Canada floods: Montreal declares state of emergency
Source: BBC A state of emergency has been declared in the Canadian city of Montreal due to flooding caused by torrential rains and melting snow. The measure was declared on […]
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7 subtle signs of depression you should not ignore
Source: Independent By Harriet Marsden The rising rates of depression, anxiety and suicide in the UK are extremely worrying. Current health secretary Jeremy Hunt appeared on today’s Andrew Marr Show to discuss […]
Egypt Azhar university head replaced after ‘apostasy’ remarks
Source: The Daily Star CAIRO: The head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar university, one of the world’s leading Islamic seats of learning, has been replaced after labeling a controversial Muslim reformer an […]
HINDU NATIONALISTS ARE PROTECTING COWS OVER PEOPLE IN INDIA
Source: World Religion News VIGILANTES KILL TO PROTECT COWS IN INDIA Hindu nationalists are accused of vigilantism to forcefully promote their distorted Hindu vision of India. The cow, which is […]
THE UNIQUE TRENDS BEING EMBRACED DURING RAMADAN 2017
Source: World Religion News BY ALISON LESLEY Ramadan is celebrated during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and Muslims worldwide fast (Sawm) as a way of celebrating the receiving […]
Christianity’s most important church?
Source: BBC Disaster struck twice over the centuries, causing extensive damage to Jerusalem’s most important church – but restoration has finally been completed. Original Story
France chooses Macron as new president
Source: BBC By Patrick Jackson, Tom Spender, Henri Astier and Roland Hughes Summary France chooses Emmanuel Macron as next president, projections say Emmanuel Macron, 39, is head of centrist party […]
The Case For Drinking Coffee Is Stronger Than Ever
Source: Time BY Alice Park There are few things more more ritualistic—and to many, more sacred—than a morning cup of joe. 64% of Americans drink at least one cup a […]
Venezuelan Women March on Caracas Against ‘Repression’
Source: Time BY Hannah Dreier / AP (CARACAS) — Women banged on pans and some stripped off their white shirts Saturday as they protested Venezuela’s socialist government in an event the […]
French Cybersecurity Agency to Investigate Emmanuel Macron Election Hacking
Source: Time Philippe Sotto, John Leicester, Raphael Satter / AP Updated: May 06, 2017 4:55 PM ET (PARIS) — France’s election campaign commission said Saturday “a significant amount of data” […]
The 25 Suburbs Where Millennials Are Moving
Source: Time David Johnson May 03, 2017 Thousands of millennials are moving to the suburbs of Riverside, Calif., San Antonio, Texas and Orlando, Fla. The burbs of those three metro […]
The Next Big Breakthrough in Drugs May Be How You Take Them
Source: Time By Beth Kowitt The next big breakthrough in medicine may not be what’s in our drugs but instead how they’re delivered to our bodies—advancements that have the potential to […]
‘We don’t want you here’: Muslims fearful as France prepares to vote
Source: The Guardian BY Angelique Chrisafis in Aulnay-sous-Bois Hanane Charrihi, whose mother, Fatima, was the first person killed in the Nice truck attack last year. Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images In […]
Australia’s grand mufti wins defamation case over News Corp articles
Source: The Guardian BY Christopher Knaus Media group consents to judgment as part of settlement with Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, after paper said he had not condemned Paris attacks Australia grand […]
The Future of Jobs and Jobs Training
Source: Pew Research Center As robots, automation and artificial intelligence perform more tasks and there is massive disruption of jobs, experts say a wider array of education and skills-building programs […]
Key findings about U.S. immigrants
Source: Pew Research Center BY GUSTAVO LÓPEZ AND KRISTEN BIALIK8 COMMENTS Immigrants listen to a speech as they wait to become U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles. […]
Stephen Fry faces blasphemy probe after God comments
Source: BBC Police in the Republic of Ireland have launched an investigation after a viewer claimed comments made by Stephen Fry on a TV show were blasphemous. Officers are understood […]
This Is the Pivotal Moment in the Fight Against Climate Change
Source: Time BY Justin Worland Momentum is building in the Trump administration to leave the Paris Agreement on climate change in the coming weeks — which would put the global climate […]
Premiums for People With Pre-Existing Conditions Could Spike Under ACHA
Source: Time Insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions could increase by hundreds of thousands of dollars if the American Health Care Act, which passed the House Thursday, becomes law […]
This Boat Sails Women Into International Waters To Give Abortions
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman WOMEN ON WAVESWomen on Waves boat off the coast of Mexico in April 2017. A tiny nonprofit is bringing major attention to some countries’ […]