Making sense of west Africa’s new currency
Jan 4th 2020DAKAR AND KAMPALAMONETARY POLICY, done well, is meant to put everyone but economists to sleep. Yet in west Africa it has pulled thousands of protesters onto the streets. Many locals have long objected to the west African and central African CFA francs, two monetary unions pegged to the euro and backed by France.…
Cops Arrive For Woman Screaming ‘Let Me Out,’ Turns Out To Be Parrot
A concerned neighbor called 911 after hearing what she presumed was a lady screaming “Help, help, let me out!”—however, it turned out to be a parrot. Four sheriff’s deputies arrived at a Lake Worth Beach residence on Tuesday and discovered a man working on a vehicle on his driveway. The shrieks that led a neighbor…
Plastic Pollution, From Mountain Top to Ocean Floor
From artificial intelligence, to fake news, to divided nations with politics tearing friends and families apart, we are facing many challenges these days. But above it all, is the climate crisis. The environmental challenges we face today are arguably the biggest test our species will ever face. The scientific consensus on climate change is staggering.…
Teen Severely Injured After Being Flung By Slingshot Ride
Terrifying footage was nabbed in Kazakhstan of the moment a teenager was sent rocketing through the air by a slingshot ride. In the clip, a 13-year-old boy can be seen shooting out of the catapult as spectators gasp, before he ultimately lands below on the concrete ground. The accident took place in Almaty at the…
Victim Awoke To Find Male Intruder Sucking On His Toes
A 20-year-old man awoke Friday only to find a male intruder at the end of his bed sucking on his toes, accordant to a police report. Detectives say the victim was asleep in his bedroom when the trespasser somehow slipped in the locked residence. When the victim woke up around 2:30 AM, his toes were…