Saturday, December 19, 2015

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 13-19, 2015

TODAY IS LIBERATION DAY IN GOA.
CHRISTMAS IS DECEMBER 25th.
BOXING DAY IS DECEMBER 26th.
KWANZAA STARTS DECEMBER 26th.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*Brazilians are demanding the impeachment of current President Dilma Rousseff on various corruption allegations. The matter is still being considered in official government channels.
*The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning North Korea's human rights abuses, wanting the Security Council to refer violations to the International Criminal Court. The Security Council has also made plans to disrupt revenue the ISIS/ISIL gets from oil sales, ransom payments, and other criminal activities.
*The European Union warned Thailand it needs to resolve the human rights and slavery issues in its seafood industry to avoid an import ban.
*The citizens of New Zealand will be going to the polls in March 2016 to decide between keeping the country's current flag or adopting an alternative.
Possible new flag by Kyle Lockwood
Current flag of New Zeland
*The United States and Cuba have reached an agreement for regularly scheduled airline flights to resume between the two countries.
*Morocco will have half its energy needs covered by renewable sources by 2020!
*Afghanistan will soon join the World Trade Organization.
*China is formally protesting the United States selling two battleships to Taiwan.
*If Boeing decides to continue manufacturing the 747 jumbo jetliner, it will only be for a Russian freight company.
*Construction of a fence has begun between the border of Latvia and Russia.
Dupont and Dow have agreed to merge companies.
*The Vatican has announced that Mother Teresa is now eligible for canonization, although no official date has been announced for the event.
*A giant asteroid will fly past the earth on Christmas Eve, but no damage to the planet is expected.

TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*At least 30 people were killed after Boko Haram militants attack three villages in Borno, Nigeria.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*While there were compromises on both sides, a budget has been officially passed to keep the country running through the end of 2016.
*While the President has legally overruled the individual states on whether or not they will accept Middle Eastern refugees, the state of Georgia is already denying them any social services.
*China is formally protesting the United States selling two battleships to Taiwan.
ELSEWHERE...
*Problems with the public water system in Flint, Michigan is causing high levels of lead to be found within children.
*The trial of the first police officer involved in the Baltimore, Maryland death of Freddie Gray was declared a mistrial.
*Federal authorities have arrested Martin Shkreli (the man who bought a pharmaceutical company and then seriously raised the price of the medication) on security fraud charges.
*Would you believe that only after THREE weeks of service, the USS Milwaukee had to be towed back to port for repairs?
*Bill Cosby has finally decided to address the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct and rape against him by counter suing 7 of his accusers on defamation claims.
*A Texas plumber is suing a local used car dealership because an old truck of his has been photographed in ISIS/ISIL military action, complete with his company's logo still on the doors!
*If you have any information leading to the new owner(s) of The Las Vegas Review-Journal, please let the newspaper know. Meanwhile, Caesars Entertainment has announced that the Jubilee floor show at Bally's Las Vegas casino-hotel would end February 11, 2016 after a 34 year run.

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