EDHS Contemporary World Affairs

tannermartinez · tannermartinez

Recently Unesco has threatened to list the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage in Danger site, due to a controversy over a plan to dump dredged sediment. Reef authorities granted permission for the dumping of dredged sediment in January as part of a project to create one of the world's biggest co...

Sauceboss · Sauceboss

Despite all the national headlines about school shootings and other violence, life has actually become a lot easier for American children, according to a new study. Instances in which children were the victims of crimes such as assaults or violence like bullying have declined significantly, ac...

chriscai43 · chriscai43

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/04/dead-whale-in-canada-on-verge-of-exploding/

ashtree · ashtree

Uruguayans will be able buy up to 10 grams of pot a week, enough to roll 20 joints, under new rules governing the recently legalized marijuana trade in the country. Uruguay, the first country to legalize the growing and sale of marijuana, is being closely watched by other countries debating drug libe...

Bernie · Bernie

Iraqis go to the polls on 30 April in parliamentary elections overshadowed by violence and sectarian tension.Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is bidding for a third term, presenting himself as the only candidate capable of defeating a growing al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency.But Sunni Arabs and Kurds...

kyndall slote · kyndall slote

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial marriage bill legalising polygamy, opposed by many women and also by Christian leaders The law now allows for equal property and inheritance rights and abolished the practice of unofficial traditional marriages which were ne...

Tristen · Tristen

The Obama administration said the sharp increase follows steps it took over the past year to encourage alleged victims to come forward to report such abuse.The issue received heightened attention from the Obama administration and Congress after last year's report also showed a startling jump in...

Hero · Hero

Late last week, South Korean officials reported that North Korea had completed the steps needed to conduct a nuclear test, including the sealing of a tunnel at the "Punggye-ri" site in northeastern North Korea, which analysts say is the final preparation for testing a device.The Nor...

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	Trail Mix: Unesco Warns Australia Over Great Barrier Reef (Preview) Recently Unesco has threatened to list the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage in Danger site, due to a controversy over a plan to dump dredged sediment. Reef authorities granted permission for the dumping of dredged sediment in January as part of a project to create one of the world's biggest co...	tannermartinez	16	1479	May 6, 2014 by tayden
	It's gettting safer to be a child in the U.S.- Radio Flyers (Preview) Despite all the national headlines about school shootings and other violence, life has actually become a lot easier for American children, according to a new study. Instances in which children were the victims of crimes such as assaults or violence like bullying have declined significantly, ac...	Sauceboss	17	1801	May 6, 2014 by tayden
	Team THUGZ - Dead whale in Canada on verge of exploding (Preview) http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/04/dead-whale-in-canada-on-verge-of-exploding/	chriscai43	17	1894	May 6, 2014 by tayden
	Fergalicious: Uruguay to allow pot users to buy up to 20 joints a week (Preview) Uruguayans will be able buy up to 10 grams of pot a week, enough to roll 20 joints, under new rules governing the recently legalized marijuana trade in the country. Uruguay, the first country to legalize the growing and sale of marijuana, is being closely watched by other countries debating drug libe...	ashtree	14	1596	May 6, 2014 by Dj_DirtyDan
	Iraq elections: Can country be saved from break-up?-THUGZ (Preview) Iraqis go to the polls on 30 April in parliamentary elections overshadowed by violence and sectarian tension.Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is bidding for a third term, presenting himself as the only candidate capable of defeating a growing al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency.But Sunni Arabs and Kurds...	Bernie	11	1107	May 5, 2014 by Chapstick
	Kenya passes Polygamy Law-Super Six (Preview) Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial marriage bill legalising polygamy, opposed by many women and also by Christian leaders The law now allows for equal property and inheritance rights and abolished the practice of unofficial traditional marriages which were ne...	kyndall slote	13	1699	May 5, 2014 by Tristen
	Reports of sexual assault in the U.S. military are up 50 percent (Preview) The Obama administration said the sharp increase follows steps it took over the past year to encourage alleged victims to come forward to report such abuse.The issue received heightened attention from the Obama administration and Congress after last year's report also showed a startling jump in...	Tristen	14	1784	May 5, 2014 by thanksobama
	North Korea conducts live-fire exercises amid escalating tensions - Group 6 (Preview) Late last week, South Korean officials reported that North Korea had completed the steps needed to conduct a nuclear test, including the sealing of a tunnel at the "Punggye-ri" site in northeastern North Korea, which analysts say is the final preparation for testing a device.The Nor...	Hero	14	903	May 5, 2014 by thanksobama
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