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Misha is currently a journalism and Mass communication major. She has several areas of interests and excels in writing and speaking skills. She has done some coding in High school and is well-versed with some technical knowledge. She is determined and motivated to learn and grow in the journalism industry. She has done two internships as a marketing and research intern. She is passionate about drawing, learning languages and loves to play trivia geography/science questions on Sporcle.
“Montenegro was bombarded with cyber attacks from Russia this Friday. National security agency say the country is going through a hybrid war” Russian hackers launched cyber attacks on the Montenegro government and its essential IT services, according to reports submitted by the country’s security agencies this Friday. Several officials from the ANB agency for National security reported that currently Montenegro is under a hybrid war with Russia. A government official, Polovic, had also confirmed that the attack was a coordinated attack from Russia as the methodology used in hacking the systems are similar to Russian techniques. The attacks started from…
“Togo successfully eliminated all four neglected tropical diseases this year. This amazing feat was celebrated by the head of WHO who admires the country’s relentless efforts to battle health issues” The world health organization (WHO) commended the efforts made by the small nation of West Africa, Togo, for wiping out four major tropical diseases from the country. Togo is also the first nation in west Africa to achieve this feat. This week, the country was awarded an outstanding achievement for eradicating sleeping sickness, guinea worm, trachoma, and lymphatic filariasis. The battle fought by the small nation ended after 11 years.…
Newly elected Colombian President Gastavo Petro proposed a new bill which will raise the tax for rich people to 200%. The tax bill will help bridge the unequal gap between the poor and rich class. The move by the new presidents stirs big debate in the country about wealth tax and its impact.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese promises a comprehensive inquiry into the unlawful Automated debt scheme which robbed $1.2 Billion from 433,000 Welfare Australian recipients. The scheme was set up by the former conservative coalition which committed fraud through this scheme by wrongly calculating funds that were owned by the recipients.
The African continent is currently facing a lot of ongoing backward problems as a large chunk of nations in Africa come under developing or under-developed countries. The problems may range from poverty, climate change, education, employment rates, eradication of backward social practices, etc. One of the most concerning problems in Africa would come down to the women labor force in African nations being extremely low. The problem in women’s upliftment begins from the lowest dredges of Africa like the tribal practices limiting the activities of women in the tribe to cooking and taking care of the kids. The men of…
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak will begin his 12-year prison sentence from Tuesday onwards. His final appeal was rejected by the top court of Malaysia. The graft was linked to the looting of the 1MBD state fund. Razak is Malaysia’s first former Prime Minister to be imprisoned. In five different separate trials for the 1MBD corruption case, Najib has been found guilty on a total number of 42 charges. The ex-PM will serve his sentence in the Kajang prison facility located on the outskirts of Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur. The federal court panel of Judges rejected Razak’s appeal…
On Friday night, a Somali hotel was stormed by militants resulting in 106 people getting trapped inside the building. Unfortunately, a total of twenty-one were killed overnight before the Somali security forces could conduct the rescue mission.
“It would have been more favorable for his image to shut his mouth, rather than talking nonsense as he had nothing better to say.” Kim Yo Jong says to South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader’s sister, Kim Yo Jong refused the offer of help from the South Korean President by releasing a shocking and insulting statement. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol had offered economic aid to North Korea for nuclear disarmament. The help was first discussed by the President in May. It was proposed again at a news conference on Wednesday, held to mark…
Late Thursday China issued its first national drought alert in nine years. Yangtze delta regions from the southwest of Sichuan to Shanghai are currently experiencing extreme heat conditions. Chinese authorities say the root cause of the drought is global climate change. On the Beijing scale, the yellow alert is just two notches short of the worst nationwide alert. News agency Xinhua reports that one of the Yangtze river’s vital flood basins, the Poyang lake in the Jiangxi region of central China, has reduced to a quarter of its previous size. According to the CCTV state broadcasters, at least 34 counties…
In a surprising turn of events, both Israel and Turkey have made amends after a decade-long feud and current tensions regarding Palestine refugees. The diplomatic move was confirmed by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday. There are already plans to send ambassadors back to each other’s countries to improve upon the steady relationships. PM Lapid confirms that the evolving relations between the two nations will deepen by strengthening trade, and cultural and stabilizing regional ties. The recent months’ activity by both nations has steadily improved their relations as well. The new era of Turkey-Israel bonds started in March this…
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