Around the World
By Mia Belle Frothingham
Staff Writer
Why should we care about events in other parts of the world? Well, it’s because we are part of the world! In order to make a difference, we need to be informed about the world around us.
After six months, the schools in Liberia have reopened. They were closed to try to control the spread of Ebola. Students were excited, but some feared that the deadly disease had not yet been totally eliminated. Staff at school gates were prepared with thermometers to take pupils’ temperatures and buckets of chlorinated water to wash their hands. More than 9,000 people have been killed by the virus, but there has been an overall decline in the number of cases in recent weeks. Students and staff are being careful and trying their best to curb the disease.
Homeless men and women lined up on Monday at St. Peter's Square to take advantage of Pope Francis' latest charitable event: a free shave and shower for the least fortunate. Francis' chief alms-giver has said the project is needed since homeless people are often shunned for their appearance and smell. The initiative is being funded by donations and many people are thanking the Pope for his kind deeds. "It's a beautiful thing he's done for us, especially for us who live in the middle of the streets, because if you want to try to go find some work you can come here and have a shower," says Mauro Casubolo. Most of the homeless want to find a job and most plan to obtain one after they enhance their appearance. "Even if I need to clean steps somewhere, clean bathrooms, I don't care," he said. "As long as I have a salary that gets me to the end of the month, I'll be OK. I can have a home and live like everyone else."
Thousands of miles away, a shallow 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Japan early Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning and people were cautioned to stay away from the coast. The quake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, where authorities have issued a tsunami warning and expected 3-feet-high waves. People are taking high caution because of the 9.0 quake that rocked Japan on March 11, 2011. It killed at least 15,800 people and caused the meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. As long as the public takes caution, everything will turn out well.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”- Nelson Mandela
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Bibliography:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Vatican-offers-free-shave-shower-to-homeless/articleshow/46264554.cms
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31487988#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/6-8-earthquake-jolts-northern-japan-triggers-tsunami-warning-n307196