Instituted in 2012, the first ever Breakthrough Prizes complement the Nobel prize, but exceeds the former with a total prize money of $3 million, making it one of the coveted awards for researchers recognizing breakthroughs in physics, mathematics and life sciences. This year at the awards held in the Silicon Valley, a total of $33 […]
Reports from the Ukranian government discuss a column of 32 tanks and 30 trucks that have crossed into the border from Russia. A military spokesperson confirmed that the trucks were carrying ammunition and fighters, the first heard of from the region since a ceasefire was declared in September. Hundreds have died since the ceasefire, bringing […]
Homemade weapons, machetes, sticks and stones hardly seem like weapons anyone uses to fight terrorists; however, vigilante Nigerians fighting the Boko Haram beg to differ. Volunteers from the Civilian Joint Task Force in northeastern Nigeria are resourceful and contributing significantly to the fight against religious terror. Borno’s capital Maiduguri, in northeastern Africa is the breeding […]
