Uber halts development of self-driving trucks
Source: BBC News Uber has said it will stop developing self-driving trucks to focus its autonomous technology solely on cars. Uber’s self-driving truck programme started in 2016 with a team […]
Thousands download 3D-printed gun designs
Source: BBC News Blueprints for 3D-printed guns, published online four days early amid last-minute attempts to ban them, have been downloaded thousands of times. The designs were not due to […]
Julie Chen Addresses Husband Les Moonves’ Sexual Misconduct Claims on The Talk
Source: Time By Mahita Gajanan July 30, 2018 Julie Chen, the wife of CBS CEO Les Moonves, briefly addressed accusations of sexual misconduct against her husband on her CBS talk […]
Family of Branson Duck Boat Victims Seeks $100 Million for Deadly Sinking
Source: Time By Katie Reilly Attorneys representing the family of two victims of this month’s deadly duck boat incident near Branson, Missouri have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, seeking $100 […]
Arab Israeli sentenced to jail for ‘incitement’ with poems
By AFP – Aug 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Arab-Israeli poet Dareen Tatour, 36, laughs during an interview with Reuters at her house in Reineh, northern Israel, on September 26, 2017 […]
Muhammad And The Jews: A Re-examination By Barakat Ahmad
Source: Archive.org Read the book in a PDF file: Muhammad- and-the-Jews-a-Re-Examination-by-Barakat-Ahmad_text Barakat Ahmad (died 1988) was a scholar and Indian diplomat. He had a doctorate in Arab history from the American University of Beirut and a doctorate […]
The Shia Spring: Shias in southern Iraq are fed up with the government
Thousands of Iraqis are protesting against shortages of electricity and water Jul 26th 2018 IRAQ’S ruling elite has survived Kurdish separatism and Sunni jihadism. But a challenge from its […]
Alcohol in breast milk may lead to lower cognition in kids, study finds
Source: CNN By Maritza Moulite Children’s exposure to alcohol through breast milk may cause a comparable drop in their cognitive abilities, according to a study published Monday in the journal […]
Australian archbishop accused of abuse cover-up resigns: Vatican
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson, the most senior cleric found guilty of concealing child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, […]
After decades of silence, nuns talk about abuse by priests
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and RODNEY MUHUMUZA VATICAN CITY (AP) — The nun no longer goes to confession regularly, after an Italian priest forced himself on her while […]
Ukrainian president slams Russian church as ‘national security threat’
Source: Yahoo News Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday condemned the influential Russian Orthodox Church, which counts millions of believers, as a threat to national security. The […]
Nicaragua protests: Thousands show support for Catholic Church
Source: BBC News Thousands of anti-government protesters in Nicaragua have taken part in a march to show support for the Roman Catholic Church. The government accuses Catholic bishops of siding […]
Muslim survivors of Indian massacre shaken by citizenship test
Source: Reuters BY Krishna N. Das NELLIE, India (Reuters) – Thirty-six years after losing his parents, sister and a four-year-old daughter in one of India’s worst sectarian massacres, Abdul Suban […]
Jewish teens enlisted to fight anti-Semitism in Germany
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER LUCKAU, Germany (AP) — Sophie Steiert opens a bag of kosher gummy bears and offers them to 20 other German teenagers seated around her […]
11 and Married: Malaysia Spars Over an Age-Old Practice
Source: The New York Times By Hannah Beech GUA MUSANG, Malaysia — Norazila and Ayu were best friends and they shared everything that girls do: sleepovers, selfies, musings about […]
The loudest opponent of Italy’s new anti-migrant policy? The Catholic Church.
Source: The Washington Post By Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli ROME — In a small church in central Italy, a priest told his congregation one recent Sunday morning that the […]
In a break with tradition, Orthodox Jewish women are leading synagogues
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer Taking on positions as clergy in a tradition where women have never been clergy before, they have adopted a variety of titles. Some […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court approves release of 900-page grand jury report about Catholic clergy sex abuse
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that a landmark 900-page grand jury report about child sex abuse by Catholic clergy should be released […]
At Prayer Breakfast, Guests Seek Access to a Different Higher Power
Source: The New York Times By Kenneth P. Vogel and Elizabeth Dias WASHINGTON — With a lineup of prayer meetings, humanitarian forums and religious panels, the National Prayer Breakfast […]
Are first impressions really accurate?
Source: BBC News By Christian Jarrett Fictional stories are replete with villains and heroes with an almost magical ability to discern other people’s characters – think Hannibal Lecter or Sherlock […]