Happiness Isn’t a Feeling — It’s a Skill That Can Be Learned
Source: PopSugar By NATALY KOGAN For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn’t happy because I “just wasn’t wired that way.” At 13 years old, I […]
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Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad sworn in after shock comeback victory
Source: BBC News Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionDr Mahathir has indicated he may only serve two years Mahathir Mohamad has been sworn in as prime minister of Malaysia after his shock election […]
Cocaine breathalyser ‘one step closer’
Source: BBC News Researchers in the US say they have developed a low-cost chip that can detect cocaine in minutes. The team hopes it will lead to the development of […]
Can Beto O’Rourke Turn Texas Blue?
Source: Time By NASH JENKINS / LAREDO May 8, 2018 Something is happening here in south Texas. On a hot May afternoon, dozens of people have assembled in a border-town beer […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad Will Become the World’s Oldest Leader After a Shock Election Win
Source: Time By LAIGNEE BARRON / LANGKAWI Updated: May 10, 2018 12:45 AM ET In a stunning election upset, Malaysia’s 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad has defeated his one-time protégé, the incumbent Najib […]
Potential new cure found for baldness
Source: BBC News By Ian Westbrook Health reporter, BBC News A potential new cure for baldness has been discovered using a drug originally intended to treat osteoporosis. Researchers found the […]
Trump’s Pick For CIA Director Won’t Say Torture Program Was Morally Wrong
Source: Huffington Post Gina Haspel pledged not to revive the spy agency’s interrogation operation — but she wouldn’t condemn it. By Jessica Schulberg and Igor Bobic WASHINGTON — Gina […]
The number of refugees admitted to the U.S. has fallen, especially among Muslims
Source: Pew Research Center BY PHILLIP CONNOR AND JENS MANUEL KROGSTAD Syrian refugee Baraa Haj Khalaf receives a kiss from her mother, Fattoum Haj Khalaf, in February 2017 shortly after the family had […]
Blacks more likely than others in U.S. to read the Bible regularly, see it as God’s word
Source: Pew Research Center BY JEFF DIAMANT (Stephen Morton/Getty Images) This is one of an occasional series of posts on black Americans […]
As teenagers die, Zimbabwean lawmakers call for abortion reform
Source: Reuters BY Marko Phiri BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When her 15-year-old daughter fell pregnant last year, Irene Ndlovu secretly arranged for an abortion before the pregnancy became […]
How Nigeria’s cattle war is fuelling religious tension
Source: BBC News A long-running conflict between cattle herders and farmers in central Nigeria is increasingly assuming a religious dimension, writes the BBC’s Mayeni Jones after visiting Benue state. Sebastian Nyamgba is a tall, wiry farmer with sharp cheekbones and piercing eyes. He guides me to a small bungalow adjacent […]
Kenyan Islamic leaders speak out against female genital mutilation
Source: RNS By Fredrick Nzwili | 23 hours ago Kenyan Muslim leaders participate in a recent news conference in Nairobi, Kenya, to correct a misconception that Islam supports female genital mutilation. RNS photo by Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Kenyan Islamic leaders are lending support to a national campaign to end female […]
Muslim minority communities meet in UAE to talk challenges
Source: Associated Press By AYA BATRAWY and FAY ABUELGASIM ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates hosted the start of a two-day forum on Tuesday for […]
Abide in Darkness: China’s War on Religion Stalls Vatican Deal
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Eva Dou in Beijing and Francis X. Rocca in Rome May 9, 2018 5:34 a.m. ET A landmark agreement aimed at healing a nearly 70-year rift between Beijing […]
Google bans abortion poll ads in Ireland
Source: BBC News Google will ban all advertisements relating to Republic of Ireland’s forthcoming referendum on abortion, which takes place on 25 May. On Tuesday, Facebook started to block ads […]
Mormon church to cut ties with Boy Scouts and start its own gospel-driven youth program
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Paighten Harkins The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is ending its more than century-old relationship with the Boy Scouts of America and will create new youth programs for its members. The church announced Tuesday evening that it will sever ties with the […]
The Silicon Valley of the Middle Ages
Source: BBC News By Madhvi Ramani 8 May 2018 The German city of Mainz lies on the banks of the River Rhine. It is most notable for its wine, its […]
How President Trump’s Iran Deal Decision Could Backfire
Source: Time By IAN BREMMER May 8, 2018 President Donald Trump has fulfilled his promise to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. For a man about to stare down Kim Jong Un over a […]
President Trump Pulls U.S. Out of ‘Defective’ Iran Nuclear Deal
Source: Time By TESSA BERENSON Updated: May 8, 2018 3:52 PM ET President Donald Trump announced he will reinstate “the highest level of economic sanctions” that were waived as part of the Iran […]
How Social Media Is Hurting Your Memory
Source: Time By ANDREW GREGORY Each day, hundreds of millions of people document and share their experiences on social media, from packed parties to the most intimate family moments. Social platforms […]