Marchers rallied in the nation’s capital and cities across the country, demanding passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the For the People Act, and for D.C. statehood. […]
GENEVA — Global air cargo markets show that demand continued its strong growth trend in July, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. Global demand measured in cargo tonne-kilometers was up 8.6 percent compared to […]
Even after over 635,000 have died in the U.S. as a result of the coronavirus, some celebrities have continued to loudly protest against the advice of doctors and other medical professionals. Over 4.5 million around the world have died as a result of the pandemic. […]
NEW DELHI — India’s GDP grew by 20.1 percent in the April to June quarter (Q1 FY22) compared to a contraction of 24.4 percent in the first quarter of FY21, as per government data. GDP data for the […]
NEW DELHI — Fact-checking organization NewsMobile has been selected for Facebook’s coveted global accelerator challenge amongst the world’s top 15 fact-checkers. The Facebook Journalism Project will launch this 10-week training program from early October. It is […]
I was proud to work hard for the election of President Joe Biden. And I was proud to protest outside the Biden White House on Aug. 24. Along with other voting rights activists, including our co-organizers at the League of Women Voters, I called on President Biden to do more to protect voting rights under attack from Republican state legislators all across the country. […]
Afghan Deja Vu […]
LUCKNOW, India — Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Aug. 31 announced that the next generation BrahMos missiles would be manufactured in his Parliamentary constituency Lucknow, the capital of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. “You must have […]
Americans watched in horror as Afghanistan’s Capitol Building and its government toppled with little or no resistance from Afghanistan’s U.S. trained military. But the real unseen nightmare forced upon Americans is the 20 years of senseless struggle, two trillion dollars wasted, and tens of thousands of casualties and deaths. […]
Social anthropology suggests that human experiences have impacts on how people see and experience the world. Theory suggests that people in places that experience more lightning—like the south—see the magical flashing this way whereas people who experience more wildfires—like the west—see the glow as a fire. In my lifetime there have been dramatic increases in wildfires and thunderstorms. The world is changing, and we are losing so much in the process. Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs their population is shrinking. Like with so many species, habitat loss, pesticides, and other environmental factors threaten their survival. […]
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