Photo credit: Euro News At least 18 people died, and two more are fighting for their lives after a migrant boat was found half-submerged south of Greece’s island of Crete. The Greek Reporter reports that he victims were still packed inside the dinghy when rescuers arrived, suggesting they succumbed to the cold before the vessel…
infamous: adjective 1: having a reputation of the worst kind: notoriously evil 2: causing or bringing infamy: DISGRACEFUL 3: convicted of an offence (as a felony), bringing infamy Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
The labour of Canada surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains. Toronto Today reports that, according to Statistics Canada, the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with economists’ expectations for a small loss. The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent in November, down from 6.9 per cent in October,…
Photo credit: the independent The World Food Program (WFP) warned on Friday that hunger could reach catastrophic levels in parts of Cameroon if a funding target of at least $67 million is not met. The Independent reports that the WFP representative for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe, Gianluca Ferrera, said progress made in the…
churchy: adjective 1: marked by strict conformity or zealous adherence to the forms or beliefs of a church 2: of or suggestive of a church or church services
In the marketplace of ideas, words are not neutral. There is a saying that words are fragile and delicate, and once spoken, they cannot be unsaid or taken back, much like a broken egg can’t be put together.Words carry weight, power, and historical shadows. One such word – seemingly harmless, ubiquity – is “local.” As…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Japan and China have escalated their war of words at the United Nations after unprecedented remarks from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Tokyo’s role in a potential Taiwan conflict. Al Jazeera reports that Japan’s ambassador to the UN wrote to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, disputing allegations from Beijing that Takaichi had…
