March 11 marks three years since a magnitude-nine earthquake and a giant Tsunami struck northeastern Japan. More than 20,000 people were killed in the disaster. For many who survived, the loss of […]
Remembering Japan’s Tsunami lost lives
What Tokyo Looked Like in 1945
Media near and far will be focused this week on the three-year anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster that shook Japan on March 11, 2011. Without diminishing the conversation in […]
The Africa You Need To Know
By Gbemisola Olujobi, Pulitzer Fellow, Annenberg School for Communication. What is disaster pornography? Africans define it as the Western media’s habit of blacking out Africa’s stock markets, high rises, internet cafes, cell […]
Japan gets its first female bank CEO
Japan’s biggest brokerage Nomura Holdings says it has chosen a woman to head its banking arm, in what is believed to be a first for the country’s male-dominated financial sector. The executive, […]
NATO airstrike kills 5 Afghan soldiers
The strike occurred in the province’s Chakh district, according to the Afghan spokesman, Gen. Zahir Azimi, who said eight Afghan National Army troops were also wounded in the incident. Azimi said an […]
If London were Syria: Save The Children releases unsettling video
A young girl is shown in close-up blowing out candles on a birthday cake, playing dress-up and asleep peacefully in a car. Then the images become darker, showing disruption, chaos, bombs and […]
Looking Down From 600 km Above The Earth’s Surface with HD Video
This video showcases more video clips taken from SkySat-1, the first of our planned 24 satellite constellation. This is a fundamentally new global information source designed to change the way businesses make […]
The smartshoe will help guide the blind with GPS
Everyone is familiar with smartphones, smartwatches and even smartglasses. But how often do you come across smartshoes? Not even rarely, and that’s because such a shoe has never existed – until now. […]
The Cold War and the Middle East
Victor Argo writes about the Cold War and what it means to the Middle East. The Cold War in the Middle East meant that autocrats and dictators were allowed to govern as […]
Hilary Clinton compares Putin to Hitler at fundraiser dinner
Hear Hillary Clinton’s controversial remarks comparing Russia’s moves in Ukraine to Nazi Germany. She's right on this comparison: "Hillary Clinton compares Putin actions in Ukraine to Adolf Hitler’s in Nazi Germany" http://t.co/3akjQBTrvz […]
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