Body clock scientists win Nobel Prize
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science reporter, BBC News website Three scientists who unravelled how our bodies tell time have won the 2017 Nobel Prize for physiology or […]
Nobel Prize In Medicine Is Awarded To 3 Americans For Work On Circadian Rhythm
Twitter YouTube, NPR.ORG Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young are the joint winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, winning for their discoveries about how internal clocks and biological rhythms govern human life. The three Americans won “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling […]
58 Killed and 500+ Injured by a shooter, Stephen Paddock, in Las Vegas
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN What we know: What’s happened: At least 20 people were killed […]
Thailand says closely watching Myanmar crisis, ready to provide aid
Reuters International This content was published on October 1, 2017 FILE PHOTO: People displaced by violence walk in the banks of Mayu river with their belongings while moving to another village, in Buthidaung in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo (reuters_tickers) BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s […]
International coffee day Most cups of coffee contain a drop of Switzerland
By Olivier Pauchard This content was published on October 1, 2017 Employees test the quality of Nescafé instant coffee at the Nestlé production site in Orbe(Keystone) Your fix of morning joe […]
Social restaurant lets customers buy anonymous meals for hungry strangers
By Camille Dupire – Sep 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A girl is seen pinning a meal invitation voucher on the board at the entrance of the Ezwitti restaurant near downtown Amman (Photo courtesy of Ezwitti) AMMAN — After he visited a coffee shop in Italy where customers could buy […]
Hate speech is acceptable in Trump’s America – as long as it comes from Christian fundamentalists
Christian fundamentalists are among Trump’s most rabid supporters. It doesn’t matter how ‘unchristian’ a more mainstream follower of that religion might find his behaviour James Moore @JimMooreJourno “Putting the Caliphate first may mean eliminating the US and UK from the map. If it comes down to the Caliphate or them, I vote the […]
America’s ‘Virgin Births?’ One in 200 Women ‘Became Pregnant Without Having Sex’
Source: Independent, from 2013 By Rob Williams The findings were based on a study of 7,870 women and girls aged 15 to 28 The results of a long-term study of […]
Canada: Jagmeet Singh wins NDP leadership race
Jagmeet Singh, the first turban-wearing Sikh to sit in Ontario’s legislature, will now lead a federal political party with his victory in the NDP leadership race on Sunday. Singh, 38, won on the first ballot Sunday, taking 53 per cent of the vote to top MPs Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton and […]
Here’s How to Cut Antibiotic Use in Animals
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Sep 28, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. In the United States, close to 80% of all antibiotics used are given to animals, usually […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes Peace Symposium as a part of the 12th Global Youth Peace Festival 2017 program
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Ever Merciful Press Release A Nation cannot be reformed without first reforming its Youth Ahmadiyya Muslim Community explores Youth Responsibility to Promote Global Peace in the 12th Global Youth Peace Festival 2017 On 29th September 2017, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community India […]
2 Men Indicted In Bacon Vandalism At Islamic Center
Source: Huffington Post A rally supporting the center in Tennessee drew a strong crowd. By Ryan Grenoble A federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted two men on charges they […]
Scottish Anglican church faces sanctions over vote to allow same-sex marriage
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Leaders of global Anglican communion expected to impose ‘consequences’ on Scottish church for its embrace of LGBTI equality The archbishop of Canterbury, […]
Sierra Leone arrests pastor who blamed Islam for ‘every terrorist act in history’
Source: The Guardian BY Cooper Inveen A Nigerian pastor has been arrested in Sierra Leone after recordings of a sermon targeting Muslims went viral on social media, sparking widespread outrage. In an […]
Saudi Arabia: Prince Mohammed plays his biggest card yet
Source: The Guardian Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent A rumbling war in Yemen, a festering standoff with Qatar, and a turbulent time at home: things haven’t being going well for Saudi Arabia lately. […]
Declining World.’ Mormon Leader Reaffirms Religion’s Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage
Source: Time By Brady McCombs / AP Sep 30, 2017 (SALT LAKE CITY) — A top Mormon leader reaffirmed the religion’s opposition to same-sex marriage on Saturday during a church conference watched […]
The health benefits of coffee
Source: BBC Food By Nicola Shubrook Coffee is a brewed drink prepared using roasted coffee beans which are taken from the berries of the Coffea plant. There are two main species of coffee beans […]
Catalan referendum: ‘Hundreds hurt’ as police try to stop voters
Source: BBC News Catalan emergency officials say 761 people have been injured as police used force to try to block voting in Catalonia’s independence referendum. The Spanish government has pledged […]
Could wood pulp make cars lighter and more efficient?
Source: BBC News By Virginia Harrison Business reporter, Singapore Car parts of the future could be made out of a surprising material. Wood. Researchers in Japan are working to create […]