Brexit: German minister sees model for Turkey and Ukraine
Source: BBC News A “smart” Brexit deal could serve as a model for the EU’s future relations with other non-EU states, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel says. Turkey and Ukraine […]
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Tunisia bans UAE Emirates airline from landing in Tunis
Source: BBC News Tunisia has banned Emirates airline from landing in the capital Tunis after a number of Tunisian women were prevented from boarding its flights. The move comes amid […]
Chinese firm clones gene-edited dog in bid to treat cardiovascular disease
Source: CNN By Serenitie Wang, Matt Rivers and Shunhe Wang, CNN Beijing (CNN)With his black, brown and white fur, Longlong looks like most beagles. But the puppy has been sick with a blood-clotting […]
Urbi et Orbi: Pope calls for peace for Jerusalem
Source: BBC News Media caption: Pope Francis urged people to “see Jesus” in the oppressed Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for “peace for Jerusalem” and […]
Stars who won a Golden Globe, Oscar and SAG Award for the same performance
Source: MSN BY Megan Riedlinger Jack Nicholson happens to be the most-nominated man in Academy Awards history, with 12 nods and three wins under his belt. But in 1998, Jack set […]
How the Queen – the ‘last Christian monarch’ – has made faith her message
Source: The Guardian Over the 65 years of her annual Christmas broadcast, the Queen has begun to take a deliberate turn towards religion The Queen in the Regency Room at […]
Christmas in India tarnished by ‘climate of hate’
Source: Aljazeera By Zeenat Saberin 6 hours ago Participants wearing Santa Claus caps perform during a Christmas parade in Ahmedabad, India [Amit Dave/Reuters]There is a sense of unease leading up […]
Why are British Muslim marriages unprotected by law?
Source: Aljazeera By Aina Khan 10 hours ago London, England – When Maureen wed her husband Rashid in a Muslim ceremony in 1973 in Bradford, she knew that should the relationship fall […]
North Korea: New UN sanctions an act of war
Source: BBC News North Korea has described the latest UN sanctions imposed on the country as an “act of war”. A foreign ministry statement said the measures were tantamount to […]
The Real Problem With Apple Slowing Down Older iPhones
Source: Time By LISA EADICICCO December 22, 2017 If you’ve ever thought your old iPhone was feeling sluggish, you’re not alone. And you’re not imagining it: Apple has confirmed to multiple media outlets that it slows […]
U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Apologizes After Bizarre ‘Fake News’ Exchange
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME December 23, 2017 The new U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands is apologizing after a bizarre exchange with a Dutch reporter went viral in both countries. When […]
Birth Control for Men? Researchers Will Test a Hormone Gel in 2018
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN December 22, 2017 TIME Health A new kind of male birth control may be on the horizon. The largest clinical trial to date on hormonal […]
Just 10 Minutes of Exercise Can Help Your Brain
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN Just 10 minutes of physical activity can increase brainpower for a short time afterward, according to a new study published in Neuropsychologia. The finding may be important for […]
President Trump Just Signed the $1.5 Trillion Tax Overhaul Bill Into Law
Source: Time WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law Friday, using his last moments in the White House before flying to Florida for the […]
A new era in fighting disease
Source: BBC News By Melissa Hogenboom Our quest to understand how our genes work started in earnest in the mid-19th Century when a biologist and monk called Gregor Mendel came […]
Bitcoin volatility sees trades suspended on certain exchanges
Source: BBC News Bitcoin plunged on Friday, extending a fall that saw the crypto-currency lose more than a third of its value from a record of nearly $20,000 (£15,000). The […]
Despite Haley threat, UN votes to condemn Trump’s Jerusalem decision
Source: CNN By Nicole Gaouette The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel despite threats from the US to pull […]
‘We will remember this’: US slams UN Jerusalem vote – video
Source: The Guardian The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, speaks at an emergency session of the general assembly ahead of a vote criticising Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem […]
Opioid Crisis Could Be Biggest Hit To U.S. Life Expectancy In A Century, CDC Say
Source: Huffington Post By Nick Wing The average American life expectancy ticked downward for the second straight year in 2016, on the back of surging drug overdose deaths, according to […]
Anti-Israel protests in Berlin, by immigrants, dismay German officials
Source: The Washington Post By Rick Noack and Luisa Beck December 20 at 4:49 PM BERLIN — Protests against Israel, sparked by President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as its capital, are once again forcing […]