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Earthquake Devastates Turkey and Syria

Bansari Mistry and Vector Staff • February 28, 2023

By Bansari Mistry (Photo from ABC News) On Feb. 6, at 4:17 a.m. local time, southeast Turkey and northwest Syria were devastated by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. The earthquake...

COVID-19 : A Lesson on Preventative Action

Samantha Swider and sswider • April 22, 2020

As this crisis continues and we adjust to a drastically new way of life for the foreseeable future, it is a great time to reflect and use this opportunity to grow personally and acknowledge that the impossible...

Brexit Pushed Back Again

Anthony McInnis and amcinnis • November 11, 2019

On June 23, 2016 the United Kingdom held a public referendum on whether the country should remain in the European Union. Thanks to heavy campaigning by then-UK Independent Party leader, Nigel Farage,...

Hague Judge Resigns from Post Following Overt Interference from US and Turkey

Parth Agrawal • February 17, 2019

Christoph Flügge, a senior judge at the international courts in The Hague, Netherlands, set off a storm of controversy by resigning from his position, citing claims of extensive political interference...

Mexico on Track to Legal Marijuana

Daniil Ivanov • November 29, 2018

Mexico’s current Congress is controlled in both houses by the Movimiento Regeneración Nacional—or National Regeneration Movement— (MORENA) party, a socially democratic party thatsupports "development...

Cannabis Set for Canada Legislation

Isaac Scafe • October 18, 2018

Cannabis is set to be legalized in Canada on October 17, making it the largest country to do so at this time. While the ban is currently nationwide, individual provinces have set up different systems...

British American Tobacco Takes on Vaping

Sarah Umer • February 9, 2017

With last week’s $50 billion takeover of Reynolds American, British American Tobacco (BAT) became the world’s largest tobacco company. The takeover also allows BAT to reenter the American markets,...

Around the World 1/26

Ujjwala Rai • February 9, 2017

ASIA Malaysia- The low-cost Malaysian airline- AirAsia has been cleared by the American Authorities to fly to American Airports, making them the first Asian airline to do so. The American sector will be...

Obama Under Pressure to Pardon Snowden

Michael Vaks • September 21, 2016

Edward Snowden, a whistleblower to some and a traitor to others, is once again all over the news, but for something other than the release of the new biographical political thriller film, Snowden. As...

Mafia Involvement in Earthquake Aftermath

Colin Bayne • September 16, 2016

On Wednesday, August 24, Italy was struck by a devastating earthquake, which destroyed several ancient towns and killed upwards of 290 people. However, several buildings which were newly built and thought...

The Ebola Paranoia

Vector Staff • October 10, 2014

The Ebola Paranoia Byline: 6 Questions and Answers About Ebola That Everyone Should Know By: Aditya Uppuluri One of the main highlights of the news in the past few weeks has been about Ebola. What started...