AvatarCohl MediaAvatarAvatarThis infographic breaks down the world's 50 richest people by age, location, and the source of their fortunesverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Jeff Desjardins,Courtesy of: The Money Project Bill Gates. Warren Buffett. Mark Zuckerberg. George Soros. Charles and David Koch. On an individual level, the people that make the definitive list of the Top 50 Wealthiest Billionaires are interesting, divisive, and envied around the globe. Together, they are a real …
AvatarCohl MediaAvatarAvatarOn the anniversary of al-Shabaab’s attack on Garissa, Kenya’s universities feel even less safeverified_publisherQuartz - Alinoor Moulid BoshGarissa, Kenya Last Friday (Mar. 25) was a quiet day in the library at Kenyatta University, on the outskirts of Nairobi. Students were busy preparing for midterm exams when commotion suddenly broke out. Hundreds of panicked students stumbled over each other as they ran toward the exits, causing a …
AvatarCohl MediaAvatarAvatarBoko Haram Falls Victim to a Food Crisis It Created (Published 2016)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Dionne SearceyMORA, Cameroon — At first, the attack had all the hallmarks of a typical Boko Haram assault. Armed fighters stormed a town on the border with Nigeria, shooting every man they saw. But this time, instead of burning homes and abducting hostages, the fighters gathered cows, goats and any kind of food …
AvatarCohl MediaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhy Saudi Arabia's coalition against terrorists might not be all it appearscsmonitor.com - Howard LaFranchiSaudi Arabia said all the right things in announcing a 34-nation Islamic military coalition against terrorism. And the move could help in some ways. …
AvatarCohl MediaAvatarAvatarUniversity Of California Investing $250 Million In Startupsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Katie RoofThe University of California says it will be investing $250 million in startups “emerging from the University of California system.” The investment will be part of a fund focused on students, professors and alumni of the 10 UC schools, with a particular emphasis on startups in the life sciences, …
AvatarCohl MediaAvatarAvatar'Shocked and alarmed': New York Times reporter back from Libya describes the ISIS surge thereverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Pamela EngelWhile Western nations focus on taking ISIS out in Iraq and Syria, the terrorist group's influence in Libya is rising as it works to build a potential "backup capital" if its stronghold in Raqqa, Syria, falls. A New York Times reporter who recently returned from covering ISIS — aka the Islamic State …
AvatarCohl MediaAvatarAvatarDozens of Isis fighters killed in US-led Syria airstrikes, monitors sayverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterUK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 32 jihadi fighters dead and 40 more injured in Raqqa province on Sunday
AvatarCohl MediaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRussian airstrike 'kills family in their car' as bombs obliterate ISIS oil convoydailymail.co.uk - Katie Louise DaviesA Russian jet is believed to have killed a family in their car as it targeted an Islamic State oil convoy - just days after President Vladimir Putin …
AvatarCohl MediaAvatarAvatarThe Canadian model fighting ISIS in Syria tells us that they're easier to defeat than you'd thinkverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Allan SmithHanna Bohman has been fighting ISIS in Syria on and off for most of 2015, and she hasn't been impressed. She said that as fighters, the Islamic State militants have "mostly been a disappointment." "Their numbers don't seem that big and they're eager to run away," she told INSIDER in an email. "I …
AvatarCohl MediaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Latest: US-led airstrikes pound IS near Iraq's Ramadiapnewsarchive.comLONDON (AP) — The latest developments regarding the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq: All times local. 3:30 p.m. The U.S.-led …
AvatarCohl MediaAvatarAvatarInside Sinjar: Suspicion and anger thrive in the city broken by Islamic StateThe TelegraphSulaiman Omar has not heard from his six brothers or their daughters since the day Isil came to town. The 37-year-old Yazidi fighter lost contact with them – as well as other family members – amid the jihadists’ onslaught on his home of Sinjar, Iraq, in August 2014. Now, he believes, his brothers …
AvatarCohl MediaAvatarAvatarIraqi army plan final assault on Isil-held RamadiThe TelegraphIraq’s army says it is ready to mount a final assault on the western city of Ramadi, six months after it fell to Isil. The loss of the city dealt the biggest blow to Iraq's government since the start of a US-led campaign to drive the extremist group from the country. Attempts to retake Ramadi have …