Month: December 2021
Artist didn’t know Michigan parents of alleged school shooter stayed in studio, says lawyer
A Detroit-area artist whose studio was where the parents of the Oxford High School student charged in a deadly shooting were found by police is cooperating with authorities and didn’t know the couple had stayed overnight.
Read MoreGhislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial enters second week of testimony – The Guardian
Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial enters second week of testimony The Guardian New disturbing revelations at Ghislaine Maxwell trial CNN Maxwell family seeks more food, soap for sister during trial | AP News Associated Press Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial brought back a phrase we should
Read MoreMyanmar’s elected leader Suu Kyi convicted in widely-criticized trial
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted of incitement and another charge and sentenced to four years in prison.
Read MoreIsraeli scientists discover how bat moms teach young to navigate
Process, tracked by sensors attached to animals, includes dropping pups off at ‘nursery’ trees while mother forages for food
Read MoreThe trials of Aung San Suu Kyi, from heroine to villain to convict
(Reuters) – Put on trial by the generals who overthrew her elected government in a coup that cut short democratic reforms she had fought for decades to bring about, Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced on
Read MoreUS embassy in Tokyo warns of ‘suspected racial profiling’ by Japanese police
By Chang-Ran Kim and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States Embassy in Tokyo on Monday warned in a tweet of incidents of suspected racial profiling of non-Japanese by Japanese police. Japan is a mostly ethnically homogeneous country where
Read MoreNext pandemic could be more lethal than COVID, vaccine creator says
LONDON (Reuters) -Future pandemics could be even more lethal than COVID-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world should ensure it is prepared for the next viral onslaught, one of the creators of
Read More‘Extreme’ vaccine discrimination risks leaving Africa behind – report
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – Africa has little chance of overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic unless 70% of its population is vaccinated by end-2022, yet “extreme vaccine discrimination” is leaving the continent behind, a report published on Monday said. The
Read MoreKillings expose special powers of Indian security forces
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chief ministers of two Indian border states on Monday called for the withdrawal of a law that gives armed forces special powers to operate in some northeastern regions affected by insurgencies. The push to repeal the
Read MoreA new, second golden dome graces Jerusalem’s skyline
While the iconic Dome of the Rock is lined with real gold, Al-Rahman Mosque in Beit Safafa has only been painted to look like the real thing
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