Written by Vivien Song A deadly typhoon battered northern Japan on August 31, leaving 11 dead, and several missing. 9 of the casualties were elderly inhabitants in their 80s and 90s, who resided in the Ran Ran nursing home in the Iwate …
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Written By Jeffrey Tan On August 28th, a Southwest Boeing 737 jet, flight 3472, was forced to initiate emergency landing procedures when one of its engines exploded. Tami Richards, a mother who was traveling with her three children and her husband to …
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Written by Patrick Xu: In Haifa, Israel, Jeff Steinhauer had made a breakthrough in the science of black holes; he has created extremely small sonic black holes that last for very short periods of time. He first cools the atoms to a …
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Nine people were killed and 16 people were injured on July 22, 2016 after a shooting rampage in Munich, Germany. Near the Olympia shopping mall, a lone gunman shot at multiple people at a McDonald’s. Ten people including the gunman was killed …
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Since 2013, the number of Islamist extremist attacks against religious minorities, secularist writers, and bloggers have increased in Bangladesh. From September 2015 to July 2016, there have been over 30 such mentioned attacks, with ISIS claiming 21 of them. On the night …
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On June 23, there was a referendum (where everyone over a certain age votes) in the UK deciding if it were to leave or stay in the European Union. The people of the UK decided to leave the EU 52 to 48 …
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On Thursday June 23, a massive flood hit West Virginia, causing destruction and numerous deaths. So far, at least 23 people have been found dead and over a hundred houses have been devastated. On Thursday night, 44 West Virginian counties have declared …
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According to The Times of Malta, around 220 beehives were found intentionally burnt in the last few days, between areas Għarb and Għasri in Gozo. Damage estimating around €12,000 and intentionally killing over 250,000 bees, these vandals are condemned for environmental destruction …
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By Ariel Yang In Nepal, many Badi women left their professions for the hope of a better life, but almost all of them found that they have very little or no alternatives for survival. They are also facing issues such as discrimination, …
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Chemist and Harvard professor Daniel G. Nocera has genetically engineered a bacteria that absorbs hydrogen and carbon dioxide and converts the molecules into alcohol fuel. This bacteria Ralston Eutropha is engineered to take in carbon dioxide and hydrogen and convert it into …
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