Another Age of Discovery

Source: The New York Times By Thomas L. Friedman Have we been here before? I know — it feels as if the internet, virtual reality, Donald Trump, Facebook, sequencing of the human genome and machines that can reason better than people constitute a change in the pace of change without precedent. […]

Anti Ahmadi group soliciting funds through newpaper ads

LAHORE: A prominent anti-Ahmadi group has appealed to the general public for charity through newspaper advertisements across Pakistan to support its efforts in “restricting religious freedom” of Ahmadis. Scene from the anti-Ahmadi jalsa in Rawalpindi on January 29, 2012. PHOTO: SHIRAZ HASSAN The publishing of contemptuous advertisements in national newspapers for […]

Brexit not ‘an amicable divorce’: Juncker

The European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker says there is no reason to wait until David Cameron is replaced in October to begin negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union.Speaking to Germany’s ARD television station, Mr Juncker added that he wants to start negotiating the UK’s reformed relationship with Europe ‘immediately’.’Britons […]

Couple copulating on bridge shut down Autobahn

Source: The Local   A drunk 28-year-old and his equally sloshed 18-year-old girlfriend clambered onto one of the arches of the Kaiserlei Bridge in Frankfurt at around 11am on Thursday “and didn’t just enjoy the view,” according to police. Drivers approaching the bridge, which crosses the mighty Main river, spotted the […]

Zika vaccine maker’s stock is on fire

Source: CNN by Paul R. La Monica There is no cure for the Zika virus. But investors are betting two companies may have a vaccine that can successfully treat the mosquito-borne disease. Inovio and South Korea-based GeneOne Life Science announced Monday that they received approval from the U.S. FDA to […]