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In this photograph taken Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, Iranian police officers take position while protesters gather in front of Amir Kabir University in Tehran, Iran, to remember victims of a Ukrainian airplane shot down by an Iranian missile. Online videos purported to show Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, that Iranian security forces fired both live ammunition and tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the Islamic Republics initial denial that it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner. (AP Photo)

Iranians shift protests against Unites States to Pro-Regime Iranian government after downing of Ukraine plane

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Morgan Grace Magruder, News Reporter February 25, 2020

Iranian protesters on the streets of Tehran are shifting their anger from the U.S. to their own leaders as a result of the accidental take down of the Ukrainian jet on January 8th. The citizens of Iran...

WHO names deadly coronavirus COVID19; The number of infected people is on the rise as experts question Chinas numbers

WHO names deadly coronavirus COVID19; The number of infected people is on the rise as experts question China’s numbers

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Sam Levy and Elsie Ufot, News Reporter February 14, 2020
Infectious disease expert, Dr. William Schaffer of Vanderbilt University, weighs in on the complications of getting accurate counts of infected person on the mainland of China. Confirmed cases of the virus rose to 63,851 in mainland China, an increase of 5,090 from a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. The death toll stood at 1,380, up 121.
International News

International News

January 26, 2020

Three American firefighting airplane crew member killed fighting fires in Australia

Three American firefighting airplane crew member killed fighting fires in Australia

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Hillsboro News Desk January 26, 2020

SYDNEY (AP) — Three American firefighting airplane crew members were killed Thursday when the C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker they were in crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia,...

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Cattle graze in a field as smoke rises from burning fires on mountains near Moruya, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The wildfires have destroyed 2,000 homes and continue to burn, threatening to flare up again as temperatures rise. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia’s wildfires continue to be as destructive as they were in December.

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Sam Levy, News Reporter January 15, 2020

The wildfires in Australia have spread around the country like a virus. Since December of 2019, there have been wildfires ravaging Australia. Australia is the world’s smallest continent, being...

Protesters stage a sit-in at Tahrir Square during anti-government demonstrations in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Secretary of Defense Jonathan Hoffman releases statement about Iraqi base air strike

December 31, 2019

IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Statement From Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Jonathan Hoffman In response to repeated Kata'ib Hizbollah (KH) attacks on Iraqi bases...

Breaking News: Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack US Embassy

December 31, 2019

Dec 31, 2019 4:11AM CST Reported by: QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday...

Dire situation for the Kurds in Syria and Turkey: One point of view from Nashville teen

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – West Parker, Writer November 18, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tn – The United States military withdrawal recently from the border of Turkey combined with the Turkish aggression in Syria worry's many Nashville Kurds of a potential genocide of those...

Hong Kong police storm university held by protesters

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – MAYLAYSIA JEWELL, KEISHA BROWN Hillsboro Globe and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press November 17, 2019
On Sunday, university students protesting at Polytechnic University of Hong Kong used bows and arrows to protect themselves from invading riot police. The use of bows and arrows and gasoline bombs was a sharp escalation of violence by the protesters, who are trying to keep the pressure on Hong Kong leaders, who have rejected most of their demands.
A Short Breakdown of Brexit

A Short Breakdown of Brexit

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Sam Levy September 16, 2019

Since June of 2016, the United Kingdom has been voting to leave the EU. It was a public vote on the 26th, and had only won by 1.6%. The EU is made up of 28 countries, in an economic and political...

Latest updates on deadly hurricane Dorian

Latest updates on deadly hurricane Dorian

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – RAMON ESPINOSA, DÁNICA COTO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN September 3, 2019

Sep 03, 2019 7:34AM (GMT 12:34) Eds: Updates with storm's location, other detail. With AP Photos. Watch Lightening Storm from above the hurricane.  FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically...

Peter Stern, Apple Vice President of Services, speaks at the Steve Jobs Theater during an event to announce new products Monday, March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Late to the party, Apple announces its long-awaited streaming TV service

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Associated Press Reports March 25, 2019

CUPERTINO, California (AP) — Apple announced a new streaming service, Apple TV Plus, which will house its original shows and movies and could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself. Apple...

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