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For the first time, a new study focuses on the effects of mild COVID on the brain. The findings are based on information collected from 785 volunteers in the UK who were assessed before the pandemic, then three years later. Half of them had gotten mild COVID, and the other half had not caught the […]
On the dawn of July 24, 2018, Israeli soldiers stormed the house of Palestinian journalist Lama Khater in the city of Hebron. Khater, a strong critic of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, was arrested in the presence of her youngest son, Yahia, who was less than 3 years old at the time. She was transferred […]
On Monday, over 500 leading climate experts and academics urged universities in the U.S. and the U.K. to reject environmental or energy research funding from the fossil fuel industry. Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at NASA and one of the signatories of the open letter, said that means refusing to lend their reputations to the […]
On Monday, the U.S. sanctioned Sudan’s Central Reserve Police or CRP over alleged “serious human rights abuses” carried out against anti-coup protesters. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. is acting to “hold to account those perpetrating abuses and to deter future violence.” There are ongoing reports of rape, killings, torture, an...
The United States said it is disappointed and troubled by attempts to provide legitimacy to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price made the statement after Assad’s visit to the United Arab Emirates last Friday. It was Assad’s first visit to an Arab country since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict in [&hel...
Georgetown University awarded Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid the 2021 Building Bridges Lifetime Achievement Award for his work for justice and human rights. The award was presented by Georgetown professor and scholar of Islamic studies John Espisito. Mujahid is the founder of Justice For All, and president of the Sound Vision Foundation. John J. D...
On Day 22 of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a powerful virtual address Thursday to the German Parliament from the capital Kyiv. He warned German lawmakers that Moscow is building a new Cold War wall across Europe “between freedom and bondage.” Three weeks into the fighting, the toll of Russia’s attacks on civil...
Anti-nuclear campaigner and former mayor of Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture urged Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Tadatoshi Akiba spoke during a news conference Thursday in Tokyo as Russia’s war with Ukraine rages on. Akiba started a petition against the use of nuclear weapons. He urged the world’s nuclear ...
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, world leaders Thursday emphasized the importance of diplomatic discussions to end the war. Leaders also called for probes of Russian attacks on civilians and infrastructure. Direct talks between Ukrainian and Russian representatives this week gave hope to some that the conflict is moving toward a posi...
U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said on the House floor that establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine “would mean the beginning of World War III.” Omar tweeted the U.S. must avoid “knee-jerk calls that risk nuclear war.” While the U.S. supports Ukraine in its fight against Russian invasion, “a no-fly zone is not simply declared, it […]...
