Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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The 44th G7 summit occurred earlier this week, and things probably could have gone a little better. This year's two-day event saw seven world leaders meet in Quebec, Canada to tackle vital issues, something that was always going to be tense, given the Trump administration's recent actions. After Trump's controversial…
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Every year, school pupils go through the same rigmarole of struggling through the exam period, often spending months of their lives stressing over and preparing for their finals. And, while all tests are nerve wracking to some degree, there are certainly some that are made unnecessarily worse by external factors.…
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Twenty years ago, French-born long distance swimmer Benoît Lecomte swam across the Atlantic Ocean in 73 days. The purpose of the journey was to raise money for cancer research, as a tribute to his father. He claims to be the first person to complete the 5,000 swim without a kickboard. (And…
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Over the course of 2018, the world has been afflicted by a series of food contaminations. Back in May, the CDC declared that romaine lettuce was safe to eat, but for four months before that, an E Coli outbreak had terrorised the United States, hospitalising 89 with five people losing…
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The airline industry is notoriously dominated by men. (Think about it. Have you ever had a female pilot?) So, at the annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Sydney, Australia, improving diversity was a major theme. "If you get the best talent, the best people, the best jobs…
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Once you've been around the block enough times in life, you're bound to have a few skeletons in your closet. Perhaps there's a shady ex in your past that you'd rather not mention, or maybe there was a time in your younger years where you did some things that were…
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For most of us, our college years will tend to follow a pretty predictable path. On the social side, there will be parties and beer pong and kisses we'll look back on and cringe. We'll live in shabby buildings because they're cheap, exist on pasta and noodles, and sweat over…
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been forced out of office after a no-confidence vote in parliament, called after his party was implemented in a corruption scandal. Making Spanish political history by becoming the first PM to be removed from office in this way, he will be replaced by Pedro Sánchez,…
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Design house ban.do has been accused of "romanticising mental illness" by social media users unhappy with the release of nameplate jewellery on their site. User Ja'mie King sparked uproar on Twitter after posting a picture of two nameplate necklaces, one that read 'depression' and the other "anxiety". The online shop…
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All hail Mickey D's. Your incredibly delicious and amazingly-priced menu items have been the saviour of many a ruined night out, and a "forgot my brown bag at home" lunch hour. Even if you don't worship food from the Golden Arches, you can at least respect the success of the…
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In a society so often plagued with terrible news of misfortune and tragedy, it was refreshing to start this week with a story about a selfless hero who risked his own safety in order to save a child's life. Mamoudou Gassama, a 22-year-old originally from Mali, raced up the outside of…
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A high-profile critic of Vladimir Putin was arrested in Spain this morning on an Interpol Russian arrest warrant, but was released just hours later. Outspoken British businessman Bill Browder tweeted on Wednesday morning that he had been apprehended by Spanish police in Madrid and was headed to a police station "right…
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A gunman has killed two female police officers and one civilian in the eastern Belgian city of Liège in a suspected terror attack. The assailant, named as Benjamin Herman, reportedly seized the police officer's own service weapons and stabbed them before shooting them near Cafe des Augustins on Boulevard d'Avroy. After, he…
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Yesterday, the story of a young man who scaled a Paris building in order to save a child went viral after footage of his superhuman abilities hit the web. The hero was later identified as Mamoudou Gassama, a 22-year-old originally from Mali, who had only moved to France a few months…
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Although burgers are brilliant and pizza is pretty much perfect, there's nothing that quite hits the spot like a good bit of Mexican food. Whether you're talking tacos, burritos, quesadillas or even the bizarrely glorious enigma that is Tex-Mex, you're in for some delicious food, and a lot of it…
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It is often said that "not all heroes wear capes", and that was proven to be true this weekend when a seemingly ordinary man scaled a building in order to rescue a boy that had somehow become stuck hanging over the balcony. Mamoudou Gassama, a 22-year-old originally from Mali, was…
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On the whole, McDonald's can say that they've had a positive effect in the global progress of humanity over the last 70 years or so. While they've taken the brunt of the blame for the childhood obesity epidemic and their food isn't exactly helpful for weight loss or anything, the…
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So, you've been told you shouldn't eat pineapple pizza because those who do will be subject to eternal damnation in the afterlife - but you ate it anyway. Maybe you were trying to be cool and anti-establishment; maybe your crush is a fan. Maybe you were with your friends and…
