Day: September 6, 2022

International Youth Day Is Met With Mass Shooting In Montenegro

August 12, International Youth Day declared by the United Nations in 2000, was designed to draw attention to issues surrounding youth around the globe. However, for the youth of Montenegro, August 12, 2022, will always be known as the deadliest mass shooting in the history of Montenegro. The shooting left

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Dandora Dump In Kenya Linked to Cancer And Infertility

New reports reaffirm that the 30-acre Dandora trash dump in Nairobi, Kenya is putting those who live and work nearby at a high risk of cancer, infertility, and other severe illnesses.  Since 2007, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has been alerting officials that the landfill is a serious health

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Police Brutality And Corruption Growing In Mexico

Violence, tension, police corruption and brutality do not stop in Mexico. In a New York Times article published last Tuesday by Steve Fisher and Maria Abi-Habib titled “Mexico City Declared Police Abuse Over. Reports of Misconduct Kept Rising,” the two authors reported one of the many police brutality stories in

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The Andean Community: A South American Union?

The Andean Community, a free trade area comprising Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, stated on August 29th, 2022 that they would like states such as Venezuela, Chile, and Argentina to join the bloc, according to Reuters. The presidents of the member states were in Lima in order to formally pass

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