The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is currently building three much needed physical rehabilitation centers in Mali, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, all of which are funded by the recently launched Humanitarian Impact Bonds. These work by gaining initial funds from private investors to build and develop the centers over a five year period. The ICRC then receives money from various governments and organizations depending on the success of this, which is in turn given back to the investors, ideally at a profit.Sep 8, 2017
Australian government will decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage or not based on postal votes by Australian citizens for or against the same.Sep 8, 2017
A man got out of his vehicle and pointed a gun at the windshield of another car at a gas station in Miami, Florida, as motorists waited in line to get gas ahead of Hurricane Irma. According to the person who filmed this video, a line of cars was waiting to fill up at the gas station. The man got out of his vehicle, irate, and pointed a gun at the other car.Sep 8, 2017
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) alerted the commuters in a tweet and asked them to avoid the first two lanes of the PIE before the Paya Lebar exit.Sep 8, 2017
An earthquake of magnitude 8.1 struck off the southern coast of Mexico late on Sept. 7, killing at least five people, triggering small tsunami waves and damaging some buildings. The epicenter was 54 miles (87km) southwest of the town of Pijijiapan in the southern state of Chiapas, at a depth of 43 miles.Sep 8, 2017
Maggie MacDonnell, the winner of the 2017 $1m Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize, has visited the U.K. for the first time to demonstrate the vital importance of physical exercise in improving young peoples mental wellbeing. MacDonnell, who hails from Nova Scotia, Canada, took school children from inner-city London kayaking, a traditional Inuit activity, on the waters of the River Thames at London Docklands.Sep 8, 2017
The authorities say that the escalator owner will have to engage an Authorised Examiner to investigate the incident, recommend rectification works and submit a report to BCA.Sep 8, 2017
A feud between Uber drivers and metered taxi drivers turned the streets of Johannesburgs most affluent neighbourhoods into a battleground on Thursday evening, 7 September.Sep 8, 2017
According to a research conducted by the Committee to Protect Journalists, as many as 27 journalists have been murdered in direct retaliation to their work since 1992 in India.Sep 8, 2017
The UK has come in for criticism from some over the response to the damage caused by Irma. Former U.K. EU representative for Anguilla Dorothea Hodge told The Guardian the speed of response has been absolutely disgraceful. However May has defended her government, saying we have taken action. We moved swiftly.Sep 8, 2017
The authorities claim that there were possibilities of hazardous widespread tsunami waves following the quake that shook buildings in Mexico City.Sep 8, 2017
