EDHS Contemporary World Affairs

kristiestoermer · kristiestoermer

Scientist at Rio de Janeiro have found what they call a new "super-bacterium" that is resistant to antibiotics in the waters where sailors will compete in the Olympic sailing events in 2016. The bacteria is normally found in hospital waste and cause urinary, gastrointestinal, and pul...

zach nash · zach nash

Bangladesh's High Court has banned the media from reporting speeches and remarks by Tarique Rahman, who is the eldest son of the main opposition leader Khaleda Zia. Do they have the right to hide this from their people? The Hawk Factor

Banddude · Banddude

Masked gunmen entered and terrorized a French satirical newspaper on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. There were 12 reported deaths at the scene. Among those who were killed were top journalists and two police officers. Key individuals who worked for the newspaper were responsible for producing poli...

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

http://time.com/money/3651225/new-years-resolutions-tips-pitfalls/

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

The list of any given year's top baby names is always news. Traditionally, this list is compiled from Social Security registrations (lots of their information is available athttp://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/background.html), but the last few years, many have been looking at the list comp...

Drowse · Drowse

Methamphetamine seizures on the U.S./Mexican border have reached record highs this year. 14,732 pounds of meth have been confiscated by the San Diego field office. Drug traffickers have been using California as their main route of import into the country. Officials state that the increase...

Kayli Perry · Kayli Perry

The Boko Haram forcibly abducted 40 young males, ranging from ages 10-23, after coming to the village of Malari and preaching their extremist message on Dec. 31st. The news of this mass abduction emerged days later because of poor communications from the destruction of cell phone towers (Also done...

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

http://www.vox.com/2015/1/7/7508387/cartoonists-respond-charlie-hebdo

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Rio de Janeiro 'super- bug' discovered in Olympic sailing waters (Preview) Scientist at Rio de Janeiro have found what they call a new "super-bacterium" that is resistant to antibiotics in the waters where sailors will compete in the Olympic sailing events in 2016. The bacteria is normally found in hospital waste and cause urinary, gastrointestinal, and pul...	kristiestoermer	9	2231	Jan 14, 2015 by Sami_THECREATOR
	Bangladesh media ban for opposition leader Khaleda Zia's son (Preview) Bangladesh's High Court has banned the media from reporting speeches and remarks by Tarique Rahman, who is the eldest son of the main opposition leader Khaleda Zia. Do they have the right to hide this from their people? The Hawk Factor	zach nash	4	1198	Jan 14, 2015 by Sami_THECREATOR
	Terror Attack in Paris, France - Team Tiv (Preview) Masked gunmen entered and terrorized a French satirical newspaper on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. There were 12 reported deaths at the scene. Among those who were killed were top journalists and two police officers. Key individuals who worked for the newspaper were responsible for producing poli...	Banddude	14	1121	Jan 14, 2015 by Sami_THECREATOR
	Resolved: Making New Year's Resolutions is a Good Idea .... Or is it? (Preview) http://time.com/money/3651225/new-years-resolutions-tips-pitfalls/	MrsCavalluzzi	3	1070	Jan 12, 2015 by kami
	What's in a Name? (Preview) The list of any given year's top baby names is always news. Traditionally, this list is compiled from Social Security registrations (lots of their information is available athttp://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/background.html), but the last few years, many have been looking at the list comp...	MrsCavalluzzi	5	1119	Jan 8, 2015 by kristiestoermer
	The Goths: Record border meth seizures (Preview) Methamphetamine seizures on the U.S./Mexican border have reached record highs this year. 14,732 pounds of meth have been confiscated by the San Diego field office. Drug traffickers have been using California as their main route of import into the country. Officials state that the increase...	Drowse	7	1052	Jan 8, 2015 by kristiestoermer
	Alpha Squad: Boko Haram abducts 40 boys and young men in northeastern Nigeria (Preview) The Boko Haram forcibly abducted 40 young males, ranging from ages 10-23, after coming to the village of Malari and preaching their extremist message on Dec. 31st. The news of this mass abduction emerged days later because of poor communications from the destruction of cell phone towers (Also done...	Kayli Perry	5	1183	Jan 8, 2015 by Banddude
	Cartoonists Respond to Charlie Hebdo Massacre (Preview) http://www.vox.com/2015/1/7/7508387/cartoonists-respond-charlie-hebdo	MrsCavalluzzi	0	1072	Jan 8, 2015 by MrsCavalluzzi
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