Wednesday, 19 June, 2019

Day: January 27, 2017

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Posted on Friday, 27 January, 2017Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

Holocaust Remembrance Day. The International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January commemorates the victims of the Holocaust; the genocide that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jewish people, 2 million Romani people, 250,000 mentally and physically disabled people, and 9,000 homosexual men by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Its commemoration

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Our Universe Just Got A Whole Lot Bigger.

Our Universe Just Got A Whole Lot Bigger

Posted on Friday, 27 January, 2017Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

Our Universe Just Got A Whole Lot Bigger. The more information we get, the more it becomes clear. The universe may be vastly larger than we ever imagined. Astronomers recently announced there may be ten times more galaxies than previously counted by any observatory, whether ground-based or in space. Found

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The World’s Most Corrupt Countries.

The World’s Most Corrupt Countries

Posted on Friday, 27 January, 2017Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

The World’s Most Corrupt Countries. Transparency International just published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking the worst to the best countries in 2016; Somalia remains the most corrupt for the tenth year running. In its 2016 Report summary, it says that no country gets close to a perfect score in

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Burma (Myanmar) - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Tuesday, 18 June, 2019
Exercise increased caution in Burma due to areas of civil unrest and armed conflict. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: Buthidaung, Kyauktaw, Maungdaw, Minbya, Mrauk- U, Ponnagyun, and Rathedaung townships in Rakhine State due to civil unrest and armed conflict. Paletwa township in Chin State due to civil unrest […]
Burundi - Level 3: Reconsider Travel Wednesday, 12 June, 2019
Reconsider travel to Burundi due to crime and political violence. Violent crimes, such as grenade attacks and armed robbery, occur regularly. Though westerners are unlikely to be specifically targeted, the risk of being in the wrong place at the wrong time is high. Local police lack the resources and training to respond effectively to crimes. […]

Rising emissions, unstable markets, plant annihilation: 3 big stories you might have missed Monday, 17 June, 2019
Human Nature shares three stories from the past week that you should know about.
Trisha Calvarese
How an unheralded US law could help protect Africa’s forests Friday, 14 June, 2019
The head of Conservation International's Africa field division has a suggestion for the continent’s decision-makers: redirect some of your debt to the United States into conserving nature.
Sophie Bertazzo

NASA Awards Contract for Near-Earth Mission Services Tuesday, 18 June, 2019
NASA has awarded the Space Exploration Network Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract to Peraton, Inc. in Herndon, Virginia, to perform telemetry, tracking and command services for near-Earth missions.
NASA Invests $45M in US Small Businesses for Space Tech Development Tuesday, 18 June, 2019
American small businesses will help NASA land astronauts on the Moon in five years and establish a sustainable presence there, as part of the agency’s larger Moon to Mars exploration approach.