Saudi Arabia to Lift Ban on Movie Theaters After 35 Years
Source: Time By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI AND AYA BATRAWY/ AP 10:30 AM EST (RIYADH) — Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will allow movie theaters to open in the conservative kingdom next […]
Author Archives
rabyam
Huntington’s breakthrough may stop disease
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News Image copyrightJAMES GALLAGHERImage captionPeter has Huntington’s disease and his siblings Sandy and Frank also have the gene The […]
New York Port Authority attack: Man held after Manhattan blast
Source: BBC News A man is being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City’s main bus terminal, officials say. “Terrorists won’t win,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said […]
Wildfires Are The ‘New Reality’ For California, Gov. Brown Warns
Source: Huffington Post By Nina Golgowski California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) toured some of the destruction left by unrelenting wildfires across his state on Saturday and warned that climate change is creating […]
Inside The Voucher Schools That Teach L. Ron Hubbard, But Say They’re Not Scientologist
Source: Huffington Post By Rebecca Klein CLEARWATER, Fla. ― It was a weekday afternoon here in early December, and a gaggle of kids outside of Clearwater Academy International were playing with […]
Harassment survey: ‘I’m a waitress but I feel like a sex worker’
Source: BBC News Nilufer Guler is a waitress, but says she feels more like a sex worker at times. On the second day in a new job, a table of […]
Google’s ‘superhuman’ DeepMind AI claims chess crown
Source: BBC News Google says its AlphaGo Zero artificial intelligence program has triumphed at chess against world-leading specialist software within hours of teaching itself the game from scratch. The firm’s […]
German law takes initiative in countering hate speech on social media
Source: Religion New Service By Tom Heneghan | December 8, 2017 PARIS (RNS) The internet has been called “the world’s biggest sewer,” where hate speech and fake news are polluting a global source […]
British Pastors, Politicians Want To Stop U.S. Evangelist From Preaching In Their Town
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla ALLISON SHELLEY / REUTERS Franklin Graham (shown here at a rally in Haiti in 2011) is planning to attend an evangelistic event in Blackpool, England, in September […]
Anti-Muslim train attack leaves Canadians wondering: why did just one man help?
Source: The Guardian BY Ashifa Kassam in Toronto After a 46-year-old man was charged with assaulting a Muslim teenager on a busy commuter train in Vancouver, Canadians are asking why just one […]
Nobel Laureate: As Long as Atomic Bombs Exist, Disaster Is Inevitable
Source: Time By DAVID KEYTON / AP December 9, 2017 (OSLO) — As long as atomic bombs exist, a disaster is inevitable, the head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear […]
Obama: Protect Democracy or Risk Following Path of Nazi Germany
Source : Time By ASSOCIATED PRESS December 9, 2017 (CHICAGO) — Former President Barack Obama says Americans must be vigilant in their defense of democracy or risk following the path of […]
Blood Test May Help Predict Which Breast Cancers Will Recur
Source: Time By MARILYNN MARCHIONE / AP December 8, 2017 TIME Health A blood test five years after breast cancer treatment helped identify some women who were more likely to relapse, […]
Ancient Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years Discovered in Egypt’s Luxor
Source: Time By NARIMAN EL-MOFTY / AP December 9, 2017 (LUXOR, Egypt) — Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of two small ancient tombs in the southern city Luxor dating back […]
Honda has built four little robots to help humanity
Source: BBC News Honda has revealed four little robots that want to make people’s lives just that little bit better. And considering the 2017 we’ve had, this is welcome news. Especially […]
Brexit: May’s EU deal not binding, says David Davis
Source: BBC News The UK’s Brexit negotiator David Davis has described the deal struck by Theresa May to move to the next phase of talks as a “statement of intent”. […]
Pakistan has lost more lives and troops to terrorism than any other country: Pentagon
Source: Dawn News Acknowledging Pakistan’s fight against terrorism, the Pentagon said that the country has lost more lives and troops to terrorism than any other country. Addressing a press conference on […]
Pope Francis Suggests Changing The Words To The ‘Lord’s Prayer’
Source: NPR BY LAUREL WAMSLEY Pope Francis isn’t pleased with the words to the Lord’s Prayer — specifically, the part about temptation. In an interview with an Italian TV network, the pontiff said […]
Congress Reached a Tipping Point on Sexual Harassment This Week
Source: Time By MAYA RHODAN December 8, 2017 The national conversation on sexual harassment and assault reached a tipping point on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers began facing serious consequences […]
Argentina’s Fernandez charged with treason, arrest sought
Source: Reuters Caroline Stauffer, Jorge Otaola 5 MIN READ BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for […]