A U.N. treaty outlawing nuclear weapons went into effect on Friday, having been ratified by at least 50 countries. But … More
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Israel To Start Vaccinating Palestinian Prisoners
Israel’s health minister announced Thursday the country would vaccinate Palestinian prisoners against COVID-19, after Israel’s president said withholding vaccines was … More
A flock is a gathering of a group of same species
A flock is a gathering of a group of same species animals in order to forage or travel with one another. In avians flocks are … More
How Do Fish Schools Work?
Large, coordinated school of fish, moving and shimmering in unison, are mesmerizing to behold: hundreds or thousands of individuals, moving … More
allegations against Netanyahu
Israeli prosecutors on Sunday released an amended indictment spelling out detailed charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a corruption … More
Saudi Arabia sentences Loujain al-Hathloul
Saudi Arabia’s terrorism court has sentenced Loujain al-Hathloul, the activist who led the push to allow Saudi women to drive, … More
Speech by Marcus Garvey
Mr. Chairman, Rev. [Jackson], Sirs, Senator [Charles C.] Diggs, Mr. [William] Sherrill, Mr. [William] Wallace, members and officers of the U.N.I.A., … More
Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee Lebanon
Hundreds of Syrian refugees fled their makeshift camp in north Lebanon after their tents were torched when fighting broke out between local youths and … More
102 killed in massacre in western Ethiopia
More than 100 people have been killed in Ethiopia’s western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, in the latest massacre along ethnic lines … More
2020 May Be The Hottest Year On Record
With just a few weeks left, 2020 is in a dead-heat tie for the hottest year on record. But whether … More
2020 was rough, but there were big wins
Things are pretty bleak. The Trump administration is petering out in the most predictable way, screaming about a fictional election … More
More than half a million forced to pick cotton
More than half a million people from ethnic minority groups in Xinjiang have been coerced into picking cotton, on a scale far … More
Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai Denied Bail
Democracy activist Jimmy Lai, a prominent Hong Kong media mogul charged with violating a new and controversial national security law, … More
Iran executes dissident journalist Rouhollah Zam
Dissident Iranian journalist Rouhollah Zam was hanged in Iran on Saturday morning, according to state television IRIB. Zam was found guilty of … More
Platt Amendment – U.S. dominance over Cuba
On March 2, 1901, the Platt Amendment was passed as part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill. It stipulated seven conditions for the … More
Defending Human Rights Is Not Terrorism
Human rights defenders around the world are being harassed, arrested, detained, ill-treated and charged with terrorism-related offences. As both of … More
Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和国, Ezo Kyōwakoku)
The Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和国, Ezo Kyōwakoku) was a short-lived state established in 1869 by a part of the former Tokugawa military on the island of Ezo, … More
Iran’s top nuclear scientist assassinated
Iran’s top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in an alleged assassination that the country’s foreign minister linked to Israel.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, considered … More
Afghanistan, home to the heroin trade
Underneath a busy bridge in Kabul, among piles of discarded rubbish and a stream of filthy water, lives a drug-ravaged … More
Chinese spacecraft sets off on Moon sample quest
China has launched a mission to try to retrieve rock samples from the Moon. Its robotic Chang’e-5 spacecraft departed the … More
