Sept. 29 Lesbos, Greece: Protesting migrants set two fires at the Moria refugee camp, demanding to be transferred to mainland Greece from the small, overcrowded eastern island of Lesbos. The…
Mexico reopens five-year-old investigation
Alleged police corruption in disappearance case Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced authorities have reopened a criminal investigation involving the disappearance of 43 student teachers from police custody in…
‘Down with Sisi’
Egyptians protest President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Hundreds of Egyptians began protesting on Sept. 20, calling on President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to resign from office. Demonstrations continued for over 14 days. …
Young people call for climate action
The Youth Climate Summit was the opening event for the three-day UN Climate Action Summit and came less than 24-hours after thousands of students from over 120 countries skipped school…
Homophobic chants halt French soccer games
A League Two soccer match between the French cities of Nancy and Le Mans was paused after minute 27, when the referee decided to use a new French Football Federation…
This Week Around the World – Sept. 23–29
Sept. 23 Nairobi, Kenya: The collapse of the two-story Precious Talent Top School resulted in the death of seven children and injured 64 others. “I had just dropped my son…
Wallace monument celebrates 150 years
Scotland’s iconic landmark, the Wallace Monument, celebrated its 150-year anniversary in September 2019. “We started off marking the 150th anniversary of the building, and then we started to realize as…
Dengue fever outbreaks increase worldwide
Several countries around the world, including Bangladesh, Fuji and the United States, have seen a recent increase in the number of dengue fever cases. The Philippines and China have also…
Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill
Protesters say they will continue The Hong Kong extradition bill that sparked months of increasingly violent protests has officially been withdrawn by Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Although the bill was…
1.9 million people in India excluded from citizenship list
The state of Assam in Northeastern India released an updated National Register of Citizens on Aug. 31, excluding approximately 1.9 million people from the list of legal Indian citizens. The…
This Week Around the World Sept. 1–8
Sept. 1 Bamako, Mali: A residential building under construction collapsed before dawn leaving 15 dead and buried in the rubble. Rescue teams managed to rescue 26 people, most of whom…