Ten Commandments monument to be moved to church property
Source: Associated Press FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico group that erected a monument on city-owned property honoring the Ten Commandments will move it to church property. The city […]
Yemen conflict: UN official warns of world’s biggest famine
Source: BBC News Yemen faces the world’s largest famine in decades “with millions of victims” if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior UN official has warned. Mark Lowcock, the […]
Saudi Arabia Won’t Let Aid Enter Yemen. That Could Cause ‘Catastrophic’ Famine
Source: Time By Casey Quackenbush 11:52 PM EST Saudi Arabia pushed war-ravaged Yemen to the brink of the worst famine the world has seen in decades when it closed the country’s […]
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Old Age’ Anymore
Source: Time By Joseph F. Coughlin November 8, 2017 IDEAS Coughlin is founder and director of MIT’s AgeLab and the author of The Longevity Economy. There are so many older adults in […]
Beware potential signs of pancreatic cancer
Source: BBC News One in three adults might ignore potential symptoms of pancreatic cancer, according to a charity. Stomach ache, indigestion, unexplained weight loss and faeces that float rather than […]
Malaria breath test shows promise
Source: BCC News By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Image copyrightWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY People with malaria give off a distinctive “breath-print” that could be used as a test for the […]
Muslim father ‘ordered’ by judge not to impose Islam on his children
Source: Independent BY Samuel Osborne A Muslim father whose three children are being cared for by a Christian foster family was told by a judge he must not “pressure” them about Islam. […]
A Call for Global Free Trade in Science
Source: Resnick Institute Viewpoint By Jonas C. Peters Director, Resnick Sustainability Institute Science is a global market, one where free trade in the form of hypotheses, results, conclusions, and their […]
Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century
Source: Pew Research Center Concentrated in Europe, Orthodox Christians have declined as a percentage of the global population, but Ethiopian community is highly observant and growing Georrgia, Imereti region, Chiatura […]
Many Central and Eastern Europeans see link between religion and national identity
Source: Pew Research Center BY KATAYOUN KISHI AND KELSEY JO STARR Atheist regimes dominated much of Central and Eastern Europe until the fall of the Iron Curtain and collapse of the Soviet Union […]
President Carter: Lack of Universal Healthcare Should Be a ‘National Scandal’
Source: Time By Gro Harlem Brundtland and Jimmy Carter November 8, 2017 Gro Harlem Brundtland is a former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director-General of the World Health Organisation. Jimmy […]
Chilling tale of Harvey Weinstein’s spies shows Ronan Farrow’s reporting chops — and compassion
Source: The Washington Post By Margaret Sullivan Media Columnist November 7 Over the past several weeks, I’ve heard endless variations of this question: “Why did it take so long for Harvey Weinstein to […]
Claims of sexual harassment at BBC spike after Weinstein scandal
Source: The Guardian By Mark Sweney Corporation says it has received 25 complaints so far this year as bosses encourage staff to come forward Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London. The […]
Can Trumpism Survive Without Donald Trump?
Source: Time By Ryan Teague Beckwith November 8, 2017 In his ads, Ed Gillespie hit all the same notes as Donald Trump. He argued that his Democratic opponent was soft on MS-13, a brutal […]
Stop Using Antibiotics in Healthy Animals, World Health Organization Says
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin November 7, 2017 About 80% of antibiotics worldwide are used in animals, something health experts say is contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, in […]
Louvre Abu Dhabi prepares to unveil itself to the world
Source: Associated Press By JON GAMBRELL ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Stepping into the Louvre Abu Dhabi, one of the first artworks a visitor sees is a two-headed […]
Indonesia’s bid to root out Islamists throws spotlight on universities
Source: Reuters By Ed Davies, Agustinus Beo Da Costa NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – When students at Indonesia’s prestigious Institute of Agricultural Studies swore an oath to support a caliphate in the […]
Indonesian court recognizes native religions in landmark ruling
Source: Reuters By Tom Allard, Jessica Damiana 4 MIN READ JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday affirmed the rights of devotees of faiths outside the country’s officially recognized religions, […]
Is the celibacy of Catholic priests coming to an end?
Source: The Guardian BY Andrew Brown Pope Francis may consider ending the celibacy of the parish clergy, at least if local bishops want him to. That much seems clear from the confused […]
Buddhism Is More ‘Western’ Than You Think
Source: The New York Times By Robert Wright Not long ago I was accused of something I hadn’t realized was a bad thing: clarity. Adam Gopnik, reviewing my book “Why Buddhism […]