Month: August 2018

Week in Review – Stephen Hawking died, Merkel Chancellor and Modified Blackberrys

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Stephen Hawking died at Age 76 The world renowned scientist, cosmologist, astronomer, mathematician and author died at the age of 76 in the early hours of Wednesday, earlier this week. According to his family he died peacefully at his home in Cambridge. Hawking wrote several books and was famous for his work with black holes …

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Week in Review – Wave Gothic Treff and eSight

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Wave Gothic Treff Every year 7 weeks after Easter, the Gothic music and arts festival is held in Leipzig, Germany. People travel from all over Germany and the world to attend the festival which features more than 150 artists and bands from different “dark music” genres. The festival is spread across the city for 4 …

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Week in Review – Irish Birth Certificates, Volcano in Guatemala and Fossil Found

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Irish Birth Certificates Tusla, an Irish child and family agency has revealed that 126 people born between the years 1949 and 1969 have had incorrect birth registrations. It is said that almost 79 people of these cases may be entirely unaware of the circumstances of their birth. The agency has gained records from St Patrick's …

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Week in Review – Macedonia, Raccoon and World Cup

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Macedonia After a 27 year discussion over the name of Greece’s northern neighbor which has called itself  Macedonia since the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, Greece has finally reached a deal. After decades of talks and protests, they have settled on the name Republic of North Macedonia, or Severna Makedonija in Macedonian. The name Macedonia …

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Week in Review – Gaza Israel Border Protest, Royal Wedding and Ebola Outbreak

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The Great March of Return Earlier this week Palestinians took to the streets for the “Great March of Return” a protest that is part of a six week campaign. The protests demand that Palestinian refugees and their descendants be allowed to return to their homeland, they are also protesting the blockade of the Gaza Strip …

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Week in Review – North and South Korea Meeting, May Marches and the Pope Mobil

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Meeting between South and North Korea The leaders of North and South Korea met for the first time since the 1950s. Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in met for a handshake and a long conversation to talk about the future of their countries. The meeting was mostly held outside and for people to see, not like …

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Week in Review – Royal Baby, WhatsApp and Macron Visits the US

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Royal Baby Welcomed The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed their third child earlier this week, the child is the couple’s second son and the 5th in line for the British throne. He was born on Monday the 23rd of April in London at St.Mary’s hospital. The royal traditional Gun Salute will be fired …

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