Month: November 2019

In negligence of the highest order, the students of a government school in Maharashtra were served khichdi with a snake in it in their mid-day meal, the officials said. The massive negligence took place in Gargavan Zilla Parishad Primary School on Wednesday and over 80 children from class 1 to V were served this food.…

Evan GottesmanNovember 28, 2019 Key Point: Even though their airforce is not on par with the West’s, doesn’t mean Russia is weak.  When it comes to air power, it’s no secret that the United States and the West have often held an edge over Russia. This dates at least as far back to World War II,…

The Supreme Court just announced it would hear oral arguments for June Medical Services v. Gee, a critically important abortion access case out of Louisiana, on March 4, 2020, according to a schedule released by the court on Tuesday afternoon. The court will devote an entire day to the case.At the center of the case…

I am a Uighur and my family’s connection to politics has always been a painful one. From ancestors being forced to move over fears of retaliation from provincial rulers, to my grandfather being sent to a labour camp during the Cultural Revolution. My father, who was a government worker until his retirement, and my mother…

China on Thursday defended its security crackdown in Xinjiang after French and German leaders condemned its mass detention of religious minorities in the region. The French foreign ministry on Wednesday called on China to “put an end to mass arbitrary detentions” in Xinjiang. German chancellor Angela Merkel on the same day told lawmakers she backed…

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The exiled leader of China’s minority Muslim Uighurs is pressing countries to cut trade links with Beijing, saying the time for business as usual is over. Dolkun Isa, president of the Munich-based group the World Uighur Congress, was speaking after two leaked troves of classified Chinese government documents provided…

The first “narco sub” in European waters has been captured by police as drug gangs attempted to smuggle three tonnes of cocaine into Europe, much of which would have ended up on British streets. The National Crime Agency (NCA) worked with Spanish police and customs to intercept the 65-foot long semi-submersible submarine which was loaded…

Plans to ban so-called conversion therapy in Utah have won backing from the Mormon church, meaning the state is on its way to outlawing the practice. The regulatory move comes after legislators failed to pass a law to end the harmful sessions earlier this year. Gary Herbert, Utah’s Republican governor, announced his office’s success in…

Utah Governor Gary Herbert has proposed a new rule to ban conversion therapy for minors in the state. The proposal has been supported by gay rights groups and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon Church. “The stories of youth who have endured these so-called therapies are heart rending, and I’m grateful…

Netflix produira le remake de “Harvey”, un classique de la comédie US des années 50 porté par un James Stewart parlant à un lapin imaginaire géant. Un projet de remake qui fut d’ailleurs un temps envisagé par Spielberg et Tom Hanks. Netflix et le tandem de scénaristes J. David Stem (Shrek 2) & David N. Weiss (la…