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A golden opportunity to talk about elephants
Oct 15, 2019 18:51It’s Golden Week again, which means the cities of Southeast Asia are seeing an influx of tourists from China visiting iconic sites, buying souvenirs and tasting local delicacies.
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When lies Trump truth
Oct 15, 2019 18:46Without the least doubt, the current U.S. president is a person without principles and a preposterous liar, who can on no account be trusted, a habit that has plunged Washington’s polices, both at home and abroad, into chaos, resulting in the procedure underway for his impeachment.
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US mass shootings and domestic violence
Oct 15, 2019 06:25The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation makes it five times more likely that a woman will be killed. Women in the U.S. are 16 times more likely to be killed with a gun than women in other high-income countries, making this country the most dangerous in the developed world when it comes to gun violence against women. Every year American women suffer from 5.3 million incidents of husband violence.”
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Return of Achaemenid cuneiform tablets to homeland Iran after decades
Oct 15, 2019 05:54Recently, a batch of ancient clay tablets dating some 2,500 years ago to the Achaemenid era were at last returned from the United States to their homeland Iran after decades of illegal confiscation. Originally excavated from the ruins of Persepolis, near Shiraz, the tablets were sent to the University of Chicago for study purposes on a 3-year loan.
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Another Arba’een, another epical fervor (1)
Oct 15, 2019 05:44Condolences to you all on the approaching anniversary of Arba’een or the 40th day of the immortal epic of Ashura, the martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
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Dangerous plastics are a threat to us and future generations
Oct 14, 2019 18:08Every day people make decisions about what to eat, sometimes opting for colorful fruits and veggies, sometimes finding the smell of beef irresistible. At the end of the day people are controlling their own health.
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Genocide underway against uncontacted tribes, experts warn Bolsonaro
Oct 14, 2019 18:01The burning of the Amazon Forest, which is considered the heart of the planet, has raised alarm bells all over the world at the irreparable damage to not just the indigenous people but also to the unique fauna and flora of South America, especially after the Brazilian president tried to justify his irrational policies against ‘Mother Nature’, by saying the Amazon forest is not the heritage of humanity.
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We need biodiversity-based agriculture to solve the climate crisis
Oct 14, 2019 17:51The Earth is living, and also creates life. Over 4 billion years the Earth has evolved a rich biodiversity — an abundance of different living organisms and ecosystems — that can meet all our needs and sustain life.
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Trump’s architect of sanctions against Iran is a ‘weapon of mass destruction’
Oct 14, 2019 17:46The American administration is full of unwise and unprincipled persons who will go to any length to carry out their nefarious activities, even if it is against national interests and humanitarian values, and leads to the loss of credibility for the U.S.
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‘They believe we’re criminals’: Black Puerto Ricans say they’re police target
Oct 14, 2019 10:14Puerto Rico’s Police Department has been under federally mandated reform since 2012, after accusations of unlawful searches, excessive force, corruption and other failures of leadership. One of the areas of compliance for the department includes nondiscrimination and equal protection under the law.