Japan skating rink shuts over frozen fish controversy
Source: BBC A theme park in Japan has closed a skating rink featuring frozen fish after receiving complaints that it was being “disrespectful” to animals. Space World, in the southern […]
The colossal african solar farm that could power europe
Source: BBC By Sandrine Ceurstemont 29 November 2016 The minibus crosses the vast plateau on a newly paved road. Cracked fields stretch away towards the Moroccan desert to the south. […]
The genius who grows tiny brains in a lab
Source: BBC Deep in a lab in Cambridge, England, you will find see an extraordinary thing: tiny, exact replicas of the human brain growing in a petri dish. Their creator, Madeline Lancaster, still remembers the day she first wanted to study the human brain as a small girl. Her father […]
Islamic State group claims Ohio State University rampage
Source:BBC The Islamic State group says it was behind a car and knife rampage at a US college that left 11 people injured. Monday’s attack at Ohio State University was carried out by one of its students, Somali-born Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the authorities said. The IS-affiliated Amaq news agency […]
Species count put at 8.7 million
Source: BBC By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News The natural world contains about 8.7 million species, according to a new estimate described by scientists as the most accurate ever. […]
CIA chief warns Trump: Scrapping Iran deal ‘height of folly’
Source: BBC By Gordon Corera Security correspondent, BBC News The director of the CIA has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that ending the Iran nuclear deal would be “disastrous” and “the height of folly”. In a BBC interview, John Brennan also advised the new president to be wary of Russia’s […]
Charges of Blaspheming Islam in Court
Source: Time By Yenni Kwok Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, is set to face blasphemy charges in court, the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office (AGO) told journalists Wednesday. […]
Hardline Islamist Protests In Indonesia Are Spreading Fear Among the Minority Chinese
Source: Time By Stephen Wright Protests by conservative Muslims against Jakarta’s Chinese Christian governor are putting religious and racial fault lines in the spotlight JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The capital of […]
How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Everything
Source: Time By Jacqueline Andriakos / Health.com Constantly feeling guilty gnaws at your emotional well-being and causes negativity to snowball. “It can make you feel defeated, anxious, or even depressed,” says Susan Krauss Whitbourne, PhD, professor of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. And we often beat […]
8 Ways to Fight Seasonal Depression
Source: Time BY Keck Medicine of USC / Quora Get as much natural light as you can Answer by Keck Medicine of USC, 500+ internationally renowned doctors at a leading academic […]
These 3 Sports Will Help You Live Longer
Source: Time By Alice Park Being active is good for you on so many levels, from keeping the heart in shape to improving blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Exercise […]
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir Says Dealing With Donald Trump Will Be ‘Much Easier’
Source: Time (CAIRO) — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, voiced his support Tuesday for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, saying dealing with him will be “much easier”. Trump “focuses on the interests of the American citizen, as opposed to […]
Donald Trump to Announce Carrier Deal to Keep Jobs in Indiana
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller President-elect Donald Trump will visit Indianapolis Thursday to announce that he has reached an agreement with Carrier, the maker of air conditioning systems and other products, to reverse a planned plant closure in the city, fulfilling a campaign promise. The company began preparations to eliminate […]
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, […]