Human Rights News

Summary:

Donald Trump tries to becaome allies with the Philippines, Singapore, etc. to deal with the conflict with North Korea. The relationship between these countries seemed good. However, on Sunday, Trump’s chief of staff Reince Prebus said on U.S. television that the phone call should not be seen as support of Duterte’s record in his war on drugs: “It doesn’t mean that human rights don’t matter, but what it does mean is that the issues facing us developing out of North Korea are so serious that we need cooperation at some level with as many partners in the area as we can get.”

Philippine leader has faced criticism on human rights.

The president of Philippines has been strongly criticized for his war on drug trafficking.

Ban Ki-Moon is against this pact because it says that Duterte violates human rights. A clear example is the pre-trial executions of people accused of drug trafficking.

Some observers estimate that more than 6,000 people have been killed in Duerte’s war on drugs since he took office last year. Duterte, himself, told British media last year that he personally killed three suspects while he was mayor of the southern city of Davao. When the two president will meet, they will look for a solution for this serious problem.

Phone calls made as tensions in the area increase.
The United States is in the process of gather  forces with the Asian countries to solve the problem with North Korea. The United States has warned Korea to stop throwing missiles. But Korea ignores him.

Opinion:

It is very sad that human rights are not being fulfilled in some parts of the world. I believe that human rights are fundamental to protect the dignity of people. For example, as the news says, in Philipines these basic rights are not fulfilled (but this happens to more parts of the world). In North Korea, these rights are not respected too. There, the people are totally controlled and there is no freedom of expression. And if someone goes against the dictator can suffer serious consequences.

On the other hand the conflict between USA and North Korea could explode in a third world war. In the wars nothing is respected, nor the basic human rights. I hope this conflict never happen. I also hope that one day, the human right will be respected around the world (although I think that it is impossible).

Vocabulary:

Breach: vviolación
Supply: suministrar
Statement: declaración 

Link: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/duterte/3833566.html

Mediterranean Plants May Help Brain Diseases

SUMMARY
Have the chemicals found the solution for brain disease? After years, they found products in around the Mediterranean that may be used to help treat people with brain disease like Alzheimer and Parkinson. This two disease are neurodegenerative. They can cause death.  The plaques ,that generate these disease, can be reduced with chemicals from mediterranean plants.

The chemicals discovered an extracts of the plants on a substance called Brewer's yeast. They proved this extract in Insect first. After, they achieve the conclusion that these extracts can streach on life of humans that sufred  Alzheimer or Parkinson.

The lead author of the study is Ruben Cauchi of the University of Malta's Center for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking.

OPINION
I think that if the extract can cure these disease it will be perfect. Because greater and greater there are more people who sufered this type of disease.

Vocabolary
Extracts: extraer
Yeast:levadura
Sutreach on: alargar

Link: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/health-and-lifestyle-mediterranean-plants-help-brain-disease/3705224.html

Coloring Books Can Cut Stress for Adults

SUMMARY:

Worldwide children enjoy when they are painting. But also adults. One book becomes very craze in USA and others countries. Adults ause his book for color and it set off adults. this books helsps the people is to encourage people to be creative.
Lucido says that the act of coloring becomes therapeutic. The experts says that coloring can reduce stress by only this simple task.  They add that coloring can bring out your imagination and can take you back to your childhood.

Thanks that, there are a lot of people that demande this book.

OPINION:

I agree that when we paint we feel relaxed. But I did not know that this simple action could give us so many benefits. I try to paint from time to time, so that I can remove the stress of this year.

VOCABOLARY:

• worldwide: mundial, internacional
• Fill in: completar
• Craze: alguna cosa muy popular durante un periodo de tiempo
• Set off: diriguido a

Link: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/adult-coloring-books-cut-stress/3469234.html