Are digital drugs the future of medication?
Source: BBC News A drug with the potential to revolutionise medication has been approved in the US. The ‘smart’ pill can communicate with doctors and share information about treatments. In […]
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Muscle loss in old age linked to fewer nerve signals
Source: BBC News Researchers say they may have worked out why there is a natural loss of muscle in the legs as people age – and that it is due […]
5 Things About the Samsung Galaxy S9 I Like Better Than Apple’s iPhone X
Source: Time By LISA EADICICCO March 9, 2018 Samsung’s latest pair of iPhone rivals, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, hit stores on March 16. And this year it’s all about the […]
London mayor Sadiq Khan warns big tech on hate speech
Source: BBC News By Dave Lee North America technology reporter Stricter regulation, including large fines, is one option to force technology companies to take the issue of hate speech more […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Rise of Flat-Earthers Is Result of Failed Educational System
Source: Time By LISA MARIE SEGARRA March 10, 2018 In a new video on his StarTalk YouTube channel, Neil deGrasse Tyson took on Flat Earthers — those who believe the Earth is flat […]
Brain donation urged by Cardiff dementia research centre
Source: BBC News By Natalie Crockett BBC News Older people in Wales are being urged to think about donating their brains after they die to help scientists researching dementia. Researchers at […]
ACLU Lawsuit Accuses Trump Administration of Breaking Up Immigrant Families
Source: Time By NOMAAN MERCHANT / AP March 9, 2018 (HOUSTON) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Friday accusing the U.S. government of broadly separating immigrant families […]
Buddhist mobs sweep through Sri Lanka’s Muslim neighborhoods
Source: Religion News Service By Bharatha Mallawarachi | March 8, 2018 Mohamed Ramzeen makes a call from his mobile standing in his vandalized small restaurant in Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 8, 2018. […]
Nursing home forced employee to get a flu shot despite her religious objections, Justice Department suit says
Source: The Washington Post By Marwa Eltagouri March 8 Email the author A nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta on Feb. 7. (AP) Barnell Williams didn’t want a […]
Muslim group calls for probe of video reportedly showing North Dakota militia shooting at fake mosque
Source: WEST FARGO PIONEER By Ryan Johnson MINNEAPOLIS – A Muslim civil rights group is calling for an investigation into a video that it says showed North Dakota militia members shooting at […]
Anti-Muslim Extremists Retweeted by Trump Are Convicted of Hate Crimes
Source: The New York Times By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA LONDON — The leaders of an anti-Muslim extremist group in Britain have been found guilty of hate crimes and sentenced to prison, months […]
Suicide bomb kills at least seven at Shi’ite gathering in Kabul
Source: Reuters BY Hamid Shalizi, Mohammad Aziz 3 MIN READ KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing at least seven people in […]
Calm returning to Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka
Source: Associated Press By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI KANDY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Calm was beginning to return to violence-hit Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka’s Kandy region on Friday, with many shops […]
In Sri Lanka, Facebook Contends With Shutdown After Mob Violence
Source: The New York Times By VINDU GOEL, HARI KUMAR and SHEERA FRENKEL MUMBAI — In many countries, Facebook is contending with a darkening reputation as a vehicle for disinformation and false news. The most recent […]
Pakistani court allows Islamist party to enter elections
Source: Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has ordered the country’s elections oversight body to register an Islamist party backed by a radical cleric who carries a U.S. […]
Women in Iran are pulling off their headscarves — and hoping for a ‘turning point’
Source: The Washington Post By Erin Cunningham March 8 ISTANBUL — Iranian women have been raising a new challenge to their Islamic government, breaking one of its most fundamental rules by pulling off […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block Jerusalem road in draft protest
Source: Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked the main entrance to Jerusalem on Thursday, bringing traffic to a grinding halt during the evening commute to protest […]
The Women’s March Has a Farrakhan Problem
Source: The Atlantic BY JOHN-PAUL PAGANO A year ago, the Women’s March punctuated Trump’s inauguration with what was likely the largest single-day mass demonstration in American history. Today, it finds itself embroiled in an […]
How exercise in old age prevents the immune system from declining
Source: BBC News By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent Doing lots of exercise in older age can prevent the immune system from declining and protect people against infections, scientists say. They followed 125 […]
120 Women Who Changed Our World
Source: MSN News BY Kara Lad MALALA YOUSAFZAI 1997-ACTIVIST Malala is a fearless humans rights activist and proponent of female education. She was shot by a Taliban gunman at just […]