Tag: World

Dallas Police Mourn the Loss of Officers in Devastating Shooting

Chief Brown statement July 7, 2016, 10:26pm – Tonight it appears that two snipers shot ten police officers from elevated positions during the protest/rally. Three officers are deceased, two are in surgery and three are in critical condition. An intensive search for suspects is currently underway. No suspects are in custody at this time. We…

July 8, 2016
Animal Poaching: How Tracking Technology Could Help Prevent Wildlife Crime, Extinctions

By Kristina Mastropasqua Over the past year, stories about animal welfare have gone viral via social media. In particular, the issues of holding animals in captivity, big game hunting and wildlife poaching have drawn significant criticism. A gorilla named Harambe was shot and killed at a Cincinnati zoo in June 2016 after a 3-year-old boy fell…

July 5, 2016
Ride with Juno into Jupiter Orbit

By Deborah Byrd and Eleanor Imster in HUMAN WORLD | SPACE | July 4, 2016 How to watch online as the Juno spacecraft begins orbiting our solar system’s biggest, baddest planet on July 4 at 8:18 p.m. PDT (July 5 at 0318 UTC). On Monday – July 4, 2016 – NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fire…

July 4, 2016
Brexit: What Took the Brits so Long to Leave?

Brexit made one thing perfectly clear: nation-states and support of the national interest are not dead By Barry Cooper, Contributor, Troy Media LONDON, UK / Troy Media/ – Having been in the UK for the last 10 days of the Brexit campaign, the victory of the Brexiteers over the Remainians was expected. The debate pitched economics against…

July 3, 2016
Government Receives Confirmation of Foreign Firefighters’ Pay

Officials with the South African agency Working on Fire have confirmed that firefighters deployed in Alberta to help battle the forest blaze in the Fort McMurray area have been paid according to Alberta labour laws. Close to 300 South African firefighters stepped up to help the province fight the massive wildfire in northern Alberta last…

July 3, 2016
Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United Mexican States

Ottawa, Ontario 28 June 2016 The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, issued the following joint statement on the occasion of the State Visit: The governments of Canada and Mexico affirmed the importance of a renewed strategic partnership founded on the fundamental values of democracy, respect for…

June 28, 2016
Alligator Fatal Attacks and Encounters with Humans: Historical Data and Research

By John Wihbey and Denise-Marie Ordway Reports of a Florida alligator dragging a 2-year-old boy into a lagoon at a Disney Resort in June 2016 have left media organizations and the public questioning how such a tragedy could have occurred. Meanwhile, state wildlife officials and animal experts have tried to explain the habits and characteristics of…

June 27, 2016
Gender Quotas: Do They Increase the Number of Women in Politics, Party Leadership Positions?

By Lauren Leatherby Many Americans might be surprised to learn that Afghanistan has a larger percentage of women in its national legislative body than the United States does, according to an analysis from the World Bank. In 2015, 19.4 percent of our members of Congress were female compared to 28 percent of Afghanistan’s national legislators. A2015…

June 25, 2016
Canadian Roundup: Triumph and Heartbreak Ahead of Rio 2016

By Camille Wallace From athletics stars to a WTA tennis pro, Canadians finished on top over the weekend, while men’s volleyball continued its World League winning streak. However, it wasn’t all good news, after a close quarterfinal ended men’s rugby shot at Rio 2016. Athletics Read: Athletics stars beat elements at Harry Jerome Canada’s top athletics stars…

June 24, 2016
Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada Regarding the Referendum on the United Kingdom’s Membership in the European Union

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the results of the referendum on the membership of the United Kingdom (UK) in the European Union (EU): “The people of the UK have chosen to leave the EU. “The UK and the EU are important strategic partners for Canada with whom we enjoy…

June 24, 2016
Brexit is on: Britain votes to leave the EU – experts respond

The United Kingdom has voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. It is a result which will have dramatic implications for the future of the global economy, international relations and the European continent. The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has given notice of his intention to resign. Here, leading experts offering explanations and…

June 24, 2016
Antarctic Medical Evacuation Flight Arrives at British Rothera Station

Twin Otter carrying two patients left South Pole early Wednesday morning The Twin Otter aircraft flying an Antarctic medical evacuation mission arrived at the British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Station. The plane, carrying two patients, arrived at Rothera at approximately 1:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) yesterday afternoon. The plane left the National Science Foundation (NSF)…

June 23, 2016
Symbols of Pioneer Spirit They May Be, But Wild Mustangs Cannot Manage Themselves

We had driven the land cruiser for half a day across the seemingly endless reaches of the Great Basin, the vast, near-waterless region of valleys and plains that stretches out from Nevada in the western US and into neighbouring states. A mile away on the side of a mountain I spotted through binoculars the object…

June 22, 2016
The UK’s EU Referendum: All You Need to Know

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June 22, 2016
Mass Shooting at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub: Some Victims Named

City of Orlando Police “We will not be defined by this act of terror” — Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (This is a summary of much of the information the Orlando Police Department released throughout the day on Sunday, June 12.) On June 12, 2016, just after 2 a.m., an Orlando Police Officer working extra duty…

June 13, 2016