obtuse: adjective 1a: slow to understand what is obvious or simple: DENSE b: difficult to comprehend: not clear or precise in thought or expression 2a: not pointed or acute: BLUNT b1: of an angle: exceeding 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees 2: having an obtuse angle Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Photo credit: CNN After three years of negotiations, 62 cultural items, previously held in the Vatican museums and vaults for a century, landed at Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport on Saturday. CBC News reports that the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, said, “Today is another important step, but it’s far from…
Israel’s water supply has faced a lot of challenges since the country’s establishment in 1948. Fanack Water reports that apart from the naturally arid climate, consecutive years of drought and rapid population growth, rising living standards and political tensions in the region have put great pressure on the country’s water resources. The main freshwater resources in…
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…
