Victims of Success

Author Elizabeth Gilbert embraces romance and finds a partner in Bali after a life journey that she chronicled to great fame in her 2006 memoir, “Eat Pray Love.” Now residents of the Indonesian island are fed up with the increasingly large numbers of tourists who...

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A Human Wall

Lithuania passed a new law that will allow volunteers to use force to help detain migrants trying to enter the country’s borders, a move the government says will enhance border security – but human rights advocates fear will attract “far-right extremists,” and promote violence, Euronews...

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Pay Up

Zimbabwe is planning to launch a digital currency this month to address the depreciation of its national currency caused by longstanding economic challenges, the Associated Press reported. The new currency will introduce “tokens” that are supported “by physical gold held by the bank.” Zimbabweans can buy...

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Alternative Methods

Japan approved the sale of an abortion pill for the first time, a move many medical professionals and supporters see as a major milestone for reproductive and women’s rights in the socially conservative country, the Independent reported over the weekend. The health ministry said the medication...

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Parrot Zoom

Life as a pet is hard for parrots – they can easily feel isolated, lonely and bored. That’s especially true because many parrot species are very social, living in large, highly interactive flocks. Now, scientists have discovered that parrots can deal with the isolation blues and stave...

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