July 29, 2015 – Global What a difference one week can make! Here are a few of the things that happened over a seven day period. Africa Last week, the Somali militant Islamist group, known as al Shabaab, exploded car bombs in multiple attacks … [Read more...]
July 9, 2015 – Greece
Greece was given an ultimatum to reform by this Sunday or else. The EU indicated it had been trying to work with the country for half a decade to resolve her financial problems. Reform or Go The Greek Prime Minister, Tspiras, first has to meet … [Read more...]
July 9, 2015 — World
While Europe has focused on Greece the last few weeks, the rest of the world has not been on pause. Over the last month, the Chinese stock market has plunged steadily. It is the rainy season in Thailand but a good part of the country is in the … [Read more...]
July 1, 2015 – EU & Greece
One way or another, Greece and the European Union is guaranteed to be a hot topic in Europe again in July. Greece defaulted on a large loan payment on Tuesday June 30, 2015. Days earlier, her leaders called a referendum for Sunday (July 6, 2015). … [Read more...]
June 23, 2015 — Europe
Eighty nine year old Queen Elizabeth and her husband have arrived in Germany. The German news site, DW, wrote, "… the royal couple will be paying their fifth state visit to the country of the Queen’s ancestors from June 23-26." The Queen's … [Read more...]
June 20, 2015 — Europe
In the EU last week, talk about the likelihood of a Grexit and a Brexit grew to be almost deafening. Greece On June 18th, many Greek citizens made it abundantly clear through street protests that they were scared of the ramifications should … [Read more...]
June 17, 2015 – Global
Corporate America and U.S. Catholic politicians seem to be on a collision course with the Vatican State and Eastern Orthodoxy. On Thursday, June 18, 2015, the Vatican will release a 190 plus page document, as a letter (a.k.a. an encyclical) from … [Read more...]
June 11, 2015 — USA
A Washington Post June 5, 2015 headline read, "Egg rationing in America has officially begun" It is happening in Texas. One grocery chain is limiting the number of cartons any one customer can buy. The U.S. wholesale price of eggs has more than … [Read more...]
June 9, 2015 – Health
With the last Ebola outbreak still not over in some African countries, two more diseases have people on edge this week. They are MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome) and an old scourge, TB (Tuberculosis). Middle Eastern Respiratory … [Read more...]
June 1, 2015 – Environment
June 1, 2015 – Environment Weather once again has been major news. US News & World Report's May 29, 2015 headline read, "From rainy Texas to scorching India, this has been a month of strange weather around the world" On May 30, 2015, in … [Read more...]
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