A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
Here’s a whirlwind tour on the current affairs taking place across the globe.
In Europe, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU) have agreed on a 750 billion euro loan to the global stock market in hopes of preventing the Greek debt crisis from spreading any further. This caused a surge in oil and share prices on Monday; however, the UK’s pound is still being affected by the uncertainty of a hung parliament, and today share prices have fallen back. It seems this injection into the economy might have rocked the boat even more.
Crossing over to the Asian-Pacific continent, traces of an explosive device have been found in a sunken South-Korean warship, the Cheonan. According to the BBC, RDX, a chemical used in making torpedoes was detected onboard. Investigations are still underway to determine the cause for the wreckage, which claimed the lives of 46 South Korean sailors. North Korea has denied any allegations of being responsible for this attack, although the two countries are technically still at war.
The ever-controversial relationship between the United States and Afghanistan seems to have reached a peaceful compromise. US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has assured Afghan leader Hamid Karzai that the US would be offering support to his country even after US troops leave. This has been a major criticism about US military intervention in war-torn nations, such as Operation Moshtarak a few months back, that no long-term effect arose from it, just more wars amidst the settling dust of the previous ones.
In an appalling true story that happened in India, the body of a 15-year-old boy was found decapitated and tied to a tree. Three youths are suspected to be involved in the gruesome murder of Abhishek Ghorpade. Investigations are still underway.
On another side of the world, war threats are currently lingering in the African air. An arrest warrant for Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) – a main rebel party in Darfur - was released by Sudanese officials for planning an attack in Omdurman in 2008. JEM has declared that if any attempt is made to arrest Khalil, then it is “all-out-war”.
Ending this article on a slightly lighter topic - though I’m sure some will disagree- apparently the way to get your hands on a lot of money is to play host to a football game! An extra £67m has been given to South Africa to ensure a smooth and successful World Cup this year. The 2010 World Cup for Fifa in June is expected to leave a lasting positive effect for the country and also to turn around the “negative perception” a lot of people have about South Africa, according to the BBC.
Well, this is just a taste of what else is happening across the globe; there are obviously many more stories to tell about people from all regions around the world. While it is important that we keep abreast with current affairs, perhaps the more relevant point is that we don’t allow ourselves to be so consumed by our own lives that we lose sight of the rest of the world.
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