August 30, 2023

A Toxic Mystery

Someone has been poisoning girls in schools in Iran since November last year. “Victims described smelling peculiar odors, such as citrus, rotting fish, or chlorine, before experiencing symptoms that included vomiting, dizziness, shortness of breath, and fatigue,” wrote the New Yorker magazine. Iranian officials initially admitted that...

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August 30, 2023

Dark Rainbows

A Ugandan man became the first person in the country to be charged with “aggravated homosexuality,” an offense that is punishable by death under a recently enacted anti-gay law, Reuters reported Tuesday. Ugandan authorities said the 20-year-old individual was charged this month after he “performed unlawful...

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August 30, 2023

Dress Codes

France will ban female students in state schools from wearing the abaya, the latest policy targeting Muslim dress that the government insists is aimed at preserving the country’s secular values even as critics accuse it of being Islamophobic, CNN reported. French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced this...

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August 30, 2023

Curiously Cautious

Scientists have discovered that curious orangutans remain vigilant and cautious when coming across strange objects. A research team closely observed how the great ape species responded to novelty in the wild, the first such study to do so, the Washington Post reported. When in captivity, great apes...

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