By Yara Del Rio-Dominguez |Staff Writer| Feed the homeless = go to jail card (Nov. 15) Fort Lauderdale, Florida has banned public food sharing but that hasn’t stopped one 90-year-old man from feeding the homeless. Arnold Abbott, the man in question, said he will continue to feed the homeless on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Sweeney Todd-esque murder takes Brazil (Nov. 14) A man, his wife, and mistress in Brazil are on trial for allegedly killing and cannibalizing two women after promising them nanny positions. According to The Washington Post, after killing the two women, they dismembered their bodies, and ate what they could. Then the rest of the flesh … [Read more...] about Chronicle news briefs
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Debate on a modified World Bank
Marion Gil |News Editor| This week, fives countries are seeking to launch their own versions of the World Bank as well as their own International Monetary Fund (IMF). Brazil, Russia, India, China and Africa, collectively called the BRICS countries, are attempting to launch these international financial plans as a way to give emerging economies around the world an alternative to Western dominated financial loans, according to the Associated Press. The first plan suggested by the countries is their own version of the IMF called the Contingent Reserve Arrangement, which will be a $100 billion fund they claim will be dedicated to fighting international financial crises. The … [Read more...] about Debate on a modified World Bank