Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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The Royal Caribbean plans to send a ship carrying food, water and gas-powered generators to areas severely hit by Hurricane Dorian, the mightiest storm on record to hit the Bahamas. It was last weekend that the then Category 5 storm began blowing off roofs, flipping cars, and causing extreme flooding…
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Recent headlines have been inundated by the devastating fires tearing through the Amazon rainforest. While the wildfires were, in part, the result of global warming, they were also influenced by the actions of the government, which has authorized deforestation and the contamination of water sources with pesticides. The latter of…
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A Chinese surgeon has been hailed a hero after fighting through sleep deprivation to complete seven operations without a break. Physician Dai Yu became an overnight celebrity after completing a gruelling seven operations, then - instead of going home to sleep - he took an accidental nap on a ten-minute…
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Just days after Brazillian president Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to deploy military forces to help combat the Amazon wildfires, a heartbreaking video has been circulated on social media showing what appears to be a native Pataxó woman delivering an emotional plea as a fire burns behind her. Per the…
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A man has married both of his girlfriends at once in a bid not to hurt either woman. The incident took place on August 17 in Indonesia. A video of the ceremony was subsequently posted to Facebook where it went viral. In the video, the groom struggles to remember his…
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People in Iceland have gathered together this week to hold a memorial service for a glacier, which has melted and been destroyed as a result of climate change. The huge pile of ice, which was called 'Okjokull', was destroyed after enduring the warmest July ever recorded. Climate change activists mounted…
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Per the Daily Mail, the Brazillian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has pledged to deploy military forces in an effort to control the Amazon wildfires that have left the country covered in smoke and darkness. [caption id="attachment_12548011" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Credit: Getty[/caption] Speaking at a conference. President Bolsonaro said: "The protection of the…
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It doesn’t take an expert on global warming to see that wildfires are a problem. Whether it’s discussing the destruction brought to California in 2018, or the thousands of individual infernos currently tearing through the world’s most important rainforest, the reality of a burning planet is beginning to dawn on…
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As a result of the disastrous effects of climate change, large swathes of the Amazon rainforest have reportedly caught fire during the hottest recorded summer ever. The Amazon rainforest is known idiomatically as "The Lungs of the Earth", since the vast amount of greenery provides an incredible amount of oxygen…
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Residents of a remote Russian village have been evacuated after a prototype missile that runs on nuclear fuel accidentally exploded. According to multiple news organizations in Russia’s northern Arkhangelsk region, a special train has been dispatched to the town of Nyonoska to assist with the effort, although concrete details remain…
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In a world that is continuing to campaign and slowly progress for gender and LGBT+ equality, Australia has taken the latest step in providing trans people with compassion and impartiality, as the state of Victoria is seemingly on the verge of changing the law so that transgender people can change their birth…
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A Canadian man may have lost his life if it wasn't for a small pocket knife with a two-inch blade, and five forestry workers. Colin Dowler was exploring potential hiking routes on Mount Doogie Dowler in the remote backcountry of British Columbia, around 300km (185 miles) north of Vancouver, when…
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A Brazilian gang leader by the name of Clauvino da Silva has been found dead in his prison cell, a week after attempting to escape disguised as his teenage daughter. The 42-year-old convicted drug trafficker, who hailed from Rio de Janeiro, is suspected to have committed suicide after his bizarre…
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A Canadian teacher has reportedly been suspended for showing students the likes of Salad Fingers, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared, and ASDF Movie. James Thwaites, who was working as a school teacher in a district north of Prince George, British Columbia, decided to show his junior high students the web videos,…
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One young boy from India, who has lived the majority of his life with jaw-related pain, has finally figured out why. While the seven-year-old should've only had 32 teeth at his age, he had almost 17 times that amount instead. [caption id="attachment_12544054" align="aligncenter" width="594"] Credit: Getty[/caption] After reportedly complaining for…
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A wave machine in China has injured 44 people at Shuiyun Water Park, after a "tsunami" wave engulfed terrified swimmers. Numerous videos of the alarming incident have already been shared by people on social media, where they have managed to go viral. The graphic footage shows the huge rush of…
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Ethiopia is taking a note from Dr. Suess' The Lorax and speaking for the trees. On Monday, the country launched their nationwide Green Legacy effort with the goal to plant 200 million seedlings in one day. But Ethiopia far surpassed their goal, planting more than 353 million seedlings in just 12 hours,…
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Leading environmental experts have declared that the planet is on the brink of becoming irreparably damaged due to climate change unless drastic change is made within the next 18 months, according to a report by the BBC. This new prognosis refutes previous estimates suggesting that we may have more than…
