The Albanian government’s proposed “Trump-style travel ban” has sparked international uproar. The Russian embassy criticized the move and Iraqi officials were surprised by the possible changes.The federal government tried to push legislation through parliament this week that would ban visitors from some other countries, including tourists, from entering Australia.Countries expected to be blacklisted include Iran, Iraq, Russia, South Sudan and Zimbabwe. These countries are not accepting...
Project DYNAMO, U.S. veteran-led nonprofit, is conducting missions in Haiti to rescue Americans caught in the crossfire of the country's ongoing civil war. The group's CEO estimates that up to 500 Americans could be trapped. DYNAMO has gotten over 30 requests for evacuation, including for children
Which Countries Are Really The Richest? Ranking countries by the size of their economies and their overall net wealth, the U.S. is usually at the top of the list, followed by countries like China, Japan or Germany. But, as Statista's Katharina Buchholz details below, sorting countries for their per-capita average wealth – or even for their median per-capita wealth – other countries come out on top. Using the two metrics, Switzerland was the richest country in the world with the...
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All The World's Endangered Languages, By Country Almost half of the world’s approximately 7,000 signed and spoken languages are currently endangered. Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti introduces this graphic, from Stephen Jones, CEO of Derivation.co, examines the current global landscape of languages that could become extinct. Almost 90 million Speak Languages at Risk of Extinction An extinct language is one that no longer has any first-language or second-language speakers. ...
This has been an unusually mild winter in parts of the North Country and Adirondacks. In fact, The National Weather Service says this season has been the warmest winter on record, in Saranac Lake, since they’ve been keeping records. We talk with Paul Smith’s College Natural Sciences Professor Curt Stager about the warmer temperatures we’re seeing in the Adirondacks due to climate change.
A listing of events happening in and around Berks County.
If there were any doubts that Beyoncé is serious about going country, the cover art for her upcoming album “Cowboy Carter" should dispel them. Side-saddle on a white stallion, American flag in hand, decked out in patriotic Evel Knievel finery: She's a genuine sweetheart of the rodeo. It may be cool to be country these days — Post Malone is another artist crossing over — but Texas-born Beyonce has it in her DNA. If you've heard her fantastic “Texas Hold 'Em” — which recently made Bey the...
By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The World Happiness Report is out, and once again Nordic countries are humming along with the highest scores. The No. 1 country, Finland, has held onto its top ranking for seven years straight. This year’s report is the first to include separate rankings by age group, and it brings
By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The World Happiness Report is out, and once again Nordic countries are humming along with the highest scores. The No. 1 country, Finland, has held onto its top ranking for seven years straight. This year’s report is the first to include separate rankings by age group, and it brings
By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The World Happiness Report is out, and once again Nordic countries are humming along with the highest scores. The No. 1 country, Finland, has held onto its top ranking for seven years straight. This year’s report is the first to include separate rankings by age group, and it brings
In an unprecedented and ominous event, a former Trump advisor is going to jail for not discussing material under executive privilege with Congress. But Peter Navarro says he is not as worried about himself as he is about this nation.