Kurds Cry Out for Help as Damascus Looks On
In January, Turkish military forces and Free Syrian Army fighters launched a new operation to dislodge the Kurdish YPG from the northern Kurdish-controlled region of Afrin.
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February 2018
U.S. Flu Epidemic Worsened by the Disaster in Puerto Rico
This year’s flu season is “already the most widespread on record since health officials began keeping track 13 years ago,” and has already caused the deaths of more children than what normally would be expected at this time of the year.
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Snow Storms Hit the World
The current trends are likely to continue, with the Northeast coast of the U.S. expecting a double snow storm in the first week of February. In December, some parts of New Jersey received considerably more snow than the monthly average.
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Campus Spotlight: Lindsay Smetanka’s Crisis Group Internship
Lindsay Smetanka (’18) is a senior Diplomacy & International Relations major with a minor in Arabic. She interned with International Crisis Group– an independent advocacy organization that monitors and reports on deadly conflicts throughout the world.
Read moreSHU SGA Sexual Assault Resolution
On January 22, 2018, Seton Hall University’s Student Government Association (SGA) passed a resolution supporting victims of sexual harassment and assault on campus by “condemn[ing] the heinous actions of sexual predator.”
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Focus on Child Soldiers: Nigeria
In one three month period of 2016, 13 children, between 11 and 17 years old, were killed by Nigerian authorities after falsely being identified as suicide bombers.
Read moreDACA Stalls as Senate Deadline Approaches
The Democrats conceded to McConnell during the shutdown and removed DACA recipients from the budget negotiations on the condition that McConnell would allow them to introduce an immigration bill which includes protection for DACA recipients.
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Focus on Child Soldiers: South Sudan
Years of conflict in and around South Sudan bred a generation made to fight, rebels and government forces have conscripted more than 17,000 children to fight.
Read moreCrisis in Cape Town
In order to avoid “Day Zero,” Cape Town can look at the successful practices done in dry the Arab countries and North Africa in order to see how water is conserved used in harsh terrain.
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Trump’s Progress in China
By Alyssa Futa Staff Writer President Trump and his wife Melania concluded 2017 with a diplomatic tour of Asia, visiting
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