122 Countries Approve First-Ever Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons
Source: Time BY Edith M. Lederer / AP Jul 07, 2017 (UNITED NATIONS) — More than 120 countries approved the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons Friday at a U.N. […]
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The worrying effects of working more and sleeping less
Source: BBC News “Back in the 1940s people were sleeping on average just a little bit over eight hours a night, and now in the modern age we’re down to […]
Battle for Mosul: IS defeat imminent, says state TV
Source: BBC News So-called Islamic State (IS) defences in the Iraqi city of Mosul are collapsing fast and troops expect to take full control in the next few hours, state […]
Young unemployed people are twice as likely to suffer mental ill health
Source: BBC News Tomasz Frymorgen If you are young and unemployed, you’re more than twice as likely to report having poor mental health, a new UCL study has shown. In a […]
Creationist uses Trump order to get permission to take rocks from Grand Canyon
Source: The Guardian By Naaman Zhou Geologist Andrew Snelling sued US Department of the Interior when it initially turned down his plan to prove the Bible’s great flood story is […]
Native Americans say grizzly bear decision violates religion
Source: Associated Press By MATT VOLZ HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Native American tribes, clans and leaders from seven states and Canada say the U.S. government’s recent decision to lift protections […]
Trump, in Poland, Asks if West Has the ‘Will to Survive’
Source: The New York Times By GLENN THRUSH and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS WARSAW — President Trump said on Thursday that Western civilization was at risk of decline, bringing a message about “radical Islamic […]
Philippines police push for Muslim ID cards as counter-terrorism measure
Source: The Guardian Authorities in Central Luzon call for policy after Muslims blamed for failing to prevent Islamist conflict in the south Muslims have been accused by Philippines leader Rodrigo […]
UNHCR chief urges Myanmar to grant Rohingya citizenship
Source: Reuters By Donna Airoldi | BANGKOK The head of the U.N. refugee agency urged Myanmar on Friday to grant citizenship to the Rohingya, a stateless Muslim minority in the Asian country where […]
Mennonite Church to divest in protest of Israeli policies
Source: Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Mennonite Church USA voted Thursday to sell its holdings in companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, the latest […]
Oral sex spreading unstoppable bacteria
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhoea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread, […]
Cyprus talks end without a peace and reunification deal
Source: BBC News The latest talks aimed at reunifying Cyprus have ended without a deal. The Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities have been split since conflict erupted in 1974. A UN […]
Tesla to build world’s largest lithium ion battery in Australia
Source: BBC News An Australian state will install the world’s largest lithium ion battery in a “historic” deal with electric car firm Tesla and energy company Neoen. The battery will […]
Why We Need A Muslim Women’s Day
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla MUSLIM GIRL VIA GETTY IMAGESMarch 27 is Muslim Women’s Day. Faced with an increasingly hostile climate of Islamophobia, Muslim women have remained strong, fierce, and […]
Linda Sarsour Said ‘Jihad’ In A Speech And Conservatives Freaked Out
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Conservative news sites are targeting activist Linda Sarsour again, this time for using the word “jihad” in a speech to a mainly Muslim audience. Speaking […]
This STD is becoming ‘smarter’ and harder to treat
Source: CNN By Nicole Chavez (CNN) Gonorrhea is becoming harder and in some cases impossible to treat with antibiotics, the World Health Organization said. “The bacteria that cause gonorrhea are […]
The health benefits of orange
Source: BBC Food By Nicola Shubrook Oranges are bursting with vitamins and minerals but can they really ward off colds? We take a closer look at how these citrus fruits can aid […]
Purged: The officers who cannot go home to Turkey
Source: BBC News Last July, a botched military coup led to fighting on the streets of Ankara and Istanbul. Quickly peace was restored, the perpetrators were arrested – and a […]
Is it safe to reuse your water bottle?
Source: BBC News When the weather’s hot, it’s important to carry a water bottle with you. But is it hygienic to reuse your plastic water bottle? The BBC’s Jan Bruck […]
France set to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040
Source: BBC News France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a “revolution”. Nicolas […]