On Nov. 26, a new coronavirus variant was named by the World Health Organization. The latest variant, Omicron, was first identified in South Africa.
According to a Nov. 26 New York Times article,...
Montenegro
Montenegro’s accession to NATO may soon become a reality. On April 11, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a ratification protocol for the Baltic state’s entrance into the organization....
On Oct. 23, the largest student protest since 1974 occurred in South Africa.
In the nation’s capital, Pretoria, thousands of college students objected to an 11.5 percent tuition hike proposed by universities...
South Africa, often known as the Rainbow Nation because of the country’s multicultural diversity, is going through an outbreak of xenophobic killing. Currently, 300 suspects have been arrested for anti-immigrant...
Mursitpinar, Turkey
After repeatedly refusing to allow Iraqi Kurdish forces to cross the Turkish-Syrian border, Turkey is now permitting the military to cross and combat ISIS in Kobani, Syria, according...
Simferopol, Ukraine
According to CNN, Russian President Vladimir Putin is not committed to annexing Ukraine’s Crimea region amidst the unfolding crisis in Ukraine. However, Putin insists on Russia’s...
There is a lot left to learn about this world.
Over the last year, there have been a number of highly important scientific and historic discoveries made. Among these discoveries is the world’s oldest...
High above the vast grasslands of South Africa’s Kruger National Park, a helicopter armed with tranquilizer guns zeroes in on its prey: a black rhinoceros bull.
With its target locked, the helicopter...
Catherine Schurz, World and Nation Section Editor
• March 8, 2013
OHIO, USA
Throughout February, Oberlin College discovered racial slurs displayed across campus, such as “n----- oven” graffiti in an elevator and “whites only” written above a water fountain....
