If Confederate Flags Are Taken Out, Should LGBT Flags As Well?

In 2017, a group of students and parents in the state of Alabama is calling for the removal of a rainbow pride flag from a high school classroom — arguing that it can be compared to displaying a Confederate flag.

"We strongly feel that it creates a hostile and provocative learning environment for students not comfortable to openly supporting the LGBTQ+ community in a public school where students come from diverse political and religious backgrounds," a Change.org petition reads about the flag in Auburn.

Desalination Using the Sun's Power

In order to extract potable liquid from seawater, distillation is required. It is basically boiling the water into steam and then cooling the purified vapor in condensation tubes.

Problem is, this method is incredibly power intensive with nearly half of the input energy going towards just boiling the water. But, a team of researchers from Rice University have developed a new technique that not only drastically reduces the amount of energy needed but can decouple the process from the power grid altogether.

Taliban Imposes Law That Stifles Further Women's Voices

The Taliban government in Afghanistan continue to supress women's rights with another Islamic rule that banned women from hearing other women’s voices.

In a scathing news last 28 October, the country’s minister for the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice announced the bizarre new restriction on women’s behaviour.

Hurricane Resilient Homes Stood Tall In Florida

Some residents of a sustainable hurricane-proof community in Florida were glad that their homes survived major Hurricanes Helene and Milton — and kept the lights on the whole time. It was a tense moment, but their investments may have paid off.

As CNN reported, Hunters Point, a waterfront neighborhood in Cortez, Florida, is touted as the world's first residential development to attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design net-zero credentials.

Israel Passed Bills Banning UNRWA

Last 28 October, the Israel Knesset parliament passed a pair of very important bills that seeks to prohibit the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency from operating in the Middle Eastern country. It was widely supported by the Israel public, but prompted swift and strong condemnation from a few countries.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, better known as UNRWA, has some 30,000 staff working throughout the region, including in Gaza, East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Many of them are accused of supporting terrorism against the state of Israel.