Category: World News
-
Catalonia Splits from Spain
by Taylor Brown Early in the month, Catalonia held a referendum to determine whether the region would declare independence.The Spanish government’s attempts to stop any referendum resulted in hundreds being injured during police raids and protests. What is Catalonia? Catalonia is a region is Spain with its own linguistic and cultural identity. The region possesses…
-
North Korea Added to Travel Ban
by Jose Roca The Trump Administration has decided to announce on Sunday, September 24th,2017, that 3 new countries have been added to the list of travel bans. One of the countries being North Korea, as a result of the tension that has been between the U.S. and North Korea. Although North Korea has such a minimum…
-
Puerto Rico Struggles After Hurricanes
by Arianna Rundberg On August 30th 2017, a day that everybody on the south was anticipating for, turned into the most devastating natural disaster that has occurred on the island of Puerto Rico, or as NPR’S Mary Lousie Kelly speaks to Associated Press reporter Danica Coto about the impact of hurricane Irma being the “strongest-ever…
-
Children Starving in Yemen
by Sashaly Bernard What is happening in Yemen? In Yemen, there is a war between the Saudis and the Houthis that has been going on for the past 2 years. This Civil war has caused the destruction of the agriculture, infrastructure, health care and the social unity of the country. “On average, a child under…
-
Political Highlights: August
by Alejandra Colon and Giselle Gutierrez This regular column will feature political highlights from each month- events that are sure to shape opinions and policy through the upcoming months. President Trump’s response to Charlottesville Attack On August 12, in Charlottesville, Virginia, a rally of white supremacists and neo-nazis was held. A group of protesters that were…
-
Hurricanes Cause Destruction Fall 2017
by Aine Moriarty and Bruna Araujo To help people affected by the Hurricane Harvey go to https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-harvey and make a donation. To help people affected by Hurricane Irma go to https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-irma-donations. Hurricane Harvey caused disastrous impacts in areas of Texas and Louisiana. On August 25, Harvey hit the Texas Gulf Coast as a Category…
-
Talaq Declared Un-Islamic
by Heysha Garcia On August 22nd 2017, India declared the Islamic Instant Divorce as unconstitutional and “un-Islamic”. The Islamic Instant Divorce consists of a Muslim man telling his wife “Talaq” three times over text, letter, or verbally etc., that is equal to there being a divorce in place. Many muslim women have spoke out about…