Big protests over little scarves are threatening to destabilize the Islamic Republic of Iran. In mid-September, Iran’s morality police arrested Mahsa Amini, 22, for allowing a few strands of hair to escape her scarf, violating laws Iranian officials say are necessary under their orthodox Islamic views....
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The special prosecutor investigating the 2014 kidnapping and disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico resigned this week, a move that raised concerns among the students’ families about the lagging pace of the long-running probe, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced...
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The Indian government banned a prominent local Islamic organization Wednesday, accusing it of being a threat to the country’s security, a move that comes amid rising communal tensions in the world’s second most populous nation, Voice of America reported. The ban targets the Popular Front...
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Saudi Arabian King Salman appointed his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the kingdom’s prime minister, a move that formalizes the young royal’s role as the country’s de facto ruler, Al Jazeera reported. No explanation was provided for the crown prince’s appointment, even though the...
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How many ants live on Earth? Researcher Mark Wong and his colleagues set out to find out. They started by thoroughly analyzing almost 500 studies on ants spanning every continent. Their final conclusion? A whopping 20 quadrillion ants – that’s 16 zeros – roam the planet to help...
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