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Tag Archives: World
Nov
23
2010
Conflict minerals fuel violence in eastern Congo
Tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. These four minerals are components of all cell phones, as well as nearly all computers, televisions, and other electronic devices. They make your phone vibrate, your laptop power on. However, according to the Enough Project, an organization that works to end genocide and war crimes, they are also the link [...]
After 33 Chilean miners were trapped in a mine in early August, expectations were that it would take months to rescue the men. President Sebastián Piñera said that they would be home by Christmas at the latest. However, both rescuers and Piñera have recently expressed optimism about bringing the men up much earlier. The process [...]
The visit by members of the Moscow School of Political Studies was a unique and informative opportunity to exchange information of interest to both the delegates and the CHS students and staff.
On Tuesday, February 9, Obama formally introduced the Let’s Move campaign, aiming to reduce obesity in the United States in all ages, beginning with our current generation. Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child’s health and wellbeing. Due to the rising spread of obesity in children and its many [...]
In a dispute earlier this year, Google threatened to leave China unless Chinese regulators stopped censoring its search results. This clash between the world’s largest search engine and the world’s fastest-growing market once again brought the issue of Internet censorship into broad daylight. Internet censorship in China can be traced back to 1998, when the [...]
Jan
27
2010
Raising Awareness for the disappearing honeybee
For the past few years, a seemingly common but vital insect has been unexpectedly disappearing: the honeybee. This rare phenomenon is known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), and it has been observed by beekeepers since 2006. The specific cause of this phenomenon has not been fully determined. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s [...]
Jan
27
2010
Nationwide airport security tightens
Since the attacks of September 11, flying has become increasingly difficult. Security has been heightened exponentially, as has the time it takes to get from the parking lot to your gate. On December 25, passenger Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab lit an explosive on fire aboard a trans-Atlantic Northwest Airlines flight, but it failed to detonate. The [...]
The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 and left immense destruction and tragedy in its wake has prompted numerous relief efforts around the world. The World Food Programme (WFP), the largest humanitarian organization worldwide, has already delivered 86 tons of food to Haiti, and hopes to acquire and deliver fourteen million ready-to-eat [...]
Among policies tackling climate change, the Kyoto Protocol is the most recent, internationally encompassing treaty. According to the United Nations website, The Kyoto Protocol was organized 12 years ago by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), consisting of 192 parties, and signed by 37 countries and member nations of the European Union. [...]
