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New Zealand: Pandemic Strategy Developments

by Annonymous Image:  Karolina Grabowska / Pexels Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have had widely different approaches to handling the pandemic.  One country, in particular, New Zealand, took a cautious approach against the virus from the very beginning. New Zealand received its first Covid case early in 2020 and took swift action. The country called for mandatory quarantines for all visitors and then later … Continue reading New Zealand: Pandemic Strategy Developments

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Carbon Capture Technology: revolution or sugarcoated promise?

by Victor DupasquierImage: Andreas Felske / Unsplash Capturing CO2 in the atmosphere, or directly in the factories, and mixing it with hydrogen to create a fuel that is carbon neutral. Doesn’t it sound like an amazing solution to climate change? Let’s put this Carbon Capture theory into practice. According to the IPCC, we were supposed to capture 4.900 megatons of CO2 per year by today … Continue reading Carbon Capture Technology: revolution or sugarcoated promise?

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The Future of Refugee Crises: A Discussion

by Akina NanayakkaraImage: Akina Nanayakkara Around the world, refugee crises are happening now, and more severe cases are yet to occur. Each situation faces its set challenges; however, they also share some common issues. Refugees are forced to flee their homes and are faced with countless challenges within their own borders and upon arrival in western countries. Those internally displaced, meaning they have fled their … Continue reading The Future of Refugee Crises: A Discussion

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When your favourite Ice Cream brand, Ben & Jerry’s, stands up for Human Rights

by Sonia SaidImage: Hybrid Storytellers / Unsplash Recently, the atrocities perpetrated in Palestine have been well known by the users of social media platforms. Information being shared this way allowed for the killings, violence, and mass protests to be documented in real time. It meant that the inaction of powerful figures was highlighted as well. Not only were the killings, violence, and mass protests documented … Continue reading When your favourite Ice Cream brand, Ben & Jerry’s, stands up for Human Rights

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Space: An Old Frontier in a New Cold War

by Richard NghiemImage: Jared. 2015, digital image. Available from: Flickr When President Trump officially announced the creation of the United States Space Force, many experts and officials in Washington D.C., along with the US population, scoffed at the idea. What security threats or weapons were there in space? What was the need for such a force? Was the President just seeking fame by trying to make … Continue reading Space: An Old Frontier in a New Cold War

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China’s Dangerous Interpretation of America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan

by Richard NghiemImage: Anthony Kwan/ Bloomberg. 2017, digital image. Available from: Flickr With the chaotic and bloody US withdrawal from Afghanistan receiving immense attention all around the world, Beijing has wasted no time in capitalizing on this unprecedented propaganda opportunity. Videos of desperate Afghans hanging onto the fuselage of a C-17 transport plane and the devastating suicide bombing outside of Hamid Karzai International Airport have … Continue reading China’s Dangerous Interpretation of America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan

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We may have a lot of problems on Earth, but we still need to explore the universe

by Nanditha Nagamani PraveenImage: Shot by Cerqueira / Unsplash When Galileo first pointed his telescope towards the moon, he might never have imagined that humans would someday be able to set foot on this celestial body. The human quest for knowledge didn’t stop from man’s first journey to space in 1961, nor did it end when the first man landed on the moon. Even amidst … Continue reading We may have a lot of problems on Earth, but we still need to explore the universe

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The 2021 Tokyo Olympics Debate

by Lindsay WongImage: Dakiny / CreativeCommons The upcoming Tokyo Olympics has sparked a very unique debate concerning the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic: should the games be held or cancelled? While it looks like the games have gotten the green light to go ahead and are slated to begin on July 23rd, the public is concerned about the threats posed by a global pandemic and … Continue reading The 2021 Tokyo Olympics Debate

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Cancel Culture and Other Excuses

by  Karina MelencioImage: Markus Winkler / Unsplash The term ‘cancel culture’ and the act of ‘cancelling’ public figures for their ignorance toward social issues roots from the Civil Rights Movement in America and has long circulated the sphere of Black Twitter. Over the years, ‘cancel culture’ has regained traction, and usage of the term began to peak in mainstream online spaces when a scene from … Continue reading Cancel Culture and Other Excuses

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