For Ahmed Mohamed, a Texas high school student, the week started quite awfully. On Monday, this Muslim student brought to school a clock that was made on by him. He was very proud of him, but unfortunately he was arrested immediately because the police and a teacher thought it was a hoax bomb. By mid-week, […]
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Strong earthquake in Chile
An earthquake with the magnitude of 8.3 struck Chile. This earthquake generated a nearly 16-foot wave. 1 million people were evacuated and authorities have reported at least five deaths. According to the U.S. geological Survey, this earthquake hit Wednesday night. The earthquake had a depth of 25 kilometers (15.5 miles). The evacuations from coastal areas […]
Bus shelters in Moscow’s satellite states
We all know that the old Soviet Union, but creating wonderful and weird structures (bus shelters) isn’t one of them. Before their 1990s independence, Moscow’s former satellite states threw up lots of extravagant rest shops, giving to architect the chance to express their wilder ideas. Form Estonia to Armenia, bus passengers have been able to […]
Yazidi’s girls are saved by a UNICEF program
Persecuted by ISIS, they were forced to left everything behind, treasured belongings and close friends and the place called home. Thanks to a photographer, now, some Yazidi girls have the opportunity to live a normal life. All these girls had abandon their lives in order to escape the militants’. Some of these girls were captured […]
Putin called Elton John
Elton John, the pop singer said that President Vladimir Putin called him in order to talk about gay rights. However, Kremlin is denying this conversation. Monday, John wrote in a post: “Thank-you to President Vladimir Putin for reaching out and speaking via telephone with me today. I look to forward to meeting with you face-to-face […]
The boy who tests Singapore’s laws
Amos Yee, a 16-years-old boy, seems naïve and timid and but he is the man who challenged the Singapore’s laws. Yee explained why he believes that his bl0og posts are worth jail time. “I feel like I’m the one who’s actually supposed to break that boundary so that other people will be able to talk […]
Flash flood kills 8 peoples and 5 more are missing at Utah-Arizona border
Eight people are dead and five more are missing after a strong flash flood at the Utah/Arizona border. The flash flood had the power to wash away vehicles and all the victims are mothers and small children. The youngest child was about 4 years old, said Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Barlow. This strong flash flood […]
Countries with Syrian refugees
The immigrant Syrian crisis highlight the strong differences among countries that welcome migrants and those that don’t. Some countries have taken in many migrants, but others countries have done little or nothing at all. For example, Turkey shelters almost half of the Syrian refugees. It is more than clear that this country has more than […]
She swallowed a 6-carat diamond
Jiang Xuliam, a 39 years-old-woman form China, tried to smuggle a 6-carat diamond by swallowing it. Thai authorities have surgically removed the gemstone that worth 10 million baht or about $280.000. Last Thursday, Jiang and her companion were detained at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport while they were trying to leave the country. They stole the […]
John Gibson commits suicide
John Gibson was a seminary professor and a pastor. Besides teaching at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, he was also fixing cars. He was married and he had two children. When he she got the call about the death of his father Callie, his daughter, was teaching in front of 250 college students. He took […]