EDHS Contemporary World Affairs

mamato · mamato

"An Indian bride has walked out of her wedding after her bridegroom-to-be failed to solve a simple maths problem, according to police in Uttar Pradesh." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-31865479 Her question: What is 15 +6 ? My question: Would she have left you? Leave your...

Nic · Nic

Two lorries and a bus have collided in Tanzania's highland region of Iringa, killing 41 people, police say. One of the lorries' containers fell on to the bus that had been heading to Dar es Salaam, crushing many passengers to death, he said. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31837200 What sh...

Kevboy IV · Kevboy IV

Over 100 whales are found dead after being washed up on the beaches of New Zealand. Whales are frequently stuck there due to the protruding coastline, gently sloping beaches and system of currents. 140 trained volunteers raced to save them by rushing water down the beached whales. However, the sce...

mollywoodward · mollywoodward

Summary: A businessman from Spain named David Marjaliza has come forward and claimed eight wining tickets to the tax office that is collectively worth a total of $257,000. He has since been arrested and accused of corruption. He is suspected of forming a political corruption ring, including six ma...

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

Any thoughts/reflections about the presentation you heard from Austin Wintory? (what did you like? what did you not like? any thoughts it inspired for you?)

alex_aranda · alex_aranda

This article explains the difficulties of Mexican towns that live under terror of the cartels, and the town of Michoacan knows this too well. When the trucks came for someone in their street, they would turn off all the lights in their houses, lock their doors and hide their children. You could never...

SouthPark · SouthPark

This film was about a gang rape and murder that happened in 2012 and it was banned because the excerpts "appear to encourage and incite violence against women." Many believe that the blame is on society for putting women in second, behind men. A change in society is the only way anything wi...

briannaperez · briannaperez

It was supposed to be a silent march when demonstrators packed the streets of Buenos Aires. The march was organized by six prosecutors to honor the memory of Alberto Nisman, a special prosecutor whose mysterious death a month ago has shaken the South American nation.Nisman was found with a gunshot w...

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	Mamato: Indian bridegroom dumped over failed maths test (Preview) "An Indian bride has walked out of her wedding after her bridegroom-to-be failed to solve a simple maths problem, according to police in Uttar Pradesh." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-31865479 Her question: What is 15 +6 ? My question: Would she have left you? Leave your...	mamato	8	2251	Mar 17, 2015 by mckenzieavon26
	Tanzania Bus Crash leaves Dozens dead (Preview) Two lorries and a bus have collided in Tanzania's highland region of Iringa, killing 41 people, police say. One of the lorries' containers fell on to the bus that had been heading to Dar es Salaam, crushing many passengers to death, he said. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31837200 What sh...	Nic	13	1985	Mar 17, 2015 by mckenzieavon26
	100+ whales dead on New Zealand beach (Preview) Over 100 whales are found dead after being washed up on the beaches of New Zealand. Whales are frequently stuck there due to the protruding coastline, gently sloping beaches and system of currents. 140 trained volunteers raced to save them by rushing water down the beached whales. However, the sce...	Kevboy IV	12	1260	Mar 17, 2015 by mckenzieavon26
	Spanish man 'won lottery eight times in 16 months'. Group: PINK (Preview) Summary: A businessman from Spain named David Marjaliza has come forward and claimed eight wining tickets to the tax office that is collectively worth a total of $257,000. He has since been arrested and accused of corruption. He is suspected of forming a political corruption ring, including six ma...	mollywoodward	8	1292	Mar 17, 2015 by [what]
	Debriefing Our Speaker (Preview) Any thoughts/reflections about the presentation you heard from Austin Wintory? (what did you like? what did you not like? any thoughts it inspired for you?)	MrsCavalluzzi	12	1303	Mar 17, 2015 by briannaperez
	Miso Soup: Living in terror under Mexico's Knights Templar cartel (Preview) This article explains the difficulties of Mexican towns that live under terror of the cartels, and the town of Michoacan knows this too well. When the trucks came for someone in their street, they would turn off all the lights in their houses, lock their doors and hide their children. You could never...	alex_aranda	5	2682	Mar 17, 2015 by briannaperez
	The Cavannites: 'India's Daughter,' the film banned by India: What did it show? (Preview) This film was about a gang rape and murder that happened in 2012 and it was banned because the excerpts "appear to encourage and incite violence against women." Many believe that the blame is on society for putting women in second, behind men. A change in society is the only way anything wi...	SouthPark	12	1880	Mar 17, 2015 by briannaperez
	Crowds pack streets to protest Argentine prosecutor's death (Preview) It was supposed to be a silent march when demonstrators packed the streets of Buenos Aires. The march was organized by six prosecutors to honor the memory of Alberto Nisman, a special prosecutor whose mysterious death a month ago has shaken the South American nation.Nisman was found with a gunshot w...	briannaperez	5	1214	Mar 17, 2015 by JCorbin
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