Author: Elianna Spitzer

Two Earthquakes Rock Already Shaken Indonesian Island

The island of Lombok experienced two earthquakes on Sunday, with magnitudes of 6.5 and 6.9. The quakes killed at least 12 people and damaged over 1,800 homes, according to the New York Times. These quakes occurred just two weeks after a different earthquake devastated the island. On August 5 a

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Human Rights Proponents Receive Death Threats In Nicaragua

An attempt to count the dead resulted in death threats last week. The Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights (ANPDH) closed its Managuan office on August 6 after staff members received death threats by phone. ANDPH has been committed to identifying those killed in over three months of anti-government protests in Nicaragua.

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Protests Erupt Across Vietnam In Response To Economic Zoning Bill

Local authorities arrested over 100 protesters in central Vietnam on June 10 after demonstrations over an economic zoning bill turned violent. Law enforcement officers responded with firehoses and tear gas in the Binh Tuan province when members of the public vandalized a government building and set cars ablaze, according to The New

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Hurricane Maria Death Toll Surpasses 4,000 In New Harvard Study

As Puerto Rico braces for hurricane season, new estimates suggest the death toll from Hurricane Maria was almost 70 times higher than previously recorded. Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and other institutions went door to door to interview over 3,000 households, and the results were alarming. According to

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