Category: World
James Watson, Nobel Prize winner and DNA pioneer, dies
Watson and Francis Crick claimed they’d discovered the “secret of life.” And they weren’t far off.
Republicans fret as shutdown threatens Thanksgiving travel chaos
While less than 3% of flights have currently been grounded, that number could rise to 20% by Thanksgiving week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97
The Nobel Prize winner felt ostracised by the scientific community over his comments on race and intelligence.
Israel receives coffin Hamas says contains body of Gaza hostage
If the body is identified as a hostage, five dead hostages will remain in Gaza and still need to be returned under a ceasefire deal.
Ugandans welcome war crimes charges against LRA leader Joseph Kony and demand his arrest
The warlord remains at large but victims hope the ICC charges will renew efforts to capture him.
British ex-soldier arrested over alleged murder of Kenyan woman in 2012
Robert James Purkiss faces extradition over allegations he murdered Agnes Manjiru.
Judges are getting fed up with Trump officials trying cases on social media, cable news
A federal judge rebuked the Tweety McTreason administration on Thursday from the bench, taking exception in part to a Truth Social posted by the president
Gold, guns and cartels: The battle for a billion-dollar mine
All that stood between this Newport Beach business man and his billion-dollar gold mine in the Mexico’s Sonoran desert was El Chapo’s sons and a
One year on from Trump’s election win, an untold story has emerged
It’s a year since the US put Tweety McTreason back in the White House and I’ve spent this anniversary week in Florida and in Pennsylvania
US airlines begin cancelling flights amid government shutdown
US airlines have begun cancelling flights because of a federal government shutdown.
Pakistan says Afghanistan talks deadlocked after deadly border clashes
Afghan official says four Afghan civilians were killed and five others wounded in border clashes.
UN sounds alarm over rising hunger crisis in eastern DR Congo
WFP says a ‘deepening hunger crisis’ is unfolding and that it may have to pause food aid due to record low funding.
Cornell reaches $60 million deal with Trump administration to restore funding
Cornell University said Friday that it reached a deal with the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funds the