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Michelle Harven

The World Intern

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Michelle Harven was an intern at The World in 2014.

I was an intern for The World in 2014.I work as a reporter for EdTech Times where I write about all things concerning education and technology -- and I love it. In 2011, I received a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from Temple University where I continued indulging in my love for dusty books. In my two years off from school I wrote about the restaurant industry in Philadelphia, and wrote grants for a preservation society.I am an avid podcast listener, live to learn, and enjoy a good story above all else.

Fruit bats are seen for sale at a food market in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

As the Ebola crisis rages, West African villagers are warned away from fruit bats

Development

Scientists are warning West African villagers to stop hunting bush meat and to stay away from fruit bats as they circle in a possible animal source for the latest Ebola outbreak. The Ebola virus lives in fruit bats, scientists believe, and is threatening communities who are already facing the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.Scientists are warning West African villagers to stop hunting bush meat and to stay away from fruit bats as they circle in a possible animal source for the latest Ebola outbreak. The Ebola virus lives in fruit bats, scientists believe, and is threatening communities who are already facing the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.

Conservationists are trying to protect the ocean waters around Palau, a small island nation in the South Pacific due east of the Philippines. The waters are recognized as one of the seven underwater wonders of the world, with more than 1,300 species of fi

Conservationists are working to create more national parks at sea

Environment
Residents along the border in Texas' Rio Grande Valley express their sentiments on properties up and down the Rio Grande River.

For some Texans on the border, more walls and patrols won’t solve the immigration crisis

Justice
U.S. actor George Clooney smiles as he arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of "Gravity" at the 70th Venice Film Festival in Venice August 28, 2013. Clooney and Sandra Bullock star in Alfonso Cuaron movie "Gravity" which debuts at the festival.

George Clooney turns the tables on the British tabloid The Daily Mail

Arts, Culture & Media
German soccer fans celebrate after watching a broadcast of the 2014 World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Germany at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, July 8, 2014.

Even Germans are stunned by their historic win over Brazil

Sports
A man attends an Europe-wide protest of licensed taxi drivers against ride hailing apps, like Uber, they fear will allow unregulated, private drivers into the market, in front of the Olympic stadium in Berlin, June 11, 2014.

Taxi drivers across Europe create gridlock over Uber app

Business, Economics and Jobs

Commuters faced traffic chaos in London, Berlin, Paris and Madrid Wednesday as taxi drivers staged protests against controversial US ride-sharing app Uber.

A man attends an Europe-wide protest of licensed taxi drivers against ride hailing apps, like Uber, they fear will allow unregulated, private drivers into the market, in front of the Olympic stadium in Berlin, June 11, 2014.

Taxi drivers across Europe create gridlock over Uber app

Business, Economics and Jobs

Commuters faced traffic chaos in London, Berlin, Paris and Madrid Wednesday as taxi drivers staged protests against controversial US ride-sharing app Uber.

Pablo Escobar may be long gone, but his hippos are still a big problem for Colombia

Environment

Pablo Escobar was many things, a Colombian drug lord, a politician and, more surprisingly, a zoo keeper. Most of his menagerie has been “rehomed” — but the hippos remain. And that’s a problem.Pablo Escobar was many things, a Colombian drug lord, a politician and, more surprisingly, a zoo keeper. Most of his menagerie has been “rehomed” — but the hippos remain. And that’s a problem.