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World News Beats
September 30, 2018Written by Kayli Jamieson, SFU Student Mangkhut typhoon battered the Philippines and Hong Kong Mangkhut, the super typhoon formed in the Western Pacific, recently ravaged the northern Philippines. The mid-September typhoon, which according to statistics reported on CNN News is the most powerful storm in the world this year, first consumed the northern Philippines on its path to southern China, killing approximately 127 people and counting with winds that reached over 240 kilometres per hour. Almost three million people were affected by its direct hit, and another 11 million have been affected by the subsequent flooding. Its strength was…
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POLITICAL CORNER: The power of diplomacy
August 3, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate In today’s world, it’s easy to get discouraged by what we see in politics. From extreme partisanship to the destructive, useless rhetoric and empty promises, it sometimes feels like politicians behave more like children…
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June 10, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Tunisian boat sinks, killing scores of people Over 48 people drowned as their boat sunk near Eastern Tunisia, with roughly 70 others being rescued by the coastguard. The boat was carrying around 180 people hailing from…
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June 16, 2017RUSSIA – Hundreds arrested as city-wide protests transpire Anti-corruption demonstrations were met with hundreds of arrests after police apprehended huge clusters of protesters across Russian cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg. The incidents happened while celebrations for Russia Day, the…
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Something rotten in the state of Greece
February 27, 2012By Reid Standish Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. - Hamlet Act I, Sc. III It all began innocently enough. Back in…
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