EDHS Contemporary World Affairs

Kayli Perry · Kayli Perry

On August 31, Leandra Becerra Lumbreras celebrated her 127th birthday, although she has no record to prove. Ms. Lumbreras apparently lost her birth certificate 40 years ago while moving, but her family claims she was born in 1887. Because of her lack of proof, Misao Okawa is documented as the oldes...

Cheyenne · Cheyenne

Rights Group: African Union soldiers raped, exploited Somali women and girls.The rights group said it interviewed 21 women and girls who recounted being raped or sexually exploited by Ugandan or Burundian troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somali since 2013. Among the cases descr...

Zachary Francine · Zachary Francine

13 years ago tomorrow, America was brutally attacked by the Islamic terror group Al-Queda. 13 years later, Bin-Laden is dead, and the President has claimed that Iraq and Afghanistan were secured. But now the continuing decline of US power on the world stage has allowed a new and more dangerous threa...

Amber Kennedy · Amber Kennedy

The Chinese government is planning to make reforms to education so that poor people in rural areas may have an easier chance to receiving an education. These reforms consist of making the "gaokao," or college entrance exam, easier, and encouraging universities to increase their quota...

Banddude · Banddude

Three years after the nuclear disaster in Japan, they have declared they will begin restarting their nuclear power plants. They claim new safety standards have been set up and reached. The public has voiced numerous questions on safety and stability of the plants, however, no questions have been a...

kristiestoermer · kristiestoermer

It's reported that Malaysia Airlines flight 17 broke apart in the air by high-energy objects from outside. The flight came down in eastern Ukraine in an area controlled by pro-Russian seperatists and the US and Ukraine have accsued the seperatist of downing the plane with a missile. However, The Du...

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

Anything you particularly liked/thought was interesting/thought was thought-provoking that our speakers relayed on Friday? Do you have any interest in either of those professions?

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

Food news - in every iteration - is pretty fascinating to me, in no small part because I LOVE FOOD. If you share my feelings, you might like this site: http://food.nationalgeographic.com/?source=rr . Lots of different food stories from all over the world!

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

Below is the biography of Mary Plummer, who will be our guest speaker on Friday.Mary Plummer Education Reporter Contact Mary PlummerMary Plummer is a reporter on SCPR's education team, covering arts education. Before joining the beat she was an associate producer for Take Two and The Madeleine...

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	Alpha Squad: The World's (allegedly) Oldest Person (Preview) On August 31, Leandra Becerra Lumbreras celebrated her 127th birthday, although she has no record to prove. Ms. Lumbreras apparently lost her birth certificate 40 years ago while moving, but her family claims she was born in 1887. Because of her lack of proof, Misao Okawa is documented as the oldes...	Kayli Perry	10	1521	Sep 16, 2014 by kristina chaney
	African Union (Preview) Rights Group: African Union soldiers raped, exploited Somali women and girls.The rights group said it interviewed 21 women and girls who recounted being raped or sexually exploited by Ugandan or Burundian troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somali since 2013. Among the cases descr...	Cheyenne	4	1050	Sep 16, 2014 by kristina chaney
	Obama vows to destroy ISIS and the implications of the upcoming anniversary of 9/11 (Preview) 13 years ago tomorrow, America was brutally attacked by the Islamic terror group Al-Queda. 13 years later, Bin-Laden is dead, and the President has claimed that Iraq and Afghanistan were secured. But now the continuing decline of US power on the world stage has allowed a new and more dangerous threa...	Zachary Francine	12	1241	Sep 16, 2014 by kristina chaney
	The Goths: Opinion: China's Education Arms Race (Preview) The Chinese government is planning to make reforms to education so that poor people in rural areas may have an easier chance to receiving an education. These reforms consist of making the "gaokao," or college entrance exam, easier, and encouraging universities to increase their quota...	Amber Kennedy	5	1352	Sep 16, 2014 by Kayli Perry
	Japan Restarting Nuclear Power Plants (Preview) Three years after the nuclear disaster in Japan, they have declared they will begin restarting their nuclear power plants. They claim new safety standards have been set up and reached. The public has voiced numerous questions on safety and stability of the plants, however, no questions have been a...	Banddude	10	1256	Sep 15, 2014 by Amy Nguyen
	3 Amigos: MH17 hit by burst of 'high energy objects' from outside (Preview) It's reported that Malaysia Airlines flight 17 broke apart in the air by high-energy objects from outside. The flight came down in eastern Ukraine in an area controlled by pro-Russian seperatists and the US and Ukraine have accsued the seperatist of downing the plane with a missile. However, The Du...	kristiestoermer	4	1158	Sep 15, 2014 by zach nash
	Debriefing Our Speakers- What'd You Think? (Preview) Anything you particularly liked/thought was interesting/thought was thought-provoking that our speakers relayed on Friday? Do you have any interest in either of those professions?	MrsCavalluzzi	2	1092	Sep 15, 2014 by Banddude
	All the News that's Fit to...Eat? A new news source to "digest"! (Preview) Food news - in every iteration - is pretty fascinating to me, in no small part because I LOVE FOOD. If you share my feelings, you might like this site: http://food.nationalgeographic.com/?source=rr . Lots of different food stories from all over the world!	MrsCavalluzzi	0	1090	Sep 15, 2014 by MrsCavalluzzi
	Reports from a Reporter (Preview) Below is the biography of Mary Plummer, who will be our guest speaker on Friday.Mary Plummer Education Reporter Contact Mary PlummerMary Plummer is a reporter on SCPR's education team, covering arts education. Before joining the beat she was an associate producer for Take Two and The Madeleine...	MrsCavalluzzi	0	1104	Sep 10, 2014 by MrsCavalluzzi
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