India v England: Haseeb Hameed to make England debut in first Test
Source: BBC Teenage opener Haseeb Hameed will make his England debut against India in the opening Test in Rajkot on Wednesday. The match will go ahead despite the Board of […]
Here’s Why Teen STDs Are Hitting All-Time Highs
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Lack of sex ed, fearlessness and not getting tested are to blame The number of people in the U.S. with an STD recently hit an unprecedented high. Data released in October revealed that in 2015, there were increases in all nationally reported STDs for the second […]
Jewish Voters, Prized in Swing State Florida, Tell What Drives Them
Source: The New York Times By RICK ROJAS DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Some pro-Clinton videos circulating in this part of South Florida do not feature Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders or […]
Nuclear weapon missing since 1950 ‘may have been found’
Source: BBC By Robin Levinson-KingBBC News, Toronto A commercial diver may have discovered a lost decommissioned US nuclear bomb off the coast of Canada. Sean Smyrichinsky was diving for sea […]
Trump accuses US-based Somalis of spreading extremism
Source: BBC US presidential candidate Donald Trump has attacked the Somali community in the US state of Minnesota saying “some of them [are] joining Isis and spreading their extremist views”. […]
Arizona man sentenced to 8 years on terrorism charges
Source: Azcentral By Garrett Mitchell , The Republic | azcentral.com An 18-year-old Tucson-area man accused of planning jihad-style attacks in Maricopa and Pima counties will serve eight years in prison and […]
Days Before U.S. Election, Pope Francis Warns Against Politics of Fear
Source: America Magazine By Michael O’Loughlin In a speech delivered at the Vatican just three days before the U.S. presidential election, Pope Francis urged social justice activists from around the world […]
Prince Charles warns of cultural destruction on UAE visit
Source: BBC By Sean Coughlan Education correspondent The Prince of Wales, on a visit to the United Arab Emirates, has warned of the deliberate destruction of “mankind’s cultural heritage”. Prince […]
Swiss against Islam as an official religion
RELIGIOUS INTEGRATION By swissinfo.ch NOV 7, 2016 – 11:07 Almost two-thirds of respondents said there was no place in Switzerland for Islam (Keystone) Almost two-thirds of people living in Switzerland do not think Islam should be recognised as an official Swiss religion, according to a survey. A similar proportion believes […]
Switzerland: Intel chief: general surveillance of mosques ‘unlawful’
Source: Swiss Info There is neither a reason nor a legal basis to monitor all mosques and imams as a preventative measure, the head of the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) […]
Is a postgraduate degree worth the money?
IN ASSOCIATION WITH Deciding to stay in education after your degree can help you get a better job but courses can cost up to £12,000. Here’s why it’s worth the investment Amy McLellan Monday 31 October 2016 It’s a big moment: that decision to commit to further study. As peers […]
Israeli court punishes US man over son’s refusal to divorce wife
theguardian — Rabbinical authorities bar man from leaving Israel, claiming he is responsible for his son’s refusal to grant his wife a divorce The headquarters of the chief rabbinate in Tel Aviv, which controls all matters of marriage and divorce in Israel. Photograph: Dan Perry/AP Israeli rabbinical authorities have seized […]
The poppy has become a symbol of racism – I will never wear one again
The Entente Cordiale which sent my father to France is now trash beneath the high heels of Theresa May, yet this wretched woman dares to wear a poppy Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 3 November 2016 The Every Man Remembered sculpture in London, commemorating First World War soldiers Rex Yes, the […]
Saudi oil shipments to Egypt halted indefinitely , Egyptian officials say
Halt reflects deepening rift between the two countries By Reuters – Nov 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptians gather to buy subsidised sugar and oil from a government truck, after goods shortage in retail stores across the country and after the central bank floated the pound currency, in downtown Cairo, Egypt, […]
Islam’s Way to End Violence Against Women? Civilized Men
Huff Post: by Qasim Rashid — “She made me do it.” I hear this phrase all too often, and each time I hear it my heart bleeds. In my pro bono legal practice, I represent indigent women who suffer or have suffered through domestic violence. As an attorney, as a […]
Millennials, If You are Unsure about Voting, at least Hear Obama for 20 minutes
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Dozens arrested for attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
Source: RNS By Serajul Quadir DHAKA, (Reuters) – Police in Bangladesh have arrested dozens of people following fresh violence against Hindus, a senior officer said, after a spate of attacks […]
Size of U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Workforce Stable After the Great Recession
Source: Pew Research Center Declines in eight states and increases in seven since 2009 BY JEFFREY S. PASSEL AND D’VERA COHN There were 8 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. working or looking for work in 2014, making up 5% of the civilian labor force, according to new Pew Research […]
Baby adoption practices of past demand inquiry, say law firms
Source: The Guardian By Harriet SherwoodReligion correspondent About half a million babies in Britain, most with unmarried mothers, were adopted from the 50s to the 70s via church-run agencies. Photograph: Tom Merton/Getty Images/Caiaimage Pressure is mounting for a public inquiry into the adoption of hundreds of thousands of babies born to […]
Today’s women can ignore the church – but we can’t ignore nature
Source: The Guardian It’s been sad and moving, the outpouring of anguish that has greeted an apology from the Catholic church for its adoption policy during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. It’s reckoned that half a million babies were prised from their young mothers’ arms in the days after birth, […]