NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that while UAPs do not have an extraterrestrial origin, their true nature remains mysterious WASHINGTON – U.S. space agency NASA’s inaugural report on unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP, commonly known as UFOs, reveals no evidence pointing to extraterrestrial sources. The independent study,...
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec (Canada) – The Quebec government’s recent bill on indigenous health care has drawn criticism from the province’s medical college. The college argues the bill is “paternalistic and colonialist” and does not go far enough to address systemic racism in the health care system. The college has calle...
Tragic rescue comes amid a dramatic spike in migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands By Alyssa McMurtry OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Twelve more people have died amid a spike in journeys from northwestern Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands, a Spanish migration NGO said on Monday. At least 50 people were making the dangerous journey to […]
Experts say 30 years later, with a fragmented West Bank, a besieged Gaza Strip, Oslo accord looks like a lost cause JERUSALEM, Palestine – The Oslo peace initiative, which ignited hope of settlement of Palestinian issue and peace in the region, has remained stagnant since it was signed 30 years ago. On September 13, 1993, […]
Floods caused by Storm Daniel, which swept across the coast hit dams outside Derna city, triggering flash floods in Wadi Derna River TRIPOLI, Libya – Hundreds of people have died and thousands are missing after flooding in the Libyan city of Derna in the east of the country. The floods were caused by Storm Daniel, […]
While Canada considers adoption a complete transfer of parental rights, in many Islamic countries the adoptive parents become the child’s guardians OTTAWA, Canada – Childless Canadians with origins from Islamic countries are facing difficulty in adopting children from their countries of origin. For the past four years, former Calga...
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Jewish nation wants to normalize relations with Indonesia, which is home to the world’s largest Muslim population TEL AVIV, Israel – Israeli officials are discreetly negotiating with Indonesia in hopes of improving diplomatic relations. The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth repo...
Since 2016, U.S. has facilitated the return of 40 citizens — 25 being children and 15 adults, as per State Department data WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department is coordinating the return of a family of 10 American citizens currently in Syria. The New York Times reported that this family would represent the largest single […]
Volker Türk, told Human Rights Council in Geneva that attacks had occurred in at least eight locations GENEVA, Switzerland – The head of the U. N’s human rights panel said Tuesday that hundreds of civilians have been killed in ethnically motivated attacks in Sudan’s West Darfur region. The attacks, perpetrated by Sudan’s para...
Study, which spanned a 20-year period, found that 15,870 breast cancer cases were linked to air pollution WASHINGTON – A new study in the U.S. has found a link between increased air pollution and an increased risk of certain breast cancer tumors. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Cancer Institute an...
