In one year, more than 15 million child marriages occur, leaving one in 10 women married before age 15. There are 168 million children in the labor force, 85 million of whom are working in hazardous environments. More than one million children are trafficked, and 140 million children are sexually abused. Kailash Satyarthi, Indian Nobel Peace Laureate, […]
Governments around the world have made it challenging for various countries to start businesses. However, there are many entrepreneurs who have overcome the obstacles of doing business in their countries in order to achieve their goals. Expert Market, an entrepreneurial consulting firm based in Texas, performed a study on the most determined entrepreneurs in developing […]
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 — but the story of European “discovery” and subsequent conquest of the Americas is much more complex than a children’s nursery rhyme can convey. Although America today is seen as the land of the free and the brave, one must remember that the Americas were free and brave […]
The American government provides avenues on how to remove a U.S. president from office. These are the three primary reasons: criminal activity, inability to perform presidential duties and lack of party and public popularity. Criminal Activity One way to remove a U.S. president from office is through impeachment and consecutive conviction. This method is intended […]
As hostility and division in Germany have grown over the course of entering the nation, one village has remained untouched by the discourse. Golzow is a small, yet famous, village on the German-Polish border. Film fans know it by a 42-hour documentary filmed over five decades, The Children of Golzow. In spite of the film’s […]
There is sufficient evidence to suggest that war causes and exacerbates poverty. It results in damage to infrastructure, breaks up communities and leads to the injury and death of countless people. Here is a list of 10 deadly wars that did just that: Second Congo War — 5.4 million deaths. It began in 1998, in […]
A team of scientists from Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom recently collaborated to study nanotechnology-based fertilizer delivery to crops. What they discovered has the potential to revolutionize farming worldwide, reduce environmental impact and mitigate future global food shortages. The study, which was published in the Jan. 25, 2017 edition of American Chemical Society Nano […]
President Trump has recently come under attack for allegedly breaking the emoluments clause of the Constitution by retaining ownership of The Trump Organization while holding the office of President of the United States. The organization has a stake in about 500 businesses in 20 countries. Opponents argue that the only way that Trump can truly […]
For decades Sudan has faced prolonged civil war, violence between ethnic and political factions, droughts and famine as well as an inefficient distribution of international aid. This has resulted in the displacement of significant portions of the population. Here are seven facts about refugees from Sudan that highlight current hindrances and initiatives to improve their quality […]
In nations such as the United States, the concept of democracy is sacred as something that has existed for centuries and must be protected. But for many nations around the globe, democracy is a relatively new development. Here are five of some of the youngest democratic nations in the world: Bhutan Once an absolute monarchy […]
