Croatian scientists ‘find 30 new species in caves’
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A Saudi Prince Says It’s Finally Time to Let Women Drive
Source: Time BY Madeline Farber A member of the Saudi royal family has broken with long-established tradition and called for the country to allow women to drive. Prince Alwaleed bin Talalposted a letter Tuesday titled “It is High Time that Saudi Women Started Driving their Cars,” to his Twitter account. Saudi […]
New £5 notes contain animal fat, Bank of England admits, causing outrage among vegetarians
A petition demanding the replacement of the notes with a vegan alternative already has 5,000 signatures Ben Chapman Vegans and vegetarians have voiced outrage after revelations that the new £5 notes contain animal fat. The Bank of England confirmed via Twitter on Monday that the new plastic fivers are made with […]
Green light, finally (Red Sea / Dead Sea)
Nov 29,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The much-talked-about Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project has been on the national agenda for quite a while now; recently, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation announced that it shortlisted five consortia, out of 17 that had expressed interest in implementing the giant project, which […]
Burka ban backed by Dutch MPs for public places
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionBurkas and niqab veils will be banned in certain public places if the law is passed Dutch MPs have backed a ban on the Islamic full veil in some public places such as schools and hospitals, and on public transport. The niqab face veil and the […]
Mars probe returns first pictures
Source: BBC By Jonathan Amos Europe’s and Russia’s new satellite at Mars has sent back its first images of the planet. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) arrived on 19 October, […]
Trump names Obamacare critic Tom Price to key role
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Tom Price, a strong critic of President Obama’s healthcare reforms, as his future health secretary. The Georgia congressman and orthopaedic surgeon, 62, […]
A History of Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths
Source: Amazon Author of the book: Karen Armstrong, who is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, who went from […]
Wildlife Photographer of the Year – People’s Choice
Source: BBC A mother’s hand Alain Mafart Renodier, France Image copyrightALAIN MAFART RENODIER / WPOTY 2016 Alain Mafart Renodier was on a winter visit to Japan’s Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park […]
A black police officer complained about racism. He says his department retaliated by firing him.
Source: The Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. David Mitchell retired as a lieutenant with the San Diego Police Department in 2014 — but he wasn’t done being a police officer. So he signed on with the Chula Vista Police Department, just outside San Diego. Like all lateral entry […]
Syria conflict: US admits mistakes led to strike on state forces
Source: BBC The US has admitted carrying out an attack in eastern Syria that killed dozens of Syrian forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS). The US-led coalition said the “mistake” on 17 September was intended to target IS positions. Coalition aircraft from the UK, US, Denmark and Australia were involved […]
‘We’ve never had anything like this’: Racist, threatening message left on door of black church
Source: The Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. With the racist words freshly scrubbed from the door of his church, the Rev. Todd Robertson searched for a Scripture reading that would set the right tone for his congregation — somewhere between hopeful and defiant. Most of all, he didn’t […]
Cross Takes Its Place, Temporarily, Atop Shrine at World Trade Center
Source: The New York Times By DAVID W. DUNLAP Visiting the National September 11 Memorial on Monday, Lori Siders stopped and stared wordlessly. Ahead was something she never expected to see at the World Trade Center. A cross. Ms. Siders, a Long Islander transplanted to Florence, S.C., had been walking with […]
Muslims respond to hate letters: “You’re not going to scare us”
Source: CNN By Rolando Zenteno, CNN (CNN)The author addressed the letter “to the children of Satan” and called Muslims “a vile and filthy people.” “There’s a new sheriff in town,” the letter said, “President Donald Trump.” An anonymous group calling itself “Americans for a Better Way” has sent a letter […]
Ohio State attacker complained bitterly in Facebook post of treatment of Muslims ‘everywhere,’ reports say
Source: The Washington Post By Katie Mettler Just minutes before an 18-year-old Somali college student used a car and butcher knife to attack people on the Ohio State University campus Monday morning, he said in a Facebook post that he had reached a “boiling point” and was “sick and tired” […]
Turkey’s Erdogan Urges All Muslims to Protect Jerusalem
Source: NY Times ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Muslims to defend the Palestinian cause, striking a tough stance on Israel despite improved ties between the two […]
A 1,000 year old promise of peace
Source: BBC By Sara Toth Stub 28 November 2016 On a recent Sunday morning, Adeeb Jawad Joudeh Al Husseini was sitting on a bench just inside the sole public entrance […]
Homeopathic kids’ products recalled due to belladonna
Source: CNN By By Hailey Middlebrook, CNN (CNN)Raritan Pharmaceuticals has issued a recall of kids’ homeopathic ear relief liquid and teething tablets. The recalled products contain varying levels of belladonna extract, […]
You tell me that it’s evolution?
Source: The Economist Scientists have reached no consensus on the origins of language IN 1866, the founding statutes of the new Linguistic Society of Paris included this curious ban: “The […]
What We Know About the Ohio State University Attack
Source: Time By Julia Zorthian @jzorth Mahita Gajanan A man barreled his car into a crowd at Ohio State Universitybefore exiting the vehicle and stabbing people with a butcher knife in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday morning, authorities said. Details are still emerging, but here’s what we know so far: What […]