The Irish emigrated during the Great Famine of 1845 and then during the recession in the 1980s. Now, many Irish are again searching for hope abroad
French protests yield smelly results
Oct. 30, 2010 3 Comments
MARSEILLE, France — Imagine the result if Fenway Park went uncleaned for 15 Red Sox home games in a row. This might give you a faint idea of what Marseille, France’s second largest city and most important sea port, looked like this week, 15 days into a garbage workers strike. The Mediterranean sun cooked the [...]
Your World in Focus 6: The children
Nov. 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
On November 20 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child. Every year countless parades are held to celebrate the violations that have been overcome. But often we fail to recognize those violations that still occur, not only in developing nations, but right here in the developed [...]
Your World in Focus 3: Food Banks
Nov. 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
TORONTO — Here is the third edition of the Terra Podcast, where Blast’s world news reporter Sachin Seth visits a food bank and learns about the people who work and are served there. Many Food Banks around North America are in dire straits. Since the recession set in, many are finding it harder and harder [...]
The World is Watching
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
The world is indeed watching today. Despite the United States recent economic woes, there is no doubt amongst serious observers that the country is still, by far the most powerful nation in the world. The United States military budget “" which, I think it is fair to say, gets quite a bit of use “" [...]