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 […]
Trump’s New Ambassador Finally Tells Dutch He Was Wrong About Muslim ‘No-Go’ Zones
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to the Netherlands, Peter Hoekstra, has finally admitted that his 2015 comments claiming there were “no go” violent zones in […]
As Trump heads to Davos, survey points to rising risk of war
Noah Barkinr BERLIN (Reuters) – The risk of political and economic confrontations between major powers, including outright military conflicts, has risen sharply, according to a survey released by the […]
WEF Davos 2018
Visit https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/in-depth/wef-2018 for all updates on the World Economic Forum’s Davos meeting 2018 The biggest names from politics, business and civil society descend on Davos for the 48th WEF annual […]
News from Lebanon: Syria conflict: 15 refugees found frozen to death
20 January 2018 Fifteen Syrian refugees – some of them children – have been found frozen to death while trying to cross the mountainous border into Lebanon. Thirteen bodies were […]
Saudi-led coalition announces $1.5 billion in new aid for war-torn Yemen
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP RIYADH In this Aug. 25, 2017 file photo, people inspect the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo) A […]
Turkish forces push into Syria, clash with Kurdish militia
By Reuters – Jan 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish armoured vehicles move towards Hassa district of Hatay, Turkey, as part of the ‘Operation Olive Branch’ on Sunday (Anadolu Agency photo) […]
View from Jordan: Ominous signs in Syria’s Afrin
Jan 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Turkey’s military intervention in the northern Syrian city of Afrin under the code name “Olive Branch” will certainly complicate the already complicated conflict in Syria. Ankara has been threatening all along to strike at the so-called Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) deployed along its southern border with […]
Angelina Jolie gene testing for all?
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent, BBC News Testing all women for the “Angelina Jolie gene”, even if not considered at risk, would prevent cancers, save lives […]
New office will help medical providers deny treatment on religious grounds
Source: The Guardian BY Jessica Glenza in New York The Trump administration is creating an office to protect the religious rights of medical providers, including those who may oppose abortion or transgender rights, in […]
Pakistani humanist denied UK asylum after failing to identify Plato
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Man who renounced Islam says he has received death threats from family members in Pakistan A Pakistani man who renounced his Muslim faith and […]
East London primary school backs down over hijab ban
Source: The Guardian Richard Adams Education editor Chair of governors at St Stephen’s primary school in Newham resigns following complaints from parents. A primary school that controversially banned pupils from wearing […]