Amir Khan to fight Phil lo Greco in Liverpool – first bout since 2016
Source: BBC News Britain’s Amir Khan will fight Canadian Phil lo Greco at the Liverpool Echo Arena on 21 April in his first bout for almost two years. Khan, 31, […]
India issues 7.5% growth forecast
Source: BBC News India’s growth rate is set to rise over the coming year after a slowdown, according to a government forecast. It predicts that economic growth in 2017-18 will […]
Israel and Poland Have Agreed to Talks Over a Controversial Holocaust ‘Blame’ Bill
Source: Time By JOSEF FEDERMAN / AP 3:03 AM EST (JERUSALEM) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday night that Israel and Poland have agreed to hold talks seeking to resolve […]
The Judge in Larry Nassar’s Case Honored Criminal Justice — and Victims
Source: Time By AREVA MARTIN January 26, 2018 IDEAS Areva Martin is TIME’s Sexist Laws Explained columnist. She is an attorney, advocate, television host, legal and social issues commentator and author. There’s something […]
At Least 103 Dead in Ambulance Suicide Attack in Kabul
Source: Time By RAHIM FAIEZ / AP Updated: January 27, 2018 11:38 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan authorities have raised the dead toll from Saturday’s suicide bombing in Kabul to […]
Quebec community rallies for mosque attack hero: ‘He sacrificed his legs for us’
Source: The Guardian BY Ashifa Kassam in Toronto When gunfire erupted in his mosque in Quebec City, Aymen Derbali’s instincts took over. The 41-year-old locked eyes with the shooter, inching slowly towards him through […]
Dead Sea scroll deciphered to reveal ancient calendar
Source: The Guardian BY Alison Flood One of the last remaining Dead Sea scrolls has been deciphered by researchers at the University of Haifa, with the ancient fragment revealing that its […]
‘Praise the lord and pass the rattlesnakes’: the pastor killed by the viper he preached with
Source: The Guardian By Sean O’Hagan Pastor Mack Wolford had many ways of getting the faithful all fired up. He would drive from town to town, preaching, singing, speaking in tongues […]
‘My Worst Nightmare.’ 8-Year-Old Boy Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Falling From Bike
Source: Time By LISA MARIE SEGARRA An 8-year-old boy died after a fall off his bicycle led him to contract a flesh eating disease. Doctors said they believe Liam contracted the case […]
One cigarette a day ‘increases heart disease and stroke risk’
Source: BBC News By Alex Therrien Health reporter, BBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Smokers need to quit cigarettes rather than cut back on them to significantly lower their risk of […]
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal released
Source: BBC News Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been released after months at Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, his family say. He, and several other billionaires and princes, were originally detained as part of the kingdom’s crackdown on corruption. Just hours before he was freed, Prince Alwaleed gave reporters a tour of […]
‘Gluten-free water’ and other absurd labelling trends
Source: BBC News By Brandon McFadden, University of Florida From The Conversation27 January 2018 The food labelling craze coupled with banner headlines about the dangers of gluten, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and hormones are leading to increasingly […]
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies in Sweden at 91
Source: BBC News The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced. Mr Kamprad – who pioneered flat-pack […]
77% of American converts to Islam were previously Christian. Why did they make the change?
Source: Pew Research Center BY BESHEER MOHAMED AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC Among those who have converted to Islam, a majority come from a Christian background. In fact, about half of […]
Gambia: Supreme Islamic Council Objects To PURA’s Granting OF TV License To The Ahmadiyya Jamaat
The letter came following an advertisement on local newspapers on the subject of an application for TV license by the Ahmadiyya Jamaat. It highlighted that the TV could be used […]
Billy Graham’s granddaughter: My president doesn’t have to be a Christian
Billy Graham’s granddaughter Jerushah Armfield speaks with CNN’s Jim Sciutto about President Donald Trump’s alleged affair with a porn star and her evangelical family’s response to his behavior.
Three Indian CEO’s dine with US President
0 SHARES Fhttp://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/three-indian-origin-ceos-dine-with-trump-in-davos/534512.htmlacebookTwitterGoogle+EmailPrint Donald Trump. AFP file Washington, January 26 Three Indian-origin CEOs attended a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump in Davos with top European executives to highlight investment opportunities in the country.Trump, in all, had invited 15 top European CEOs for dinner in Davos on the sidelines […]
The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy
Source: Ted Talks Amar Inamdar at TEDGlobal 2017 There’s an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa — off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional […]
Ireland ends nearly century-old ban on alcohol sales on Good Friday
Source: Reuters DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s parliament agreed on Thursday to end the state’s prohibition of alcohol sales on the Christian holiday of Good Friday, saying society had changed significantly […]
Majority in Ireland ‘would vote in favour of relaxing abortion laws’
Source: The Guardian By Henry McDonald Ireland correspondent A clear majority of Irish people would vote in favour of liberalising abortion laws and allowing terminations on request up to 12 weeks, […]