By Julia Taliesin Staff Writer Last weekend, people queued in long lines across the African continent to witness Black Panther shatter box office records. In East and West Africa, the Marvel film had the biggest industry opening of all time. Kenyan actor Lupita Nyong’o and Zimbabwean actor Danai Gurira attended the premiere event in South…
By Simran P. Gupta Staff Writer On Feb. 24, 2018, Bollywood superstar Sridevi was found dead in the United Arab Emirates. According to CNN, she had lost consciousness and drowned in her hotel bathtub in Dubai at the age of 54. She was in Dubai to attend a family wedding. Sridevi is survived by her…
Simran P. Gupta Staff Writer Simone Veil, a lawyer, holocaust survivor, former Minister of Health, and champion of women’s rights, is to be buried in the Pantheon on July 1. She passed away on June 30 2017, at the age of 89, and is currently buried in the Montparnasse cemetery. The Pantheon in Paris holds…
By Julia Taliesin Staff Writer On Feb. 12, the Charity Commission launched a full inquiry into Oxfam after receiving information indicating Oxfam had not disclosed details about the allegations of sexual assault and abuse of power within the organization. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, an Oxfam aid worker came forward saying she was sexually…
By Roxanne Lee Staff Writer The new year has certainly had a rough start – in addition to natural disaster and political turmoil, 2018 has also become host to a severe flu season. H3N2, the season’s viral strain, is wreaking havoc across the U.S. and other countries like Australia and the U.K. Hospitalizations from flu…
