1. Gumuchian, Marie-Louise. CNN.com. CNN, 30 03 2014. Web. 30 Mar 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/30/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/>.
The tension between the U.S. and Russia has either been slightly alleviated, or may have drastically heightened. The U.S. has already imposed economic sanctions on Russia after they annexed Crimea, and went against their wishes. Russia and America's representatives meet earlier for several hours to discuss sort of a compromise. America obviously doesn't want Russia to overtake Ukraine, and when Russia agreed to stop progressing into that land, America felt relief. Now America is on edge because Russia has troops stationed along the border of Ukraine which makes you wonder, will they keep their promises to not invade Ukraine? I guess we will have to wait to find out what conclusions were drawn from the meeting with the country's representatives.
2. Almasy, Steve, and KJ Kwon. CNN.com. CNN, 30 03 2014. Web. 30 Mar 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/30/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/>.
I know that I have mentioned flight 370 multiple times in my posts, but it is such a relevant topic in our world today. I had mentioned before how hope was lacking in the search for flight 370 and that we may never actually find the missing plane. It turns out that we may be super close! New discoveries have shown some debris in the Indian Ocean that look very much like those of the plane's. If those debris are in fact from the flight, I am not so sure that there will be survivors. The families of the passengers are feeling more hopeful than ever but are at disagreements with government officials. They feel like they don't know the whole story and that the Malaysian government is hiding something from them. In this situation, of course you would want to know the truth and what the current status of your loved one's is. Unfortunately, this disappearance is a such a mystery that even the government officials don't have the answers. Hopefully the families of the passengers achieve the closure they are seeking.
3. Zakaria, Fareed. CNN.com. CNN, 17 02 2014. Web. 30 Mar 2014. <http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/17/chinas-bold-environmental-move/>.
For many years now, China has been the factory capital of the world, while being the most polluting in the world. Beijing has finally decided to do something about this terrible threat to their environment. Did you know that there has been over 1 million premature deaths due to China's pollution? That's mind-boggling. The gross national income of China also dropped by nine percent also because of the insane pollution. Finally taking measures to eliminate pollution and better the quality of life, Beijing has ordered over 15,000 companies to release details about their emissions to the public. The government of Beijing also demands companies to release information about their wastes to the public. This is a huge step for Beijing, and hopefully it will set an example of what clean air is to other countries with poor environments, like India.
The tension between the U.S. and Russia has either been slightly alleviated, or may have drastically heightened. The U.S. has already imposed economic sanctions on Russia after they annexed Crimea, and went against their wishes. Russia and America's representatives meet earlier for several hours to discuss sort of a compromise. America obviously doesn't want Russia to overtake Ukraine, and when Russia agreed to stop progressing into that land, America felt relief. Now America is on edge because Russia has troops stationed along the border of Ukraine which makes you wonder, will they keep their promises to not invade Ukraine? I guess we will have to wait to find out what conclusions were drawn from the meeting with the country's representatives.
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2. Almasy, Steve, and KJ Kwon. CNN.com. CNN, 30 03 2014. Web. 30 Mar 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/30/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/>.
I know that I have mentioned flight 370 multiple times in my posts, but it is such a relevant topic in our world today. I had mentioned before how hope was lacking in the search for flight 370 and that we may never actually find the missing plane. It turns out that we may be super close! New discoveries have shown some debris in the Indian Ocean that look very much like those of the plane's. If those debris are in fact from the flight, I am not so sure that there will be survivors. The families of the passengers are feeling more hopeful than ever but are at disagreements with government officials. They feel like they don't know the whole story and that the Malaysian government is hiding something from them. In this situation, of course you would want to know the truth and what the current status of your loved one's is. Unfortunately, this disappearance is a such a mystery that even the government officials don't have the answers. Hopefully the families of the passengers achieve the closure they are seeking.
3. Zakaria, Fareed. CNN.com. CNN, 17 02 2014. Web. 30 Mar 2014. <http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/17/chinas-bold-environmental-move/>.
For many years now, China has been the factory capital of the world, while being the most polluting in the world. Beijing has finally decided to do something about this terrible threat to their environment. Did you know that there has been over 1 million premature deaths due to China's pollution? That's mind-boggling. The gross national income of China also dropped by nine percent also because of the insane pollution. Finally taking measures to eliminate pollution and better the quality of life, Beijing has ordered over 15,000 companies to release details about their emissions to the public. The government of Beijing also demands companies to release information about their wastes to the public. This is a huge step for Beijing, and hopefully it will set an example of what clean air is to other countries with poor environments, like India.
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