Forget the turn of the century. At the U.N. General Assembly, General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi announced that the global community was entering an entirely “new epoch.” What did he mean? Unfortunately for us, that epoch isn’t one of flying cars (or even electric ones, really) or Mars colonies – our new era will be…
Venice is home to roughly 120 islands, 177 canals, 391 bridges, and over 600,000 people. Sadly, all that might be lost in a few decades. Unfortunately for all of the above, the floating city is at risk, with some predictions stating that the city might sink under the ocean as early as 2100. But Venice…
Earlier this month, a new island was born in the Pacific. It was no boundary adjustment but it originated from an underwater volcano near the island of Tonga, which slowly oozed lava until it began to peek out from beneath the waves. The island quickly grew from just one acre of solid ground to eight…
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says about 35people have been killed in North-East Nigeria since 2016, while many have been injuredor kidnapped in that same region In a statement issued to commemorate the World Humanitarian Day celebration, theUnited Nations said the challenges have, however, not deterred humanitarian aid workersfrom ensuring…
The world’s oldest giant male panda in captivity died in Hong Kong at age 35. The panda named An An’s health had gradually declined over the past few weeks, according to officials at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park where he had spent most of his life. His caregivers had observed a considerable decrease in his daily…
The United Nations (UN), in a new report, has projected the world’s population to reach 8 billion on November 15. Weren’t there concerns about declining birthrates? Well, there are concerns (majorly labour concerns) about declining birthrates, especially in a place like China. And this UN report is despite the fact that population growth is at…
