ricardo Paras explained that the priest was arrested and flown to the United States because of his alleged sexual advances, which will soon appear in the North Dakota court.

    Thursday, November 23

    Three sailors went missing on Wednesday from a US Navy aircraft crash, and American and Japanese officials are searching the Philippine Sea.

    Saturday, November 25

    French President Emmanuel Macron began an initiative to tackle violent rhetoric against women in France and end the stigma around the harassment of these women.

    Sunday, November 26

    1.9 million doses of vaccines were delivered to Yemen by the United Nations Children’s Fund.

    Tuesday, November 28

    Peace talks were supposed to take place with a meeting involving Syria and the UN in Geneva but Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s delegation was absent.

    *Information was obtained from the World Digest section in the Washington Post*

  • What in the World?!?

    Friday, October 6

    Long-ranged missiles are being prepared in North Korea. Russian lawmaker said that the missiles can potentially reach United States’ West Coast.

    Saturday, October 7

    Eleven pedestrians were injured in a car crash near London’s Natural History Museum. In the police statement it said, “The incident is a road traffic investigation and not a terrorist-related incident.” Sunday, October 8 in Jakarta, Indonesia, 58 men were arrested during a protest for gay rights. Seven of the 58 arrested are being charged under Indonesia’s pornography law, and they may serve up to 10 years in prison. The others will be released if they are not criminals or possess narcotics.

    Monday, October 9

    German conservative parties decided that there would be a limit on the amount of migrants who wish to seek refuge in Germany. Tuesday, October 10 the head of Thailand’s military government has announced the need for elections to help decide who will hold office. Thailand has not had elections for the past 3 years since the military took over in 2014.

    Wednesday, October 11

    An Anthrax outbreak has been found in Botswana’s dead hippos. Anthrax is an infectious disease that is spread by wild animals, and in this case, the outbreak originated with wild hippos. Thursday, October 12 in India’s top court, it was ruled that having sexual intercourse with a female under the age of 18 is considered rape. This ruling will potentially decrease the number of child marriages.

    Sunday, October 15

    The long-range missiles that were being prepared by North Korea on October 6 were tested and ended up failing. After the missiles were fired, they soon exploded. The U.S. military announced that the attempted firing did not pose a threat to the United States. Monday, October 16

    Hillary Clinton told spoke with an Australian state broadcaster, and she explained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was used as a tool by Russia during the 2016 presidential election. Tuesday, October 17 United Nations (UN) said aid workers in the Central African Republic had to cut rations in half because of underfunding. Aid by air became too expensive to fund.

    *Information was used from the World Digest section of the Huffington Post*

  • What in the World?!?

    What in the World?!?

    Saturday, September 23- The World

    The end of humanity on Earth did not come to an end like research scientist David Meade said it would.

    Tuesday, September 26- Saudi Arabia

    The Saudi Foreign ministry announced that women over 18 years old will be able to drive this June 2018.

    Thursday, September 28- Bali and Vanuatu

    The two islands of Bali and Vanuatu each have a volcano threatening citizens with potential to bring havoc. Both the volcanoes are located in the Pacific Ring of Fire and are expected to erupt around the same time. Nearly 144,000 people from Bali and 11,000 people from Vanuatu have been evacuated and being taken to safety– as of October 2.

    Friday, September 29- Puerto Rico 

    San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz spoke at a press conference. She states, “If anyone is out there listening to us, we are dying, and you are killing us with the inefficiency and bureaucracy.”

    Saturday, September 30- United States

    President Donald Trump responded to Cruz’s statement. He tweeted, “Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help. They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort.”

    Sunday, October 1- Las Vegas, Nevada

    64-year-old Nevada native Stephen Paddock shot and killed 59 people– as of October 2– from his hotel room on the 32nd floor at the Mandalay Bay.