04/03/2024 - DailyChatter

Senegalese opposition politician Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest-ever president, promising radical reform and stability after an uptick of unrest in the West African nation long held up as a democratic model for the region, Agence France-Presse reported. Faye, a 44-year-old, left-wing...

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Need to Know

April 03, 2024

A Cut of Control

Gambia

The Gambia banned female genital mutilation in 2015 because officials said the tradition of partially removing girls’ genitalia violated human rights. It didn’t, however, enforce it until last year. That’s when the trouble began. Now, lawmakers in the tiny West African country, under pressure from influential imams,...

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The World Briefly

April 03, 2024

Shooting the Messenger

Israel

Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a law allowing the government to shut down Al Jazeera, a news outlet that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deems a threat to national security, the New York Times reported. After the bill was approved, Netanyahu vowed to immediately block Al Jazeera’s...

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The World Briefly

April 03, 2024

Gambling With a Reputation

Singapore

Singapore sentenced a Cambodian national to 13 months in prison Tuesday, the first defendant to plead guilty in the country’s biggest money laundering scandal, one that has damaged the Southeast Asian island-state’s reputation as a financial hub, CNBC reported. Su Wenqiang had faced 11 charges relating...

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Discoveries

April 03, 2024

Snake Puffs

Too much meat isn’t good for the planet or for human health, researchers say, so the hunt is on for alternatives. Ostriches, alligators and insects have been sneaking their way onto menus. Now, a recent study has proposed that snake meat could be a sustainable replacement for...

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