Burger flipping robot begins first shift
Flippy, a burger-flipping robot, has begun work at a restaurant in Pasadena, Los Angeles. It is the first of dozens of locations for the system, which is destined to replace […]
Britain’s red carpet for the Saudi ruler is shameless
Guardian: They call diphtheria the “strangling disease”. Parents have to watch helplessly as it slowly clogs the throat and chokes the life out of their children. Thankfully, vaccination has wiped it out in most parts of the world. But not in Yemen. Not this past year. Hundreds of children have been […]
Alzheimer’s researchers win brain prize
Source: BBC News By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Image copyrightSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYImage captionAlzheimer’s disease brain (left) compared to normal (right) Four dementia scientists have shared this year’s 1m […]
Why ‘Happiness Is a Trap,’ According to This Bachelor Producer
Source: Time By JENNIFER CALFAS March 5, 2018 You’re not great, and you’re certainly not as great as you think you are. That’s according to Elan Gale, a producer on ABC’s The […]
Cardinal George Pell Appears in Court Over ‘Historical’ Sexual Abuse
Source: The New York Times By ADAM BAIDAWI and DAMIEN CAVE Photo Cardinal George Pell arrived at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a hearing. Cardinal Pell, the church’s No. 3 official, […]
Hindu woman elected to Pakistan’s senate in historic first
Source: Associated Press By ZARAR KHAN ISLAMABAD (AP) — A woman from Pakistan’s marginalized Hindu minority has been elected to the senate for the first time ever in an election […]
Sikh community demands answers about deadly shooting of gas station owner
Source: MISSISSIPPI NEWS NOW Posted by Symphonie Privett, Anchor/Reporter JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Members of a Jackson Sikh Temple demand answers in the shooting death of 45-year-old Sukhjinder Singh. Singh […]
Greek protesters attack new religious instruction textbooks.
Source: Associated Press ATHENS (AP) — About 2,000 people have marched to the Greek parliament to protest new school books they claim endanger faith in Orthodox Christianity, Greece’s official religion. […]
A rabbi, an imam and a pastor walk onto a stage…
Source: The Economist By H.G. and ERASMUS AFTER nearly 17 years on the road, the Interfaith Amigos are a trio (an imam, a rabbi and a Christian pastor, to be […]
China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts Across the Globe
Source: The New York Times By PAUL MOZUR Photo China is using its status as home to the world’s largest population of internet users to help get what it wants outside […]
Switzerland votes overwhelmingly to keep its public broadcaster
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse Debate focused on media’s role in fostering national unity in a country that has four official languages Swiss federal councillor Doris Leuthard, the head of […]
World’s longest-jailed journalist freed after 19 years as Uzbekistan’s President ends confessions under torture
Source: Independent BY Jane Dalton Human-rights activists are celebrating after the world’s longest-imprisoned journalist was freed after 19 years in jail in Uzbekistan. Yusuf Ruzimuradov was tortured and underwent a bogus trial on […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Detroit gifts Holy Quran & Islamic literature to Milford’s Public Library
“Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is always ready to help, serve and to remove all kind of negativity and misunderstandings about Islam anytime and anywhere“, said Imam Shamshad of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Detroit. Report by Muhammad Ahmad Detriot Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Detroit, Michigan visited the village of Milford. The Village […]
Buddhist group admits sexual abuse by teachers
Source: The Guardian BY Sarah Marsh Shambhala International leaders promise to take action against ‘abhorrent sexual behaviour’ Leaders of Shambhala International admitted to major failures in how it deals with […]
Catholic hierarchy to be confronted over gender inequality
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent “Powerful vested interests” within the Catholic church are being challenged at a conference in Rome on International Women’s Day as calls grow for women to […]
Angela Merkel Looks Set for a Fourth Term, Ending Germany’s Political Deadlock
Source: Time By FRANK JORDANS / AP 8:38 PM EST (BERLIN) — Germany ended months of political uncertainty Sunday when Chancellor Angela Merkel gained the support needed to preserve her governing […]
Membership in Gun Groups Is Spiking After the Florida Shooting
Source: Time By ALANA ABRAMSON Updated: March 2, 2018 4:20 PM ET The National Rifle Association and its allies have found their political influence under fresh scrutiny as gun control advocates push for […]
Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine
Source: BBC News By Dr Charlie Weller Head of Vaccines, Wellcome Trust Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a deadly disease. Lassa […]
China NPC: Economy growth target ‘around 6.5%’ in 2018
Source: BBC News China has set its 2018 economic growth target at “around 6.5%”. The figure, announced at the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress, is in line with the […]
Five Centuries After Reformation, Catholic-Protestant Divide in Western Europe Has Faded
Source: Pew Research Center from August 2017 As Protestants prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the prevailing view among […]