Tag: World

  • In Memory of Alison Parker and Adam Ward of WDBJ7 in Roanoke Virginia

    In Memory of Alison Parker and Adam Ward of WDBJ7 in Roanoke Virginia

    No one should have to lose their lives just doing their job. Let’s remember the victims and not the madman that cut their lives short. http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/condolences-for-wdbj7/34925820

  • Greek PM resigns, will run for reelection in September vote

    Greek PM resigns, will run for reelection in September vote

      By Ellie Ismailidou, MarketWatch Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced during a televised address on Thursday that he will resign his post and call for a national election to be held within a month. The most likely election date is Sept. 20, according to Greek press reports citing government sources. Tsipras will now lead…

  • Global Liveability Declines as Unrest and Terror Attacks Mount

    Global Liveability Declines as Unrest and Terror Attacks Mount

    Top locations are unchanged in our Global Liveability Ranking but terror and unrest have prompted declines in over 20% of cities surveyed in the last 12 months. The average global stability score has fallen by 2.2% over the last five years. Melbourne remains top, while war-torn Damascus remains the least liveable city surveyed. Although it’s…

  • EarthSky: El Niño Conditions Growing Stronger

    EarthSky: El Niño Conditions Growing Stronger

    El Niño has strengthened in the past several months. Will this El Niño rival the event of 1997–98? Image credit: NASA In March 2015, scientists declared that El Niño conditions – marked by warm sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific – had developed. The consensus at the time was that the event was too…

  • Canadian Foodgrains Bank Launches New Conservation Agriculture Program

    Canadian Foodgrains Bank Launches New Conservation Agriculture Program

    Canadian Foodgrains Bank will scale up its work in conservation agriculture in three east African countries through a new five-year $18.67 million program. The program, called the Scaling-Up of Conservation Agriculture in East Africa Program, was launched August 5 at Artel Farms in Niverville, Man. It has been made possible by a $14 million grant…

  • Why Wild Animals Need Wildlife Corridors

    Why Wild Animals Need Wildlife Corridors

    Species are disappearing at thousands of times the historical extinction rate, mainly due to habitat loss. But as the recent success of wildlife corridors suggests, a little connectivity can go a long way. By: Russell McLendon Humans are now better connected than ever before, thanks to modern conveniences like highways, jumbo jets, social media and…

  • Charting the Slow Death of the Universe

    Charting the Slow Death of the Universe

      A study of 200,000 galaxies found they had lost half their energy in just 2 billion years. According to a report by an international team of astronomers, the energy produced in a section of the universe today is only about half what it was two billion years ago. This fading is occurring across all…

  • Rare White Whale Seen in Cook Strait, New Zealand

    Rare White Whale Seen in Cook Strait, New Zealand

      A whale spotted in Cook Strait has been identified as ‘Migaloo’, a rare white humpback usually seen off Australia. A rare white humpback whale spotted in Cook Strait (on July 5th) by Department of Conservation researchers is thought to be ‘Migaloo’, a white humpback usually seen off Australia. The white humpback whale was seen…

  • The Jakarta Post Reports an Indonesian Court has Overturned the Conviction of Canadian Teacher Neil Bantleman and his Teaching Aid Ferdinant Tjiong

    The Jakarta Post Reports an Indonesian Court has Overturned the Conviction of Canadian Teacher Neil Bantleman and his Teaching Aid Ferdinant Tjiong

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  • EarthSky: Can you still see Perseid meteors?

    EarthSky: Can you still see Perseid meteors?

      Tonight – August 13, 2015 – we’re slightly past the peak of this year’s Perseid meteor shower. But don’t let that stop you from watching the shower in the hours between midnight and dawn Friday. From late night until dawn on August 14, you should still see plenty of meteors in this famous shower.…

  • Statement from Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

    Statement from Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

      Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body. I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory Healthcare. A more complete public statement will be made when facts are known, possibly next week. About the Carter Center…

  • ​Resilience in recovery: three months since the Nepal earthquake

    ​Resilience in recovery: three months since the Nepal earthquake

      (July 24th) marked three months since the first of two earthquakes devastated Nepal. With more than 100 aftershocks, many people have lost their lives, homes and livelihoods. The earthquakes impacted 5.6 million Nepalese with more than 853,000 homes damaged or destroyed. On April 25, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, devastating the capital of…

  • World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Follows Release of Canada’s Trafficking Report Card

    World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Follows Release of Canada’s Trafficking Report Card

    (Thursday), the United Nations commemorated World Day against Trafficking in Persons, drawing attention to the global realities of human trafficking and providing an opportunity to express solidarity with victims of this abuse. This commemorative day follows the recent release of the US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report. This comprehensive resource describes the governmental…

  • Beijing named host city of Olympic Winter Games 2022

    Beijing named host city of Olympic Winter Games 2022

      The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today named Beijing, People’s Republic of China, as the host city of the Olympic Winter Games 2022. The Chinese capital was chosen over Almaty, Kazakhstan, in a vote at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur. Beijing received 44 votes to Almaty’s 40. As a result, Beijing will become the first…

  • Removal of Confederate Flag Ends Former State Governor’s 17 Year Mission

    Removal of Confederate Flag Ends Former State Governor’s 17 Year Mission

      David Beasley’s quest ended when the flag was lowered at the State House in South Carolina TORONTO OUT By Michael Van Pelt, President, Cardus  HAMILTON, ON/ Troy Media/ – Seventeen years is a long time to wait in politics. One would think that was the case for David Beasley, former Republican governor of South…