Cate Blanchett urges Davos to give refugees more compassion
Actor uses WEF speech to accuse politicians of pandering to populists Graeme Wearden in Davos Tue 23 Jan 2018 The actor Cate Blanchett has condemned the shameful way in which […]
REALITY CHECK: The India that Modi sold at Davos isn’t quite the India we live in
Sssssh. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) Written by Quartz Staff 3 hours ago Quartz india There was a smattering of Sanskrit, a line from Tagore, and the expected hard sell as Narendra Modi […]
Three Muslim Bollywood actors ‘refused to meet’ Israeli PM
Mumbai 2018-01-22 17:36 By Rayana KhalafContributor Source: Twitter/mthakur121 Three Bollywood actors have made the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement proud by reportedly refusing to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his recent trip to India.https://stepfeed.com/these-muslim-bollywood-actors-refused-to-meet-israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-4324 While several stars in the Indian film industry took part in a special gala event featuring Netanyahu and his wife, actors Shah Rukh Khan, […]
Pakistan: Principal shot dead by student for ‘blasphemy’
Source: Reuters By Saad Sayed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani student shot and killed his school principal on Monday, in a dispute over the student skipping classes to attend rallies […]
Mystery of ‘silk king’ Jim Thompson’s disappearance finally solved, filmmakers claim
PUBLISHED : Saturday, 21 October, 2017, Associated Press 0Share 22 Jan 2018 A new documentary is set to stir fresh debate over one of Asia’s most enduring mysteries: what happened […]
Jordan: Reaffirming unwavering conviction
Jan 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah could not be clearer when he told visiting US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday in Amman that Jerusalem must […]
Pence and the two-state solution
Jan 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari In remarks during his talks with King Abdullah, US Vice President Mike Pence said that his country […]
The list of Davos attendees for 2018
Source: Quartz By David Yanofsky January 22, 2018 The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, begins on Jan. 23. While the full roster of attendees was closely guarded […]
What’s World Economic Forum and why does Davos matter?
by David Child Al Jazeera Klaus Schwab created the European Management Forum, which later became the WEF, in 1971 [Markus Schreiber/AP] The four-day 2018 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting begins […]
Algeria: New Trials Shake Ahmadi Minority
More Than 50 Tried in December on Charges Relating to Religion (Beirut) – Algerian authorities have stepped up trials of members of the Ahmadiyya religious minority on charges related to […]
Davos 2018: what you need to know about Switzerland’s biggest business bash
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 18 January 2018 davosbusinesswef File photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will see the rich and famous flying in […]
Trump calls the tune at Davos party
By GIDEON RACHMAN January 22, 2018 The WEF meeting in the Swiss mountain resort and the idea of elite-driven globalisation is much more contested than it was a decade ago(Keystone) When […]
Pope Francis Compares Gossiping Nuns To Terrorists
Source: Huffington Post By Mary Papenfuss He says they’re worse than Shining Path guerrillas. Pope Francis compared gossiping nuns with terrorists during his South American tour stop in Lima on […]
Amazon opens a supermarket with no checkouts
Source: BBC News By Chris Johnston Business reporter, BBC News Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionCustomers enter the store by scanning the Amazon Go app on their smartphone In a move that could revolutionise […]
‘World’s richest 1% get 82% of the wealth’, says Oxfam
Source: BBC News By Katie Hope BBC News, Davos Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES The gap between the super rich and the rest of the world widened last year as wealth continued to […]
Embarrassment makes women avoid smear tests, charity says
Source: BBC news By Katie SilverHealth reporter, BBC News Young women are avoiding getting smear tests because they are embarrassed by the look and smell of their pubic areas, a […]
Persian shallot ‘could help fight TB antibiotic resistance’
Source: BBC News A type of onion could help the fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis, a study has suggested. Researchers believe the antibacterial properties extracted from the […]
India woman fights family over ‘low caste’ husband’s murder
Source: BBC News In March 2016, a 22-year-old man was hacked to death in daylight on a crowded road in southern India for marrying a woman of a higher caste. […]
L’Oreal Paris Makes Historic Hire With Hijab-Wearing Amena Khan In Hair Campaign
Source: Huffington Post By Jenna Amatulli L’Oréal Paris has made tremendous strides toward inclusivity by casting Amena Khan ― a British beauty blogger who wears a hijab ― for its latest […]
Most American Catholic Women Want The Church To Have Female Deacons, Poll Finds
Source: Huffington Post American Catholic women are ready to see female deacons preaching from the pulpit. But it’s not up to them to decide. By Carol Kuruvilla BOSTON GLOBE VIA […]