Category: Asia
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Asia Earthquake, escalation with Maduro as Marines intervene
Central Asia earthquake and floods In Central Asia, two earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 and 5.2 shook the Kunar Valley in Afghanistan. With 1400 dead and 3000 injured, the quake is one of the most deadly and destructive in decades in the region. Life in the Kunar Valley is nothing short of difficult. The harsh mountainous… Read more
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Trump meets with world leaders, 20 dead in Gaza hospital
WWW #1 The week of August 27th Trump meets with Putin On August 15th, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin landed at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Trump initiated the summit to discuss an end to the Russia-Ukraine War, which has been going on since February 2014. Trump rolled out… Read more
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Japan Day 4-6
Day 4: Today, the group and I spent a lot of time outside in the heat and the sun. First, we walked around and ascended the tenshu of the Osaka Castle. Inside was converted into a museum (which provided much-needed air conditioning) due to damage sustained during World War II. We saw good views of… Read more
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Japan Day 1-3
Day 1: Today was a very long day. First, I hitched a ride on a 6-hour plane ride to Vancouver, only to get on another plane just a couple of hours later, this time for a 10-hour flight. Despite these long flights, a nice dinner awaited us at a place called Ikinari Steak below our… Read more