How migrants are aiding the global fight against coronavirus
Anti-migrant rhetoric has been common in the US during the pandemic, but the country has tallied a total of 214,00 deaths from COVID-19, making it the hardest-hit nation in […]
Lebanon, Israel start talks on disputed maritime border — UN source
REUTERS October 14, 2020 NAQOURA, Lebanon: Long-time foes Lebanon and Israel met on Wednesday for unprecedented talks on their disputed maritime border, a United Nations source said. The talks, […]
Swiss factory rushes to prepare for Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
Lonza is building three vaccine production lines in Visp, canton Valais, at a cost of $210 million (CHF191 million) to supply 300 million doses annually. Keystone / Olivier Maire Source: Swiss […]
Anti-migrant sentiment fanned on Facebook in Malaysia
By Rozanna Latiff and A. Ananthalakshmi © Reuters/LAI SENG SIN FILE PHOTO: Rohingyas living in Malaysia protest against the treatment of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims near the Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur […]
A third of Swiss residents have migrant background
More than a third of permanent residents over 15 in Switzerland have a migrant background, according to the latest statistics. Nearly 38% of permanent residents were of migrant origin in 2019 (2.7 million), up 1.3% on the previous […]
Furious wife storms church wedding in Zambia
Tim Stickings For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A woman stormed into a wedding ceremony in Zambia and demanded that it be stopped – because the groom was […]
Islamophobia and Antisemitism: Facebook will ban Holocaust denial posts under hate speech policy
Facebook will ban Holocaust denial posts under hate speech policy New York (CNN Business) Facebook is expanding its hate speech policy to include content that “denies or distorts the Holocaust,” […]
Covid reinfection: Man gets Covid twice and second hit ‘more severe’
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent A man in the United States has caught Covid twice, with the second infection becoming far more dangerous than the first, […]
The Turks say: The new face of anti-Turkey rhetoric
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN OCT 13, 2020 The latest escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh reignited anti-Turkey rhetoric in the international arena. Turkey, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s leadership, threw its weight behind Azerbaijan […]
Roche plans to sell COVID-19 antigen lab tests by end-2020
ZURICH, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Roche plans to start selling a higher-volume COVID-19 antigen test for laboratories by the end of the year as the Swiss drugmaker expands diagnostics for […]
Greece slams Turkish decision to send out research ship
The Turkish Oruc Reis vessel would carry out activities in the region, including the south of the Greek island of Kastellorizo. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/pdd92 Move comes as Athens and Ankara are trying to set a date for talks to defuse the row Turkey and Greece in dispute over […]
Turkish Cypriots vote for new leader amid east Med tensions
By AFP – Oct 11,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish-Cypriot election staff members start counting votes for the election of a new leader for the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on […]
Uighurs are facing eradication in China and major clothing brands are complicit
More than 80 percent of China’s cotton is grown in the Uighur region, approaching 20 per cent of all global production – we cannot simply wish away this elephant in […]
History revisited:The Borgia Family and ‘LADIES FIRST’
Borgia Family — Italian family WRITTEN BY The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica’s editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained […]
Most people try to avoid Covid-19. But thousands are signing up to be deliberately exposed
By Mick Krever, Phil Black and Cristiana Moisescu London (CNN) As most of us obsess with avoiding Covid-19 at all costs, a rapidly growing group of people around the world say they are […]
Benjamin E. Park: Mormons and evangelicals share an ironic skepticism of democracy
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune During Wednesday’s vice president debate, Kamala Harris accused Mike Pence and the Donald Trump administration of curtailing democratic rights through authoritarian means. In response, Mike […]
Abuse Victims Win Right to Sue for $245 Million of Church Assets
Source: Bloomberg The federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe granted a motion to allow lawyers representing a group of victims of clergy abuse to pursue […]
Islam: A Solace, Not a Menace
Islam has been largely misunderstood as an ideology endorsing terrorism. While the opponents of Islam try to assert this narrative, nothing can be further from the truth. HUSAM AHMED SEPTEMBER […]
Mexico asks Pope Francis for apology for church’s role in Spanish conquest
Mexico’s president says the Vatican should apologise for ‘reprehensible atrocities’ in colonisation 500 years ago The capture of Tenochtitlan by Hernando Cortes in 1521, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel. […]
Book Review: People of the Book Prophet Muhammad’s Encounters with Christians – by Dr. Craig Considine
People of the Book Prophet Muhammad’s Encounters with Christians Craig Considine A considered study of Muslim–Christian coexistence and dialogue in the time of Prophet Muhammad. Bibliographic Details Hardback May […]