The Earth-like planets we have found may not be like Earth
Source: BBC We have found plenty of apparently “Earth-like” worlds beyond our solar system, but that does not mean they are living worlds like ours There are more planets in […]
South Sudan declares famine in Unity State
Source: BBC A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the […]
Mike Pence warns Nato it must boost defence spending
Source: BBC US Vice-President Mike Pence has warned members of the Nato alliance to meet their defence spending targets. Speaking in Brussels, Mr Pence said that the American people could […]
The Scientific Reason Why Married People Are Healthier
Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan / Real Simple While the research isn’t entirely one-sided (there’s the weight issue, for one), several studies have suggested that married couples reap more health benefits […]
Barack Obama Ranked 12th Best U.S. President Ever in Major Survey of Historians
Source: Time By David Von Drehle Feb 17, 2017 Barack Obama has been whisked to a very good table at the club of former presidents, according to a C-SPAN survey of […]
The Key To Respecting Religious Groups We Don’t Agree With, According To Reza Aslan
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg It’s easy to write off belief systems that may seem strange or foreign. But perhaps there’s something even the most devout among us can […]
Bill Gates warns the world to prep for bio-terrorism
by Jackie Wattles @jackiewattlesFebruary 18, 2017: Bill Gates in 83 Seconds Bill Gates says it’s time to redirect some of the money the world spends on weapons to prepare for a looming threat: terrorists with pathogens. He’s warning that the threat of bio-terrorism is “right up there with nuclear […]
Time to Wake Up: Princeton Historian Warns World War III is Now a ‘Serious Threat’
Matt Agorist February 19, 2017 Harold James received his PhD from Cambridge in 1982. He then received the Ellen MacArthur Prize for Economic History and the Helmut Schmidt Prize in Economic History. While teaching and studying at Princeton for the last three decades, James also serves on the editorial committee of the […]
Palestinian child with leukemia medically neglected in Israeli prison
FEB. 13, 2017 (File) RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The medical condition of 15-year-old Ahmad al-Khadour has seriously deteriorated while being held in Israel’s Ofer detention center, according to a lawyer for the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs, Luay Ukka. Ukka said Sunday that Ahmad, who is from the town of Beituniya […]
Jordanian king: 2-state-solution only way to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict
FEB. 19, 2017 (File) AMMAN (Ma’an) — King Abdullah II of Jordan said on Sunday that any move to relaunch serious negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians should be in accordance with the two-state solution, which he called the only way to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Abdullah made his statement during […]
Trump’s defence chief, in Iraq, says – We’re not here for your oil
Reuters International FEB 20, 2017 – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (L) receives a gift from Iraq’s Defence Minister Erfan al-Hiyali during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer (reuters_tickers) By Phil Stewart BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S. military is not in Iraq “to seize anybody’s oil”, […]
Modest wear is making a groundbreaking appearance in contemporary fashion – and it’s about time
Source: Independent Debenhams is soon to become the first major UK department store to sell hijabs as part of a new range of Muslim clothing. London-based clothing brand Aab, which is […]
Swiss economists suggest charging migrants a fee
REFUGEE FEE FEB 19, 2017 – Many foreigners are fleeing the US for Canada, sometimes straight into the arms of Canadian police at the border. (Keystone) Rather than blocking their entry, nations should charge migrants a fee for being taken in, suggest two Swiss economists in a joint opinion […]
South Sudan declares famine in Unity State
Source: BBC A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing starvation, with a million more on the brink of famine. A […]
Trump Got Secret Plan to Lift Russia Sanctions
Source: The Daily Best President Donald Trump’s attorney hand-delivered a “peace plan” from a Ukranian lawmaker to the White House that would let the U.S. lift sanctions on Russia if it were enacted, The New York Times reported. Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney who delivered the document, said the goal is […]
Carrier Strike Group 1 Conducts South China Sea Patrol
Source: Asia Times: SOUTH CHINA SEA (NNS) — Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), and aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, began routine operations in the South […]
Iran nuclear deal is here to stay
Source: Asia Times: The Israeli-Palestinian issues – settlements, ‘two-state solution’ and the American embassy’s relocation to Jerusalem, etc. – hogged the attention during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday. The Iran question became a sub-text. This was rather odd, but not […]
Blue Planet 2: BBC announce new series with Sir David Attenborough
Source: Independent and Youtube By Jack Shepherd @JackJShepherd Last year, the BBC aired Planet Earth II, a sequel to the highly successful documentary series of the same name, narrated by […]
Pluralism Emerges as the Winner of First-Round Voting in One of Indonesia’s Most Polarizing Elections
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah commands you to make over the trusts to those entitled to them, and that, when you judge between men, you judge with justice. And surely excellent is […]
A Syrian family’s dream of a new life restored
Abdel Moein and his family were among hundreds of Syrian refugees whose lives were put on hold after an executive order, since stayed, suspended U.S. resettlement. By: Lisa Abou Khaled | 16 February 2017 | Français | عربي Abdel Moein Al Abed, his wife Fatima, eight-year-old twins Mohamad and Jomaa, and daughter, Shahd, […]