Monthly Archives: November 2017

Analysis

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In today’s society, it is increasingly important to have clean energy and have good working conditions, which is an obvious thing to want. In America, we have many ways of getting energy and the conditions of work are usually high standard. In other countries such as India, the story is slightly different. India itself is pushing to have more clean… Read more »

Analysis Post: Delhi’s Smog Problem

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Posted by: Colin Bunn People have been getting sick in Delhi, India. Not because of some bacteria or virus, but because of the air. The Air Quality Index have routinely hit its maximum of 999. Its the equivalent of smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. Just the thought that we could have a pollution riddled city like the ones… Read more »

Iran earthquake: Baby found alive in rubble three days after tremors

Many people called the rescue a “miracle”, expressing that the child’s survival is cause for hope after the tragedy Rescue workers have found a baby alive and well, three days after a deadly earthquake that struck on the Iran-Iraq border. The child was found amid the rubble of the town of Sarpol-e-Zahab on Wednesday morning – two and a half… Read more »

US sanctions snag donations to Iran earthquake victims

An estimated 70,000 people have been left homeless following the 7.3-magnitude quake on Sunday [Atta Kenare/AFP]When Tohid Najafi first learned that a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake had struck his native country, Iran, he wasted no time. A medical professional based in Detroit, US, Najafi quickly set up a Facebook page to raise money for the families of the victims and… Read more »

Iran-Iraq earthquake: Olympic champion auctions gold medal for victims

An Iranian weightlifter has put his Rio 2016 gold medal up for auction to raise money for the victims of last week’s deadly 7.3-magnitude earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border. Kianoush Rostami, 26, announced the news on his Instagram page. More than 400 people were killed and close to 10,000 injured in the quake. The western Kermanshah province is the worst-affected… Read more »

Iran factions use earthquake relief effort to pursue power struggle

ANKARA (Reuters) – Political infighting among Iran’s ruling elite has moved on to a new battleground – the relief effort after an earthquake that killed at least 530 people and injured thousands. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and other officials following an earthquake that hit Kermansheh province, in Tehran, Iran November 15, 2017…. Read more »