Earth, etc.

Just a girl pondering global disparities.

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

- One of the world's best loved scientists, Stephen Hawking https://t.co/G53z7w97oe

More: https://t.co/xDjv0LB2n4

[Emma Watson @EmmaWatson]

I stand with women across every industry to say #TIMESUP on abuse, harassment, marginalization and underrepresentation. Join me! Sign the statement of solidarity & donate to the @TIMESUPNW Legal Defense Fund: https://t.co/tp9YDjZ0qw

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Happy New Year!

From Sydney to New York, Pyongyang to London - this is how the world welcomed #2018

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Not that anybody’s asked, but New Years Day on the Gregorian Calendar is a cosmically arbitrary event, carrying no Astronomical significance at all.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

What is people-centred care? And why does it matter?
Our video explains! https://t.co/of1H16X3pR #HealthForAll

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

According to a study by @WHO, 5 million Indian children were suffering from hearing and speech impairment in 2016. https://t.co/Lgs9dE9BVw

[CBC News Alerts @CBCAlerts]

RCMP says a plane with 22 passengers and 3 crew crashed shortly after take-off from Fond du Lac in northern Saskatchewan; multiple injuries reported

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Democrat Doug Jones projected to win US Senate seat in Alabama, defeating Donald Trump-backed Roy Moore after a bitter campaign

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Should your faith in God cost you money?

Why South Africa will soon regulate all places of worship:

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

On #HumanRightsDay our message is clear:

HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT
HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT
HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT
HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT
HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT
HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT

#StandUp4HumanRights, stand up for #HealthForAll!
https://t.co/0xs5xwkoTg

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

This is the scene in Paris where thousands have turned out to pay tribute to rock star Johnny Hallyday
#HommageAJohnny
https://t.co/XYeKY5JlmY

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

LIVE: Our exclusive interview with @BeaFihn from @nuclearban. What Qs do you have about nuclear weapons today? #AJN… https://t.co/V4AJ9QzIFV

[CBC News Alerts @CBCAlerts]

BREAKING: New York police say they are responding to reports of an explosion at one of Manhattan's largest transit hubs. Police tweet: 'The A, C and E line are being evacuated.'

[Fox News @FoxNews]

.@jessebwatters on @POTUS's Mexico border wall plans: "When someone is killed w/ a gun, the left wants gun control, but when a border patrol agent is killed, you'd think that they'd want border control." #TheFive

[CBC News Alerts @CBCAlerts]

TransCanada says its oil emergency response procedures were activated as the Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 795,000 litres in Amherst, South Dakota.

[China Xinhua News @XHNews]

#XiJinping the reformer, CPC core, world leader, the man who gets things done… Here's everything you need to know about the leader who is guiding China into a new era https://t.co/SOnrqjGbZG

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

How should governments deal with Islamic State fighters who return home to Europe?

[CBC News Alerts @CBCAlerts]

Queen Elizabeth and husband Prince Philip are holding a small family get-together today to mark their 70th (platinum) wedding anniversary. Here is one of the official photos by Matt Holyoak.

[CBC News Alerts @CBCAlerts]

Canada and U.K. form alliance to phase out coal to combat climate change. https://t.co/DfBHd8vbsx

[United Nations @UN]

With support from @WHO & partners, Bangladesh steps up vaccination for new Rohingya arrivals as measles cases rise https://t.co/aTjjzNeEK8 https://t.co/8oY8gaucs4