Lebanon is having a rough couple of months. On Thursday, October 14th, fighting broke out between Christian and Shia Muslim militias in the country’s capital of Beirut, killing at least seven and injuring many more. On the Saturday prior, the country was plunged into darkness for over 24 hours, as the country’s two largest power […]
In recent years, the notion of Gen Z and younger Millennials not wanting children has gained some publicity. This discussion seems to be everywhere from the public eye to private conversations. Personally, every time I even briefly hear any conversation on this topic, one article title just immediately appears in my mind: “Children can be […]
During the week of the 20th September, there was a massive sell-off in the stock market worldwide after Evergrande, the second largest Chinese property developer, was exposed to be at risk of collapse. This belief in Evergrande’s collapse came from the high risk of a debt default to the creditors, which accumulated from its massive […]
The coronavirus has infected more than 70,000 people in China and cases have appeared in 26 other countries. Media outlets across the globe are preoccupied with the outbreak, and panic and misinformation are widespread on social media; but infectious diseases have been part of our lives throughout history – and vaccines, hygiene and quarantine have […]