Spain Train Crash Conductor Was Using Phone

Article from The Wall Street Journal.
There was a train crash in Spain on July 24, which killed 79 people and injured many more. It was the worst rail accident since the 1940s. The driver was shown to be talking on the phone when the crash happened. Apparently he was lost and "was trying to find out where the hell he was at." He wasn't sure of the route.
Cellphones are known to cause a lot of accidents. In 2008, a Metrolink commuter train in Los Angeles, killing 25 people. A 14-year-old girl talking on her phone was hit by a train at a crossing, also in 2008.

It's sad to see another tragedy with the cause of a cell phone. They already made a law in California to not talk on the cellphone while driving a car, but that doesn't mean that the law shouldn't apply in other countries for other vehicles also.

2 Swiss passenger trains collide; 35 injured

Article from CBS News.
Two passenger trains crashed head-on today in Granges-pres-Marnand, Switzerland. Several ambulances, fire engines and a helicopter had to be called in for rescue. Nobody has been able to reach the driver's cabin yet. Accidents are rare on the Swiss train line. This has been the second accident on this line so far. So far, at least 35 people are injured, 5 of them seriously injured, and one more person is yet to be found.

There should be laws put in to prevent these train crashes. It's been surprising and shocking to see that train crashes have been happening a lot recently.

As Pope Drops Defenses, Concerns Mount

Article from The Wall Street Journal.
Pope Francis has decided to lessen his protection. He went to Rio de Janeiro with an open-sided Popemobile. Everybody is very surprised with his decision. The Pope is determined to keep the filter between himself and ordinary people as thin as possible." However, people are afraid that he is too exposed to danger. The reason why the Popemobile was bulletproof in the first place was because Pope John Paul II got shot at. He has departed from some safety measures that the ones before him took.

I understand that the Pope want's to be treated "equal." However, there might be many people out there to assassinate him, just like previous leaders in history, as well as Pope John Paul II.

Kate Middleton admitted to hospital in early stages of labor

Article from Fox News.
Kate Middleton's first child is almost born. She arrived in a private car with her husband on Monday morning to St. Mary's Hospital. She is expected to give birth in the same private wing that Princess Diana gave birth to William and Harry. This child will be the third in line to the throne after Prince Charles and William. As of right now, "things are progressing as normal" and Kate is "very well." However, we do not know whether she will have a natural birth or a Caesarian section. All of the information about the birth has been kept very secret and private. Nobody knows the exact birth date of the baby, except for the fact that it is about one to two days overdue. The queen will be the first to be notified about anything before the general public is. The birth will be announced in the exact way it was for Princes Charles and William. A bulletin will be posted in front of the Buckingham Palace. They will add social media as a way of telling the world, because this is modern times. At the same time the bulletin is posted, there will be a Twitter announcement. The announcements will give the baby's gender, weight and time of birth, but possibly not the baby's name.

Update from USA Today.
The baby was born at 4:24 pm local time today. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces. William got to be at Kate's side during the birth. The name is not known and may not be known for a week or so.

Since I do not live in the UK, the new prince's birth does not affect me. However, I do hope that when the time comes for him to reign, he will be successful.

Why China Fears a 12-Year-Old-Egyptian Boy

Article from The Wall Street Journal.
China is censoring a YouTube video of a 12-year-old boy talking about constitutionalism. China is afraid that its people will get influenced negatively by watching the video because versions of the video with Chinese subtitles were spreading everywhere. According to the South China Morning Post, the video ranked third most popular. This caused Beijing to get nervous because they had been going against that topic for awhile already. Although Beijing got nervous, this definitely was not the first time information about Egypt was blocked. In 2011, street protests were forcing a strongman Hosni Mubarak from power. This caused major Chinese Internet sites to block searches for "Egypt." Then, in the same year, Chinese Internet users responded to the Arab Springs by the name of the "Jasmine Revolution," therefore causing censors on the topics of jasmine, even if it referred to the tea or flower. We all think that China is a strong country, but censoring everything tells us that they are the exact opposite.

I think that China is right to block search terms. However, it does restrict a lot and the people might rebel and rise against in a revolution.