By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Four students from the University of Idaho were stabbed to death in the second and third floors of an off-campus residence in the small college town of Moscow, Idaho. These students are Ethan Chapin (20), Kaylee Goncalves (21), Xana Kernodle (20), and Madison Mogen (21). Law enforcement officials have been scrambling to solve the case. The local law enforcement agency … Continue reading The Moscow, Idaho College Murders
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Iran has been under the international spotlight these past few weeks due to the rampant protests over the death of an Iranian woman, Mahsa Amani, at the hands of Iran’s corrupt morality police for not complying with the country’s veiling laws. Because of these protests, many Iranian civilians are being imprisoned in the horrific prison system of Iran, where torture, … Continue reading How Prisoners Are Treated in Iran
By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade Prominent U.N. workers have called the United Nations human rights boss, Michele Bachelet, to investigate the 1988 massacre of political offenders in Iran. Ebrahim Raisi was born on December 14, 1960. He has served as the Supreme Court’s vice president since 2004 and is currently Iran’s president. The international community has attacked Raisi for the majority of the authoritarian policies … Continue reading Ebrahim Raisi: The president responsible for the widespread homicide
By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade On February 15th, 2022, ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez went to prison regarding drug and armed trafficking charges. Since his arrest, many Honduran officials have been associated with his scheme. What exactly is going on? How is this becoming a pattern in Central America? Juan Orlando Hernandez was born on October 28th, 1968, in Gracias, Honduras. From 2014 to 2018, … Continue reading Narcotic trafficking is becoming a political pattern in Central America
By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Last Friday, November 4th, in the late afternoon-early evening heavy rain began to descend in Santo Domingo. It is not uncommon for it to rain in the Dominican Republic, especially when we are experiencing hurricane season, but when in 3 hours more than 50% of the rain expected for the whole month falls, there is nothing left but to be … Continue reading November 4th: The day Santo Domingo was seen helpless against unpredictable flooding
By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Imagine you were visiting a well-known tourist attraction and suddenly your life was put at risk. This is exactly what happened to those who were at the Morbi bridge on October 30 in Morbi, Gujarat, India. When the bridge, which was reopened on October 26 after undergoing renovations, collapsed, it plunged visitors into a 45 ft drop to the Machchu … Continue reading The Morbi Bridge Disaster
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade The United Nations holds an annual climate change summit in order for governments to agree on what steps to take to combat climate change. These conferences are known as “COPs,” which stands for Conference of the Parties. The parties in question are those who signed the original United Nations Climate agreement back in 1992. This year’s conference, known as “COP27” … Continue reading The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference
By Jongyeop Jeong, 12th Grade On the evening of Saturday, 29 October, South Korea experienced its worst Halloween. In Itaewon, Seoul’s most well-known nightlife neighborhood, over 100,000 people — primarily teenagers in their teens and 20s — were gathered. Chaos broke out shortly after 10 pm on a narrow street close to Itaewon station, and witnesses claimed to have seen masses swarming in various directions … Continue reading South Korean government’s lack of coping capabilities
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade After being exposed for his inappropriate actions in ‘El Informe con Alicia Ortega’ towards a minor in August 2022, Andrés Castillo was arrested and left in a holding cell until he was freed by Judge Francisco Rodríguez Consoró, who evaluated all the evidence compiled by the authorities. However, Andrés Castillo would not stay scot-free for long. On November 7th, the … Continue reading An Update on the Grooming Case of Andrés Castillo
By Jongyeop Jeong, 12th Grade Since February 24, when the Russian president proclaimed a “special military operation” for the “demilitarization and denazification” of Ukraine, there has been a war that’s still causing misery to millions of people. It is anticipated that what occurred on October 8 would further increase tensions between both countries. Two sections of the sole bridge connecting the Crimean Peninsula to Russia … Continue reading Europe’s response to Russian natural gas supply cuts
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