Category Current Affairs

California wildfires: the Death toll is increasing. 31 victims died due the wildfires but unfortunately this number is provisional. In fact, more than 200 people are still missing. This fire now equals the deadliest on record in California – the…

A vaccine to cure coeliac disease. There is good news for the coeliac people in the world. An international team of scientists in Australia is beginning to test a vaccine with the hope to end the need for coeliacs to…

A 14 year old Offaly schoolboy who faced deportation after being denied asylum will be allowed to remain in Ireland along with his mother and college-going brother. Following a 21,000 signature-strong online campaign which was set up by his classmates…

Google+ is shutting down. Google announced last Monday that it was officially shutting down the platform for consumers. The process will be concluded in ten months. Low engagement The final decision has been taken by Google after a bug was…

The Girl With Balloon is gone. On Friday, October 5, one of Banksy’s best known works of art ended up going through a shredder. Just a few seconds after it auctioned for 1.4 million, the painting appeared to self-destruct at…

About 400 people have been killed in Indonesia after a strong earthquake. The number is expected to rise. At least more than 500 have been injured. A few days ago a tsunami hit an Indonesian city. It was caused by…

Female genital mutilation has been illegal in the Burkina Faso region of West Africa since 1996. However, around 50 girls are being treated for failed circumcision attempts. Twelve girls have been admitted to the Kaya Regional Hospital while 38 are…