By Shoshana Newman ‘24
Desmond M. Tutu, an archbishop and prime supporter of peaceful settlement under black majority rule in South Africa, died at age 90 on December 26th, 2021. Tutu was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the 1990’s and had been hospitalized various times since then.
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By Rebecca Altmann ‘24
Omicron is a highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 being referred to as “the fastest spreading virus” as it has spread more rapidly than the previous Delta variant. Experts say that with the arrival of this variant, it is crucial to follow COVID protocols, such as social distancing, wearing masks, and getting vaccinated. By Aly Billon ‘24
Kazakhstan, one of the largest countries in Central Asia, is experiencing its greatest challenge to authority in recent history. By Cayla McKay ‘25
The Cuomo brothers, leaders in the public eye, have fallen from grace. In August of 2021, New York governor Andrew Cuomo resigned from office due to sexual assault accusations. Just a few months later, in early December, CNN’s star anchor Chris Cuomo, Andrew’s brother, was fired as new information emerged about his aid in managing the accusations against his brother. By: Peri Newman ‘24
In Northwest Nigeria, nearly 100 hostages, mostly women and children, were released after months of captivity following Zamfara government negotiations with the abductors. Of the people that were released, twenty of them were babies and around a dozen of them were children. Furthermore, around half of the released women were pregnant. |