The civil war in Sudan has claimed hundreds of lives and forced more than 160,000 people to flee to Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia since it began in mid-April, according to the New York Times. International observers are now wondering if the war-torn African nation...
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Energy giant ExxonMobil settled a decades-long lawsuit filed by villagers in the western Indonesian province of Aceh, who alleged that soldiers the company had hired to guard a natural gas facility in the area committed torture, murder, and other human rights abuses, Al Jazeera reported...
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The Swedish government is drafting a new law that would allow the country to veto foreign investments on national security grounds, a move that Sweden’s business lobby worries would impact investment in the wealthy Nordic nation, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The proposal comes a month after an...
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A new Chilean law will provide financial aid to children whose mothers were killed by their current or former partners, a move the government hopes will address the issue of femicide across Chile and Latin America, the BBC reported. Passed in April, the “Reparation Law for...
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Every year, sexually mature male elephants experience a three-month period marked by increased aggression and restlessness. Known as “musth,” African and Asian elephants during this time produce more testosterone, as well as thick, gooey secretions from ducts on their temples. Now, a new study has found that...
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