Schools close in Thailand because of excessive pollution Thailand Ministry on Education officials announced closure of hundreds of schools in Bangkok due to harmful chemical pollution at air quality index between 160-175. These levels of pollution may impact respiratory health and cognitive ability. In an attempt to reduce these levels, driving restrictions have been placed […]
Category: International Tidings
International Tidings, Jan. 29, 2019
Manga Cartoon Whitewashes Haitian-Japanese Athlete Controversy arose online after a Japanese company depicted Naomi Osaka, a Haitian-Japanese tennis player as a blonde-haired, white-skinned woman in a Manga Cartoon. The company, who sponsors Osaka, apologized for “white-washing” after the drawing was posted on Twitter. This isn’t the first time an inaccurate cartoon of Osaka has been […]
International Tidings, Jan. 22, 2019
Indian woman the first to climb sacred mountain On Jan. 15, Dhanya Sanal became the first woman to summit the 6,128 foot Agasthyakoodam peak, according to CNN. The sacred mountain was a part of a local custom that previously prohibited females to scale it by the Forestry Department. The local peoples, Kani, opposed women climbers […]
International Tidings, Jan. 15, 2019
Saudi Women flee country with the help of social media Saudi women are increasingly fleeing from their country with the help of social media, reported The New York Times. Saudi Arabia has some of the strictest legal and social restraints when it comes to gender roles, requiring all women to have a male guardian, who […]