The illicit trade of horns from rhinos is rooted in traditional medicine in Vietnam. Even though rhino horn trade is banned in Vietnam, the horns can still be found for purchase on the black market- if you know how to and where to look for it. The Southeast Asian nation […]
In Georgia, Atlanta, a 12-year-old girl named Emma is fighting for her life in the hospital after she was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Her cousin, Justin Anthony, claims that the girl was diagnosed with pneumonia on the 15th of March and was tested positive to the virus several days later. […]
With a large number of elderly Australians struggling to purchase toilet paper and other necessities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and panic shopping, the Woolworths Markets announced a great way to help the most vulnerable in their community. The supermarket chain is now collaborating with the volunteers Meals on Wheels from […]
Recently, whenever there’s been a crisis, whether the bushfires in Australia, the Indian droughts or the Syrian civil war, the world always had the immense support of the Sikh community. They’ve been essential support to the victims and affected communities and they help in providing water, food, medical help, and […]
A teacher from Florida, Diane Tirado, was fired from Westgate K-8 School located in port. St. Lucie because she gave her students zero grades when they didn’t turn in assignments. Tirado was an 8th grade teacher of history and she once gave her students a period of two weeks to […]
According to a new study published in Nature Climate Change journal, up to 50 percent of the sandy beaches in the world are at a risk of disappearing if the needed actions against greenhouse emissions aren’t taken. And, even if we assume there’s a better outcome for the actions on […]
Trying to boost their morale during a nationwide lockdown which started this week in Italy because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italians have been gathering on balconies across the country and singing. The videos of Italian neighbors singing have been popping up on social media after the PM of the country, […]
The McDonald’s restaurants in Australia will be replacing plastic cutlery with wooden utensils. The fast-food chain announced this change at the plastic summit which recently took place in Australia. By the end of this year, the plastic cutlery in the 900 McDonald’s restaurants in Australia will be removed. This decision […]
On International Women’s Day, women gathered in the streets of some the largest cities in the world to protest against gender violence, exploitation, and inequality. The mothers of murdered girls were leaders of the march in Mexico City. Although many protests were peaceful, others were full of tension and security […]
This North Carolina woman spent her 100th birthday in a jail, by choice. Ruth Bryant always wanted to be jailed so the local sheriff in Roxboro ‘obliged’ to fulfil this centenarian’s unusual wish for her milestone birthday. Bryant laughed as she was processed through jail and was excited that she’s […]