International

Unfortunately, the world is still in the middle of a global pandemic. As of right now, Erie County might still be mostly stable with regards to its COVID situation, but the same can’t be said for other parts of the world. Leaders and health officials have voiced concerns and worries over a second wave of COVID-19 in the fall, and it looks like their worries are coming to fruition: COVID-19 is surging again.

While 2020 may have brought us wave after wave of bad news and misfortunes, British women (and anyone else with a period) are rejoicing. The United Kingdom government has announced the abolition of the “tampon tax,” marking the successful conclusion to a 20-year struggle of women’s rights activists.

Clashes have once again erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The conflict between the two nations started on September 27th, 2020, with the two former Soviet republics once again fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh. This region of Nagorno-Karabakh is an Armenian-majority region that is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. However, Nagorno-Karabakh has not been politically controlled by Azerbaijan since the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Rather, it has been under de facto control of Armenia since the conclusion of the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

By Maler Suresh Right now, we are living through an extremely unique part of history. Two globally relevant events are unfolding right before our eyes....

On April 19th, Israelis protested what they saw as a corrupt government using drastic measures to contain the coronavirus. After Benny Gantz, former leader of the centrist Blue and White party, joined Benjamin Netanyahu to form a unity government, leader of the right-wing Likud party, protestors accused Gantz and Netanyahu of destroying democracy in Israel.

After nearly three weeks of speculation on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s whereabouts, he finally reappeared on Saturday May 2nd. In his absence, several rumours and theories flew around regarding Kim’s health. Many even thought him to be in critical condition, or even dead. Others believed he was self-isolating to avoid the coronavirus (although North Korean reports state their country to be virus free.) Kim has disappeared before and for longer periods of time. In September 2014, he went missing for 40 days. When he reappeared with a cane, South Korean intelligence reported that he probably had an ankle operation, though North Korean media did not explain where he had been.

By Thza Kanapathipillai The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been detected in at least 108 countries, and the number of cases have dramatically increased since the...

By Maler Suresh In India’s capital, New Delhi, the death toll reached 53 after a four day period of extremely violent religious riots starting on...

For at least the past 3 years, Chinese authorities have been detaining minority Muslims of northwestern China (the Uighurs) to harsh labor camps...

"Conditions are now very dangerous and firefighters may soon be unable to prevent the fire advancing," announced Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. "The fire...