The death of Cuba's longtime leader, Fidel Castro, has overshadowed many events happening around the world.
1. Aleppo is Being Destroyed.
Airstrikes continue in Syria as the Syrian Civil War wages on.
The BBC reports that nearly 16,000 have been forced to evacuate in order to escape fire.
Syrian and Russian government forces are attempting to take back areas that have been controlled by rebel forces. Pro-government airstrikes have wiped out many of the area's hospitals and makeshift medical treatment facilities have been erected in various structures.
Before fighting broke out, Aleppo was the commercial capital of Syria.
2. Transportation in San Francisco was Hacked.
Some savvy hackers went right for San Francisco's public transportation system, and demanded a ransom of around $70,000. Computers were inaccessible and only showed the message sent from the hackers. The city's ticketing machines were shut down, however the Municipal Transportation System seemed to run without an issue.
3. An Ice Rink in Japan Froze over 5,000 Sea Creatures into the Floor.
A Theme Park in Japan called Space World opened a new attraction with a drastically different concept - various kinds of sea creatures were frozen into the floor of the ice rink. The rink, called "Freezing Port", opened to mixed reviews. Public outrage has forced the theme park to close down the new attraction. In a statement, Space World claimed that the sea creatures were purchased from a fish market and thus were already deceased before being put into the ice rink.
4. President of South Korea has Offered to Resign.
Amid a massive corruption scandal, President Park Geun-hye has offered to resign if Korean lawmakers deem it appropriate. President Park Geun-hye has been accused of allowing Choi Soon-sil, a very close friend of hers, to swindle millions of dollars through big business. Opposers of Park Geun-hye suggest that Choi Soon-sil has been able to maintain massive influence in the South Korean political arena through the President.
5. There is a New Bill in Congress that Can Have Major Benefits for the FDA and NIH.
A new bill that would allow more funding to go to the National Institute of Health has garnered bipartisan support. Billions of dollars may go toward new and exciting biomedical research, and the way that medical devices and new pharmaceuticals get approved may also change drastically as well. While supporters of the bill are elated that the process to approve new treatments and put them on the market may be faster, opposers of the bill are worried that potential side effects would therefore not be fully investigated.
