Following deadly attacks in Israel, a Palestinian lawyer was slain on Wednesday, the fifth day of Israeli raids in the West Bank, amid heightened tensions after a sensitive religious site was vandalized. Israel has poured in additional forces and is reinforcing its wall and fence barrier with the occupied territory after four deadly attacks have … Read more
Sending small robots deep within the human skull to treat brain diseases has long been science fiction, but according to a California start-up, it could soon become reality. Bionaut Labs expects to begin human clinical trials for its tiny injectable robots, which can be carefully steered through the brain using magnets, in within two … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) head stated on Wednesday that the world was addressing crises affecting black and white people unequally, with other humanitarian problems receiving only a “fraction” of the attention paid to Ukraine. “I don’t know if the world really gives equal attention to black and white lives. The whole attention to Ukraine … Read more
A minor mutation of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, according to new study, might make it far more infectious and harmful. Microcephaly is a syndrome that inhibits a baby’s head growth, causing serious, sometimes fatal brain damage, and it can result in miscarriage or stillbirth in newborns born to infected pregnant mothers. Although Zika … Read more
Two Caritas workers and five of their family were killed in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Tuesday, the Catholic organization reported, adding that they likely perished a month ago. “The tragic attack probably took place on March 15, when a tank fired shots at the building of the Caritas Centre in Mariupol, killing the two staff members … Read more
Amissa Irakoze has never been afraid of Lake Tanganyika in her 40 years of living on the water’s edge. Floods were often, even lapping at her front door, but they always subsided eventually. What happened in April 2020 was something she could never have predicted. Irakoze returned home from laboring in the fields to … Read more
Hanna Araya, an Eritrean asylum seeker, sells freshly baked bread at a London market during the noon rush as she waits to see if she can stay in the UK. For the past six months, the 19-year-old has volunteered for Breadwinners, a nonprofit that provides work experience and paid employment to asylum seekers and … Read more
According to official figures released Wednesday, rising fuel prices from the Ukraine conflict propelled US wholesale inflation up substantially in March, increasing the year-over-year increase to 11.2 percent. That was the biggest annual increase since the Labor Department reformulated the producer price index (PPI) in November 2010, and follows three months of wholesale inflation over … Read more
The Bank of Canada hiked its key lending rate from 0.5 percent to 1% on Wednesday to combat increasing inflation, which is now expected to reach over 6% in the first half of the year. “The world’s attitude towards China and its willingness to embrace further economic integration may well be affected by China’s reaction … Read more
According to Israeli officials, two people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in a shooting at a bar in a busy district of Tel Aviv late Thursday. According to a statement released by Israel’s General Security Service on Friday morning, the accused gunman was killed by security personnel after a manhunt. … Read more
A group of small company owners in Kyiv are busy working hard for their country. There is a war brewing around them, and whenever the warning sirens in Kiev sound, they are reminded of how close they are to danger. They describe it as a startling sound, but they push through their fear and anxiety … Read more
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, said he couldn’t say for sure whether chemical weapons were used in the besieged city of Mariupol. “We take with great attention yesterday’s reports on the use of munitions with a poisonous substance in Mariupol against the defenders of the city. It is not yet possible to draw 100% … Read more
“Consular services are not available for security reasons until the end of this week,” The Iranian embassy said Iran’s embassy in Kabul has been closed following protests in the Afghan capital over alleged abuse of Afghan migrants. The Iranian consulate general in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan’s northernmost city, also released a statement on Tuesday, stating that its … Read more
According to UNICEF, nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have been left homeless since the Russian invasion began. They have been forced to leave everything behind: their homes, their schools and often their family members,” Manuel Fontaine, emergency programs director for the United Nations children’s agency, told the U.N. Security Council on Monday. The figure … Read more
The White House has released some details about Joe Biden’s scheduled speech in Iowa, where he will speak about steps to tackle skyrocketing inflation and lower gas prices at the pump at a bioprocessing company in rural Menlo later today. “The administration’s strategy to spur the development of homegrown biofuels is critical to expanding Americans’ … Read more
Residents of Shanghai who have been restricted to their houses for two weeks have initiated little “riots” to express their anger with China’s rigorous “COVID-zero” policy. Since March 28, the city has been under lockdown, and people have reported being unable to get basic supplies due to supermarket closures and delivery restrictions. However, images of … Read more
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said Tuesday that talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal were progressing, but cautioned authorities not to put all their eggs in the Vienna talks. “Work is progressing well in the negotiations,” Khamenei told Iranian officials including President Ebrahim Raisi. “Do not stop your work to wait for … Read more
“The number one target is all of us’-First Lady Olena Zelenska warns no one in Ukraine is safe from Russian forces. When Russian troops invaded Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska refused to escape or give in, opting instead for defiance in the face of invasion, as did many of their countrymen … Read more
