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November 2, 2021
Greta Thunberg denounced world leaders for failing to act on climate change in a foul-mouthed tirade to her fellow Cop26 protesters today. Government representatives have gathered in Glasgow to discuss green issues this week, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson using his opening address to compare the situation to James Bond trying to diffuse a ‘doomsday device’. US President Joe Biden, Germany’s Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron of France are among those gathering at the event in an attempt to foster international cooperation on climate change. Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary-general, today accused countries of ‘treating nature like a toilet’ as he warned of a looming ‘climate catastrophe’. […]
November 1, 2021
A 25-story apartment building being built in an upscale area of Nigeria’s largest city has collapsed, killing at least one person with more than 100 workers feared trapped under the rubble. The building was in the Ikoyi district of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos and fell down on Monday at around 1.30pm. Rescue officials said many workers were caught inside the building when it crumbled though they could not confirm the number of people trapped or dead. Dozens of angry residents gathered at the site soon after the collapse, many crying and voicing frustration over the slow pace of the rescue efforts. ‘We […]
February 27, 2019
By Farrah Gray It is interesting. I recently had an opportunity to meet gentleman who served as ‘Chaplain’ for a cancer treatment ward of a major Los Angeles hospital. He told me that he provided spiritual counsel too many people, from many different faith traditions, and from every economic strata…filthy rich to filthy poor. After further talking, we found each other interesting enough to sit down for a brief chat, which quickly turned into a most engaging conversation about ‘Life Economics’. As we talked, the chaplain looked out of the window toward the Hollywood hills and referred to the disease […]
February 27, 2019
FBI Statistics Show That Some of the Most Violent Cities in America Are White According to Safewise.com, a Gallup poll shows that the majority of U.S. citizens believe that crime is increasing, yet as a whole the nation’s crime rate has gone done significantly over the last several years. Every year, the FBI releases the Uniform Crime Report, its statistical interpretation of crime in America. The data is given to the federal agency by local law enforcement agencies. CBS looked at the cities with the most violent crimes: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Keep in mind, these rates don’t represent […]