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Young and old, they seek to escape poverty, violence and injustice. But the individual stories of refugees rarely get told. Instead they often become an anonymous abstraction. The number of refugees globally has almost doubled since 2012 to about 80 million. The majority of these people are li displaced in their own countries. Very few of their stories ever make it into the public domain. But in the rare cases when it happens, they have a powerful effect. None more so than the tragic fate of 3yearold alan kurdi. The tragic exodus of the kurdi family ended at this beach near the turkish village of akyarlar. The mother, father, and their two children, were trying to reach the greek island of kos in a rubbeber boat. [rushingng waves] but the e boat capsized. Little alan, his b brother, ghalib, and eir momother rehanna drowned. Only Abdullah Kurdidi survive. The boat capsized after people stood up. I held my wifes hand. We had lifife ....
Life was lived in tribes or extended families. That made things like gathering food, looking after one another and surviving both easier and more likely. But over time, we became increasingly selfreliant. People are often left to fend for themselves in densely populated cities. Community tends to be something that takes place only online. The result is a sharp rise in loneliness. Millions of men and women cut off from society, devoid of a sense of belonging. Alall e lonely p people, whehe re do ththey come from all the lonely people, w whereo they belong g onene europewidede study revealed that t around 30 milln europeans regularly feel lonely. Thats 7 of the overall population. In japan too, many people live in total isolation for years, even decades. Tokyo, a vibrant mega city home to 15 million people. Some tokyo residents find it a challenging place to live. They say its too busy, too noisy, so they simply dont leave their homes. Sometimes for a few months. Sometimes for decades. O ....
Following an attack on a Maternity Ward and funeral and afghanistan. The European Union is urging Member States to start reopening their borders to help revive the continents summer tourism season. The european Summer Holiday season is worth 160 billion with tourism providing 15 million jobs. The eu says the industry is at risk of collapse unless urgent measures are taken. Glimpse of what going on holiday in some parts of europe will look like this summer. Barriers separating fun loungers on the greek island of santorini. Not the holiday many are you sue but one that complies with new social distancing rules. Ifwe do not want this, but this is necessary and if People Safety depends on the sort of device, then so ....
Antiasian racism in the United States. Austria join theres other European Countries in making the wearing of masks outside the home compulsory. Hello. As growing numbers of people follow the advice of governments an stay home, as cities empty and businesses shut up shop, the rapidly spreading coronavirus continues to yield a bleak string of statistics. Spain has marked another record high with 864 people dying in the past 24 hour, while infections passed 100,000. It is hoped, though, that the peak might have been breached. And the worrell Health Organization says the number of deaths internationally has doubled in the past week and in the next few day, the one million infections mark should be passed. Wall street slumped on the news the u. S. Should be prepared for as many as 240,000 death. The dow jones closing ....
A second general strike in a week accusing the president of failing to come up with proposals to meet their demands. In a dramatic escalation of irans antigovernment protests, the consulate torched in the holy city for she muslims. Thousands surrounded the building, lighting tires and anything they could find while chanting. They accused tehran of propping the government, which they want replaced. Ans is the second time iranian consulate has been targeted by protesters. There is great anger here. Thousands of antigovernment demonstrators. Far too beholden to foreign powers. , g those wearing powers powers, too many connected to their neighbor, iran. , theranian consulate authority was attacked. A she a majority city. Majority city. Demonstrators are showcasing their anger about the fact they is by storming the compound where the Iranian Embassy is housed. Discontent. G iran is far too much involved in iraq internal affairs. This ....