US Sanctions 2 Mexicans, 9 Firms Over Alleged Cartel Fuel-Smuggling Scheme
The United States has imposed sanctions on two Mexican nationals and nine companies it said are linked to Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)...
Great apes were using touch to reassure and keep the peace six million years before humans evolved – new research
During an eight-month-long research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, we studied consolation: the way bonobos and chimpanzees comfort...
Six years on, why lobbying success for COVID victims’ association in Italy over pandemic mismanagement matters
IN BRIEFClick here for the key takeaways In France notably, during the 1990s, association-led action in the context of the HIV pandemic resulted...
An emerging Iran-Pakistan ‘Axis of Sympathy’ is reshaping southwest Asia’s power structures
Earlier this month, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was buried in his hometown of Mashhad after a four-day ceremony. Many...
Next Generation 911
By Shellie Troy When we think of 911 we think of the caring, heroic emergency responders in Police, Fire, Ambulance, and Search and...
Why the Modern World Feels Like a Scripted Performance
By Joe Mandigo Many people today move through their daily lives with a nagging, persistent sense of unreality. Events feel overacted, headlines seem...
Death of the Oshawa Ribfest
The Bureaucratic Starvation of Local Culture By Robert Paterson The sudden cancellation of the Oshawa Rotary Ribfest after 25 years isn’t just a...
Young Middle-Income Buyers Frustrated as US Home Costs Rise Faster Than Incomes
Stealers Wheel’s 1973 hit “Stuck in the Middle with You” could well become the theme song for today’s middle-income, first-time home buyers who...
Zelenskyy’s Decision to Replace Defense Minister Sparks Rare Wartime Protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to replace the country’s defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has sparked rare wartime public protests in the capital and...
EU Eases Carbon Market Rules to Take Pressure off Industry
The European Union has proposed an overhaul of its carbon trading scheme, easing the pace of emissions cuts for companies amid mounting pressure...
