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2020’s word of the year: Resiliency A reflection on the year that changed us all. The Thrive Global Community welcomes voices from many spheres on our open platform. We publish pieces as written by outside contributors with a wide range of opinions, which don’t necessarily reflect our own. Community stories are not commissioned by our editorial team and must meet our guidelines prior to being published. By Elena Murzello, Registered Nurse, MBA, Actress and author of a book called The Love List . An Aquarian with passions for fashion, beauty, travel and food. We are almost at the end of such a tumultuous year. And historically, my bylines would include stories about travels far away, and don’t get me wrong – they did. Just not as much as expected. This year, I talked about stronger subjects like the pandemic, systemic racism, healthcare and sustainability. Upon reflection, I recognized that these themes all have global implications. Each and every per ....
As ‘Two Michaels’ Mark 2 Years in Detention, Dissident Shares Hardest Part of His Own Captivity in China Psychological torture and torment were a harsh reality for human rights activist Yang Jianli while held as a prisoner of conscience in China for five years. But the hardest thing to endure was not knowing how long it would all last. “There were many worries, anxieties, and regrets. But the most difficult thing was that I had no idea how long I would stay there, a few days, weeks, years, or for the rest of my life,” said Yang, who holds two Ph.D.s in economics and mathematics from Harvard and Berkeley. ....
powell is live for us from afghanistan with the latest. just a few hours ago a mini bus killed at least 9 foreigners and several south africans and wounded many more including afghans sitting there waiting to go to work taking the bus to start their day. an off chute of the taliban has claimed responsibility. most shockingly they say the suicide bomber was a 22-year-old girl. that is a rare thing in afghanistan. i can only remember wheone or t cases when it was a young women. they say it was a response to the anti islamic film that is causing chaos around the world. nato announced insider attacks where they turn their guns on their partners. this does undermine the strategy where the u.s. is meant to be training and mentoring afghan security forces. already this year 51 u.s. and international troops have been killed by afghan security partners. u.s. commanders are fond of saying it was a shoulder to shoulder operation fighting the taliban together. it is more of an ar ....
afghanistan with the latest. just a few hours ago a mini bus killed at least 9 foreigners and several south africans and wounded many more including afghans sitting there waiting to go to work taking the bus to start their day. an off chute of the taliban has claimed responsibility. most shockingly they say the suicide bomber was a 22-year-old girl. that is a rare thing in afghanistan. i can only remember wheone or t cases when it was a young women. they say it was a response to the anti islamic film that is causing chaos around the world. nato announced insider attacks where they turn their guns on their partners. this does undermine the strategy where the u.s. is meant to be training and mentoring afghan security forces. already this year 51 u.s. and international troops have been killed by afghan security partners. u.s. commanders are fond of saying it was a shoulder to shoulder operation fighting the taliban together. it is more of an arms link operation. there s ....