December 18, 2023

Death By Inches

The Chinese government recently renamed “Tibet” as “Xizang” in official diplomatic documents. The move was the latest in a series of measures that critics of China say are aimed at erasing Tibetan national identity and culture. “These are political actions of ‘de-ethnicization,’” Yang Haiying, a Mongolian-born...

Read full story →
December 18, 2023

Holy Mess

A Vatican court found nine defendants, including a powerful cardinal close to Pope Francis, guilty on charges of financial crimes and corruption Saturday, in what observers have described as the Holy See’s trial of the century, the Washington Post reported. The case centers on a bad...

Read full story →
December 18, 2023

Opting Out

Iraqis cast their ballots in the country’s provincial elections this week, the first such vote in a decade and one that many believe will set the stage for the next parliamentary polls in 2025, the Associated Press reported. The vote will select new provincial council members,...

Read full story →
December 18, 2023

New Moon

Earlier this year, scientists suggested that the Earth has entered a new geological epoch that is characterized by humanity’s influence on the planet. Known as the Anthropocene, this new age began between 1950 and 1954, marking the point where humans were determined to have significantly impacted...

Read full story →
Loading new posts...
No more posts

You don't have credit card details available. You will be redirected to update payment method page. Click OK to continue.