After months of protests, Beijing offers a proposal. For more backstory on this, check out our previous summary and its update. (Both links open in new window) Hong Kong was a British colony until the UK gave it back in ‘97. Part of the deal was that HK would govern itself for 50 years. But people in HK say Beijing …
Climate Change Summit
World leaders meet to discuss solutions at UN assembly The UN General Assembly happens this week in New York. Tuesday is the UN Climate Summit. World leaders will discuss solutions to climate change. Notably absent from the summit are India and China. In 2013, the 2 nations produced 1/3 of carbon emissions. On Monday, climate change protestors held marches. Around the …