Civil unrest in Israel has prompted many observers to wonder if the same pro-democracy impulses that motivated Arab Spring activists more than a decade ago are now emerging in the Jewish state on the Mediterranean. The protests recently forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pause...
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Malaysia’s lower house of parliament on Monday voted to abolish the mandatory death penalty for certain offenses, including drug-related crimes, a move that bucks regional trends as the country’s neighbors see a rise in public executions, Al Jazeera reported. The new amendments would apply to 34...
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Parisians voted overwhelmingly to ban self-service e-scooters from the French capital, a popular transportation mode that has drawn the ire of officials and residents over a rising number of accidents and e-litter, France 24 reported. Results of the referendum Sunday showed that nearly 90 percent of...
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Iranian authorities arrested two women and one man this week following an incident where the man threw yogurt on the pair for failing to don the country’s mandatory headscarf, as Iranian authorities, under pressure from protesters, continue to take a hard line, CNN reported. The incident...
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The South African daisy is schooled in the art of deception: Known as the Gorteria diffusa, it is able to create “fake lady flies” on its petals to attract male insects for pollination so it can reproduce in harsh desert environments. Other members of the daisy...
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