Donald Trump makes top Republican fear environmental future
Source: BBC By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst A leading US Republican says she fears for the future of her seven grandchildren with Donald Trump in the White House. Christine […]
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Turkey nightclub attack: IS says it carried out shooting
Source: BBC So-called Islamic State says it was behind the new year attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. The group said in a statement it was carried […]
Obama’s Farewell Address To Lay A Path Forward Under Trump
Source: Huffington Post By Marina Fang Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell address next week in his adopted hometown of Chicago, just 10 days […]
Muslim Leader of Protests Against Jakarta’s Christian Governor Now Facing Blasphemy Charges
Source: The Gospel Herald By LEAH MARIEANN KLETT In an ironic turn of events, the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) who led the charge against the Christian governor […]
Lucy and Selam’s species climbed trees: Australopithecus afarensis shoulder blades show partially arboreal lifestyle
Source: Science Daily Date:October 25, 2012 Source:California Academy of Sciences Summary:Australopithecus afarensis was an upright walking species, but the question of whether it also spent much of its time in […]
Donald Trump Says ‘No Computer Is Safe’
Source: Time (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — President-elect Donald Trump says that “no computer is safe” when it comes to keeping information private, expressing new skepticism about the security of online […]
More than 1,000 migrants storm border at Spain’s Ceuta
Source: Aljazeera More than 1,000 migrants tried to jump a high double fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Sunday in a violent assault that saw one […]
Uganda’s School for Life: Educating out of Poverty
Source: Aljazeera This film will be available online from January 23, 2017. In the 21st century, for many young people “finding a job” is just not an option. And in […]
Party-goers dump 85 tonnes of rubbish on London’s streets after New Year celebrations
Source: MSN.com By Fiona Simpson A spectacular 85 tonnes of waste and around 15,000 Champagne bottles were cleared from the banks of the Thames after one million revellers gathered to welcome […]
British woman jailed in Iran released from solitary confinement
Source: The Guardian BY Damien Gayle A British-Iranian woman being held in an Iranian prison has been released from solitary confinement, her husband has said. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 37, was sentenced […]
The true meaning of life
Source: BBC By Josh Gabbatiss 2 January 2017 Most of us probably do not need to think too hard to distinguish living things from the “non-living”. A human is alive; […]
India showing the way to the West: Religion or race cannot be used to seek votes in elections
India Supreme Court bans election appeals using religion or caste Source: BBC The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that politicians cannot use religion or caste to seek votes. “Religion has […]
Pope christmas message: Time for weapons to be still
Source: Aljazeera Pope Francis has urged an end to the fighting in Syria as he gave his Christmas address at the Vatican, saying “far too much blood has been spilled” […]
Russia-Linked Malware Found on Vermont Electric Department Laptop
Source: Time (BURLINGTON, Vt.) — Malware code linked to Russian hackers and found on a Vermont electric utility’s computer is further evidence of “predatory” steps taken by that country against […]
Boy with epilepsy finds ‘normal life’ with cannabis oil
Source: Aljazeera Bruno Delgadillo, a young boy in the US state of Florida, suffered as many as 300 epileptic seizures per day but according to his mother a daily intake […]
Microsoft’s Holiday Ad Celebrates The People Who Made 2016 A Better Year For Everyone
Source: Huffington Post Microsoft’s 2016 holiday advertisement celebrates the accomplishments of ordinary people who worked hard to make 2016 a better year for everyone. The global tech company worked with […]
‘We the People’: Five Years of Online Petitions
Source: Pew Research Center BY PAUL HITLIN During President Obama’s first full day in office on Jan. 21, 2009, he issued a statement committing his administration to pursue “an unprecedented […]
Aid flotilla to help Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
Source: Religion News Service By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR/YANGON (Reuters) An aid flotilla carrying food and emergency supplies for Rohingya Muslims will sail from Malaysia for Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State […]
Church of Scientology slams A&E
Source: Religion News Service LOS ANGELES (Variety.com via Reuters) Just days after A&E pulled their Klu Klux Klan docuseries, the Church of Scientology is lashing out at the network for […]
Angela Merkel says Islamist terrorism is biggest test for Germany
Source: RNS BERLIN (Reuters) Islamist terrorism is the biggest test facing Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday in a New Year’s address to the nation, and vowed to introduce […]