International News gp.4 AD17 by Liliana Martínez Myers https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17 Hecho con un poco de travesura en-us 2017-08-11 13:56:57 UTC 2025-12-20 17:21:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Optimplaces.png Trump's new declaration ivarosas01 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735361 What: Trump declined to say whether he would use nuclear weapons first in a conflict.
Where: United States
When: On Thursday, he said he would like to “de-nuke the world,” but that until other countries get rid of their nuclear weapons, “we will be the most powerful nuclear nation in the world, by far.”
Who: Trump would presumably meet with Mattis, White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. and Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, the White House national security adviser, before launching a preemptive attack,
How: Declaring and correcting what he had said before with the fire and fury.
Why: To prevent a further attack but is not afraid to use nuclear power as he promised in his campaign.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/10/if-trump-wants-a-nuclear-attack-against-north-korea-his-military-advisers-have-few-other-options/?tid=pm_world_pop&utm_term=.dfb8be400f62
Ivanna Rosas A01411709


]]> 2017-08-11 14:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735361 Trump pledges action, stepped-up enforcement to combat opioid abuse a01411420 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735793 When:  August 9, 2017
Where: Bridgewater, New Jersey
What:  Trump said Tuesday a stronger law enforcement response is needed to combat the opioid crisis.
Who: Donald Trump speaking at his New Jersey golf club and flanked by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price and acting Director of National Drug Control Policy Richard Baum.
How:  He heralded Price as the person to lead his effort to tackle the issue.  Trump also advocated for more abstinence-based treatment to combat the opioid crisis. Chris Christie-led commision that Trump created to examine opioid abuse issue recommended earlier this month to combat opioids.
Why:  Opioid overdoses have skyrocketed in recent years, leading state governments to commit millions to fighting the issue. A study by the National Center for Health Statistics found that estimated drug overdose deaths for the first nine months of 2016 were higher than the first nine months of the previous year, which had already reached an all-time high of 52,404.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/08/politics/donald-trump-opioid-briefing-abuse/index.html ]]> 2017-08-11 14:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735793 Hawaii prepares for Korean Nuke attack a01411401 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735830 People in the island recieved instructions to prepare for a nuclear attack since Hawaii, being the closest part of the US to Asia might be a target for Kim's military. During the last month, shelters have being created in tha basements of concrete buildings, by storing provisions for up to two weeks, as the tension between NK and the US grows. 

How Hawaii is preparing for a nuclear attack
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/08/09/hawaii-prepares-for-nuclear-attack-lon-orig.cnn


]]> 2017-08-11 14:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735830 A01411547 Carolina herrera a01411547 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735901  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-north-korea-nuclear-weapons-us-military-locked-loaded-kim-jong-un-a7887941.html
what? 

Donald Trump says US military 'locked and loaded' for North Korea

where?
united states
when?
on this week specially today friday
who?
donald trump to north korea
how?
Military solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path.
why?
because north korea want to destroy Guam that is an island of US. at trump don't like that so they stared getting problems to show who have more "power" or more military things. 
]]> 2017-08-11 14:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735901 North Korea details its missile threat to Guam a01411514 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735979 What? North Korea prepares the launch of 4 missiles to the island of Guam by mid-August. The North Korean military will present the plan to the leader "Kim Jong Un" who will decide whether to proceed. Kim concluded by saying he will be "closely watching the speech and behavior of the U.S".
Where? North Korean/ U.S .
When? August/10/2017.
Who? Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump.
How? The tension between U.S and North Korea has been happening even before Donald Trumped became president.
Why? Because the North Korean military has been planing the attack and they will present it Kim Jong Un.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/trumps-threat-load-nonsense-north-koreas-military/story?id=49123733]]> 2017-08-11 14:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180735979 Global aviation body rejects Qatar's move to politicise airspace issue a01411371 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736001 What? The UAE's sovereign airspace is still close to Qatar-registered planes,' says Director-General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority. 

Where? Montreal
When? August 11,2017
Who?The International Civil Aviation Organisation 
How?With a meeting in Montreal but Qatar rejected this and the reunion failed
Why?The ICAO's Council acknowledged that political outstanding issues between these concerned states should be tackled in the international forums away from the ICAO after its council has taken note of the Qatari complaint, the reply of the four counter-terrorism nations and heard from the ICAO's Secretariat General about the flow of the air traffic over the international waters,'' according to a statement issued by the Montreal-based United Nations agency overseeing global air travel.
http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/global-aviation-body-rejects-qatar-s-move-to-politicise-airspace-issue-1.2072308]]> 2017-08-11 14:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736001 a01411375 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736060 US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, tries diplomacy with North Korea
What? James Mattis, US Secretary of Defense tries to calm down the possible and "catastrophic" war with North Korea's government, after the bellicose comments from president of US, Donald Trump, and apparently it is working.
Where? Washington D.C., USA
When? August 11, 2017
Who? James Mattis, US Secretary of Defense
How? Through reporters and press promoting dialogue and diplomacy
Why? To prevent a possible treat and attack from North Korea
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/11/politics/north-korea-trump-us-diplomacy/index.html
Julio César Castillo Calderón]]> 2017-08-11 14:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736060 Spain; 101 arrested over people smuggling ring in Spain a01411431 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736169 What: More than 100 people have been arrested in Spain after police busted a criminal network responsible for smuggling Iranian nationals into the UK on commercial flights
Where: Malaga, Spain
When: This thursday
Why: They were selling fake passports to iranian people
Who: Spanish smugglers
How: The leader of the network was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport where he had been attempting to board a flight to Brazil.

CNN News: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/03/europe/smuggling-spain-europol/index.html

Cutberto Arizabalo A01411431
]]> 2017-08-11 14:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736169 Egg scandal suspects arrested a01411429 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736312 What? Two indivuals where arrested for using insecticide on a farm of hens
Where? In dutchland and belgium
When? Yesterday
Who? The dutch police and the two individuals
How? They arrested them for using an insecticide
Why? The eggs affected the health of the consumers and that's why it was forbidden

]]> 2017-08-11 14:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736312 Why New US Cold War with Russia Now a01411367 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736316 What? Donald Trump and the ongoing fuss over Russian hackers undermining US democracy
Where? Moscow
When? Aug 09
Who? Vladimir Popov
Why? Because USA always wants to have all the power. The US position is not primarily determined by either ideology or geopolitics, but rather, by the changing US establishment view of the balance of power.
How? US pressure on Russia can result in a stand-off comparable to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, which the USSR was willing to risk at that time, even though its military capability was well behind that of the US. And Russia is tired of that.]]> 2017-08-11 14:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736316 Challenges for Africa a01411551 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736343 What? Corruption: this one of the biggest problems in the world, it remains the most daunting challenge to good governance, sustainable economic growth, peace, stability and development in Africa.
Where? Africa
When? August/11/2017
Who: African people
How? Africa is perceived as the most corrupt region in the world, as well as the most underdeveloped and backward region. Hence, addressing the problem of corruption in a strategic and comprehensive way is of paramount importance as a development priority for Africa.
 Why? Most of the time it happens because of the bad governments the countries in this continent has.
UN:
http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/africa/index.html. ]]> 2017-08-11 14:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736343 Egypt Trian Collision a01411395 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736380 What? One train was travelling from Cairo and the other from Port Said when they hit head-on in the northern coastal city of Alexandria
Where? City of Alexandria, Egypt
When? 08/11/2017 9:20 am
Who? Two trains crashed, rescue teams are at scene
How? Why? It is not yet known what caused the two trains to collide.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40903723]]> 2017-08-11 14:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736380 One issue that will shape the EU in 2017 raquel_saldierna https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736391 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/the-six-issues-that-will-shape-the-eu-in-2017/
The 2015 refugee crisis abated after the EU-Turkey migration deal and the closure of the Balkan route in the spring of 2016. According to the EU’s Frontex border control agency, “the total number of migrants reaching Europe by two main sea routes in 2016 fell by nearly two-thirds, to 364,000 in comparison with 2015".
 
What? Turkey thinks that european countries are not doing enough to help fight  terrorist group and that Germany is helping more than the other countries
 Where? EU 
When? 2015-2017
Who? Turkey and EU 
How? The EU has decided measures to work on the control of the external Schengen border and to move towards a genuinely common migration and asylum policy
why? Because they want to make the EU-Turkey agreement stronger 

Raquel Saldierna A01411524
]]> 2017-08-11 14:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736391 a01411522 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736409
Millions of Syrians displaced

What:The conflict in Syria, now in its seventh year, was the world’s biggest producer of refugees (5.5 million).  Humanitarian needs in Syria have increased significantly since the beginning of the crisis, with 13.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, including more than 6 million children. Over 400,000 people have been killed and more than 1 million injured since 2010.

Where: Syria

When: Since 2010

Who: Millions of syrians

How: They mainly leave in boats to host in countries like Turkey

Why: Because the many conflicts in Syria



]]> 2017-08-11 14:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736409 Kenyan election official killed days before vote a01411467 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736428 http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/31/africa/kenya-election-official-dead/index.html
What? A senior Kenyan election official has been found dead just days before the country goes to the polls.
Where? Nairobi, Kenya
When? July 31, 2017
Who? Chris Msando
How? He was tortured and murdered
Why?]]> 2017-08-11 14:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736428 Iran says US Navy fired warning flares at its vessels a01411399 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736498 http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/29/middleeast/iran-says-us-navy-fired-warning-flares-at-its-vessels/index.html
WHAT? A US Navy aircraft carrier fired warning flares at Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said, marking the latest aggressive encounter between the two nations.
WHERE? Iran
WHEN? July 30, 2017
WHO? US Navy
HOW?  US Navy ship fired warning shots at an armed Iranian patrol boat in the northern end of the Persian Gulf.
WHY? The US accused a a guard corps ship of acting in an "unprofessional but also provocative" manner .

]]> 2017-08-11 14:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736498 Venezuela's Maduro wants 'personal conversation' with Trump a01411509 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736749 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40895781
What?
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said he wants a face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Where?
Venezuela
When?
11-August-2017
Who?
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
How?
He told the newly elected constituent assembly that he wanted "a personal conversation" when the two leaders attended the UN General Assembly in New York next month.
Why?
Mr Trump recently imposed sanctions on Mr Maduro, accusing him of undermining democracy.]]> 2017-08-11 14:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736749 A SECRET WAY TO STOP SIKA What? Nina Fedoroff discover a way of stop the virus of sika by preventing the disease Where? In atlanta When? October 2016 Who? Nina Fedoroff how? They need to prevent the infected mosquitoes from multiplying why? To stop the diseases of many kind of mosquitoes https://www.ted.com/talks/nina_fedoroff_a_secret_weapon_against_zika_and_other_mosquito_borne_diseases a01411386 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736795 2017-08-11 14:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736795 Japan allows US to continue Osprey flights despite fury after fatal crash a01411378 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736887 What? Japan's Defense Ministry will allow US military MV-22 Osprey flights to continue in the country, despite previously calling for them to be grounded after a fatal crash killed three marines. Tokyo says it accepts US assurances the flights are safe.
Where? Japan
When? 11 August 2017
Who? Japan Goverment and US military forces
How? Japan allows US forces to continue operating flights of Osprey MV-22 after three marines die by a crash]]> 2017-08-11 14:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736887 a01411573 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736943 2017-08-11 14:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180736943 Economics on China https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737033 2017-08-11 14:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737033 Qatar airspace issues - Luis Enrique A01411394 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737153 Global aviation body rejects Qatar’s move to politicize airspace issues

What?
'The UAE's sovereign airspace is still close to Qatar-registered planes,' says Director-General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority
MONTREAL: The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has issued a series of resolutions regarding a complaint filed by Qatar against the four boycotting nations.
Where? Qatar 
When? 
August, 2
Who?
Qatar airlines 
How?
Attending planes and airspace issues.
Why?
They Santi to manage their own airspaces.

http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/global-aviation-body-rejects-qatar-s-move-to-politicise-airspace-issue-1.2072308

]]> 2017-08-11 14:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737153 Yemen migrants killed in 'second deliberate drowning' a01411511 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737167 what? At least 19 migrants have died after being drowned, many of them were thought to be teenagers and from Somalia and Ethiopia.
Where? Shabwa, Yemen
When?  August 9th of 2017
Who? 19 migrants
How?  Hundreds of migrants were forced from a boat off the coast of Yemen for the second time in two days.The IOM said survivors of the incident had tried to bury them after the smugglers had forced about 120 of them from a boat close to Shabwa, Yemen.
Nineteen migrants were a mix of men and women, and estimated their average age to just be 16 who are thought to have died in Thursday's incident and the IOM think as many as 50 could have died in Wednesday's drowning.
 Why? Migrants have been travelling  for decades, because of the location of Yemen as a gateway to other states and Europe. But thousands have travelled back because of the violence in the country which is facing a crisis and as a result of it a lot of humans deaths. 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40887454

]]> 2017-08-11 14:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737167 Migrant crisis: Spain arrivals triple compared with 2016.What? A boat full of migrants arrive to a beach at a popular tourist beach. The the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that so far there are the triple of migrants than the summary of last year.Where? Spain, more specific southern Spain where the boat lands on a beach in Cádiz.When? August 10, 2017.Who? Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, Syrians and from others nationalities.How? footage showed migrants arriving by dinghy on a beach in Cádiz to the surprise of beachgoers. a01411365 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737182 Why? Most of them are looking for new life opportunities while others are just looking to escape from their countries because of war issues.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40895571]]> 2017-08-11 14:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737182 Africa What?The UN system plays a crucial role in coordinating assistance of all kinds to help Africa help itself. From promoting the development of democratic institutions, to the establishment of peace between warring nations, the UN is present on the ground supporting economic and social development and the promotion and protection of human rights. Where?Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Mali, South Sudan, Sudan one mission in Darfur one in Abyei, and Western Sahara. When?This week. Who?The United Nations Team How?with supporting economic and social development and the promotion and protection of human rights Why? To facilitate global deliberations on Africa, particularly with respect to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development yahira1427 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737302 Yahira Garcia A01411373
http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/africa/index.html

]]> 2017-08-11 14:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737302 Egypcian train kills at least 18 a01411474 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737320 What: At least 18 people have died and 58 others are injured after two trains collided.
Where: In Alexadria, northern Egypt
When: 11 august 2017
Who: At least 76 egyptians
How: One train was travelling from Cairo and the other from Port Said at the time of the head-on collision, local media report.
Why: It remains unclear what caused the fatal crash.
http://news.sky.com/story/egypt-train-crash-kills-at-least-18-and-injures-dozens-10983713]]> 2017-08-11 14:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737320 Syrian people traffickers jailed in GermanyWhat? A German court has jailed two Syrian people traffickers over the deaths of 13 migrants in the Mediterranean in 2015.Where? Germany.When? The authorities in Germany announced on Thursday that they had arrested a 23 year old Syrian.Who? However, presiding judge Erich Fuchs called him "a small fish" and said the man was a migrant himself who was not trying to make money.How? The case came to a German court because one of the alleged smugglers was arrested in a refugee camp in Burghausen, in the country's south-east. According to the prosecutor's office, at least 46 people were on board and five children were among the dead.Why? Two children are still missing after the inflatable dinghy hit a freighter off the Greek island of Lesbos and they were the responsible.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40899132 a01411471 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737383

]]> 2017-08-11 14:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180737383 How to be an atheist in Pakistan, a country where criticizing religion is a risk of death a01411412 https://padlet.com/liliana_myers/Globalissuesgp4AD17/wish/180791753 What?: Pakistan cyber is constantly looking for wproatheist posted on social media and the "blogger" gets harmed or killed. This is considered as a blasfemy to islam.
Where?: Pakistan
When?: August / 08 / 2017.
Who?: Pakistan cyber police to atheist citizens.
How?: Pakistan government asked for help on newspapers in order to punish proatheist people who are posting that content; a new law has been proved in order to punish blasfemy.
http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-internacional-40617716

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