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Iran Liberalism

Iran debates ‘honor killings’ after girl’s murder shocks country

The recent murder of an Iranian girl by her own father has highlighted women's inequality and the country's antiquated legal system. But religious authorities continue to oppose change. In late May, a village in northern Iran was the scene of a particularly horrifying crime when 37-year-old Reza Ashrafi beheaded his…

bubmagJune 3, 2020

1619 Slavery

Ben & Jerry’s Demands Justice for George Floyd: ‘We Must Dismantle White Supremacy’

On Tuesday, the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's released a statement calling for justice in the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd by police and condemning the "inhumane police brutality that is perpetuated by a culture of white supremacy." The company also called out the numerous instances of violence perpetrated by police against protesters…

bubmagJune 3, 2020

Boris Johnson

UK talks to ‘Five Eyes’ allies about potential Hong Kong exodus

China warned Britain on Wednesday that interfering in Hong Kong will backfire, after the former colonial power vowed to give sanctuary to locals who may flee the city if a controversial security law is passed.The United States and Britain have enraged Beijing with their criticism of planned national security legislation…

bubmagJune 3, 2020

Meritocracy

Etching the road to a hydrogen economy using plasma jets

IMAGE: A step closer to an efficient way of producing hydrogen so that we can finally do without fossil fuels and other energy sources that are harmful to our planet view more Credit: Tokyo University of Science The ever-worsening global environmental crisis, coupled with the depletion of fossil fuels, has motivated…

bubmagJune 3, 2020

Antibiotics

Video messages may help spread the word about antibiotic risks

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Antibiotics are important drugs that can save lives, but using them too often can lead to dangerous strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. New Penn State research explores how to communicate risk while encouraging people to seek information on their own. The researchers found that a brief animated…

bubmagJune 3, 2020

Antibiotics

A potential new weapon in the war against superbugs

University of Melbourne researchers are finding ways to beat dangerous superbugs with 'resistance resistant' antibiotics, and it could help in our fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) complications. As bacteria evolve, they develop strategies that undermine antibiotics and morph into 'superbugs' that can resist most available treatments and cause potentially lethal infections.…

bubmagJune 3, 2020

Maduro

Venezuela’s oil exports sink to 17-year low, choked by U.S. sanctions

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a sculpture outside a building of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA in CaracasBy Marianna Parraga(Reuters) - Venezuela's oil exports plummeted in May to their lowest level since 2003 as U.S. sanctions choked exports and two Mexican firms that had acted as intermediaries for Venezuelan…

bubmagJune 3, 2020

Riots

1,500 rioters arrested in Chicago, most not facing serious charges

Nearly 80 percent of those arrested in Chicago riots last weekend were charged with disorderly conduct, according to police department numbers provided to the ABC7 I-Team on Tuesday.Read More

bubmagJune 3, 2020

Global Warming

MIT study explores how solar geogineering would alter the climate

One of the proposed ways to counter the effects of global warming is by using atmospheric aerosols to reflect heat away from the Earth, and a great deal of research is going into not just how this might work, but whether or not it is a good idea. A new…

bubmagJune 3, 2020

Venezuela

Coronavirus latest: Germany to scrap EU travel warnings by mid-June

The German government has said it would lift travel restrictions to the 26 EU countries as well as others by June 15 — circumstances owing to the pandemic permitting. Follow DW for the latest. Germany has unveiled plans to allow travel within Europe from June 15 More than 6.4 million…

bubmagJune 3, 2020

Iran debates ‘honor killings’ after girl’s murder shocks country

Ben & Jerry’s Demands Justice for George Floyd: ‘We Must Dismantle White Supremacy’

UK talks to ‘Five Eyes’ allies about potential Hong Kong exodus

Etching the road to a hydrogen economy using plasma jets

Video messages may help spread the word about antibiotic risks

A potential new weapon in the war against superbugs

Venezuela’s oil exports sink to 17-year low, choked by U.S. sanctions

1,500 rioters arrested in Chicago, most not facing serious charges

MIT study explores how solar geogineering would alter the climate

Coronavirus latest: Germany to scrap EU travel warnings by mid-June

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