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Video shows Hurricane Irma devastation on Caribbean Islands
Video shows Hurricane Irma devastation on Caribbean Islands
A Caribbean helicopter tour company has surveyed the destruction Hurricane Irma caused. The helicopter also assisted with evacuations of island residents. Winds of up to 175 mph battered many small Caribbean islands, toppling trees, destroying houses and devastating communities. Several people were killed in the hurricane
Sep 9, 2017
Cubas coast battered by Irma
Cubas coast battered by Irma
Hurricane Irma continues to move along the northern coast of Cuba. Cuba was drenched with rain and wind from the edge of the storm. Dangerous storm surges of up to 10 feet are expected. Irma may move closer to the country throughout the day. Tourists and even dolphins were evacuated from the predicted path of the storm. Cubans prepared rigorously for the storm, securing homes and belongings.
Sep 9, 2017
270,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh after weeks of violence
270,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh after weeks of violence
270,000 Rohingya have fled from Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh in the past two weeks. The ethnic minority is fleeing violence in Myanmars Rakhine State. Resources of aid agencies and communities in Bangladesh are strained. Villagers said they were told to feed the refugees and send them on to camps. Bangladesh is already caring for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who previously fled discrimination in Myanmar.
Sep 9, 2017
Hurricane Irma hits Turks and Caicos Islands
Hurricane Irma hits Turks and Caicos Islands
This video shows Irmas strong winds and heavy rain battering Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. The strongest Atlantic storm recorded in history has ravaged other Caribbean island killing at least 10 people in its path.
Sep 9, 2017
Beautiful Northern lights illuminate sky in Finland
Beautiful Northern lights illuminate sky in Finland
Green, purple, pink and yellow lights danced across the sky in striking aurora displays over northern Finland early on Friday, the result of collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earths atmosphere.
Sep 9, 2017
Massive Equifax data breach hits 143 million Americans
Massive Equifax data breach hits 143 million Americans
The credit scoring company Equifax said that hackers accessed personal details of 143 million consumers between May and July. The intrusion is potentially one of the largest data breaches in the US on record.
Sep 9, 2017
Four royals who gave up the crown for love
Four royals who gave up the crown for love
Princess Mako of Japan officially delcared this week she is giving up her royal status to marry a commoner. But she is not the only royal to have given up her title for love.Bearing the crown often means the state interfering with who you can and cannot marry which has led some to take off the crown for good.  
Sep 9, 2017
The horrifying ways North Korea treats its own people
The horrifying ways North Korea treats its own people
North Korea is one of the most repressive authoritarian states in the world. A 2014 United Nations Commission of Inquiry report on human rights in North Korea stated that systematic, widespread, and gross human rights violations committed by the government included murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortion, and other sexual violence, and constituted crimes against humanity.
Sep 9, 2017
Who Is Jacob Rees-Mogg?
Who Is Jacob Rees-Mogg?
The North East Somerset MP has been tipped by many to become the next leader of the Conservative Party, and despite some controversial views has risen to the forefront of UK politics in recent months.
Sep 9, 2017
Is private investment the future of NGO funding?
Is private investment the future of NGO funding?
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is currently building three much needed physical rehabilitation centers in Mali, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, all of which are funded by the recently launched Humanitarian Impact Bonds. These work by gaining initial funds from private investors to build and develop the centers over a five year period. The ICRC then receives money from various governments and organizations depending on the success of this, which is in turn given back to the investors, ideally at a profit.
Sep 8, 2017
Is private investment the future of NGO funding?
Is private investment the future of NGO funding?
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is currently building three much needed physical rehabilitation centers in Mali, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, all of which are funded by the recently launched Humanitarian Impact Bonds. These work by gaining initial funds from private investors to build and develop the centers over a five year period. The ICRC then receives money from various governments and organizations depending on the success of this, which is in turn given back to the investors, ideally at a profit.
Sep 8, 2017
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