A JUNETEENTH celebration in Oakland ended in bloodshed, with one person dead and numerous others wounded by gunshots. At around 6:25pm, cops say gunfire rang out as over 1,000 people amassed to enjoy the newly minted federal holiday. Oakland police confirmed of of the four people were shot died. The victim had been rushed to […]
Robert De Niro might have met his match in this comedy.
Today, we are faced with an unfair and ultimately unsustainable refugee system that simultaneously increases human suffering while placing the burden of hosting refugees on poorer nations. The sad reality is that unilateral and voluntary obligations of individual states and actors have proven ineffective in addressing the global refugee crisis. How can we achieve a system that shares the responsibility for refugees equitably? What will it look like?
(Flinders University) With the rise of China's global power comes parallel increases in influence, with a new Australian book forecasting that Chinese has the potential to become a more prominent global language. With more than 100 million people outside China estimated to be studying the language, a new book by Flinders University academic Jeffrey Gil looks at the expansion of Mandarin and other varieties of Chinese as part of the 21st century ??? (hàny? rè) or 'Chinese fever.'
(Curtin University) A Curtin University-led study of ancient bones on South Australia's Kangaroo Island has provided new information about the Island's past fauna and an insight into how species may live there in the future.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause chronic infections that are potentially fatal for people with weakened immune systems. In addition, its adaptability and resistance to many antibiotics make infections by P. aeruginosa increasingly difficult to treat. There is therefore an urgent need to develop new antibacterials. Scientists (UNIGE) have identified a previously unknown regulator of gene expression in this bacterium, the absence of which significantly reduces the infectious power of P. aeruginosa and its dangerous nature.
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(University of Surrey) Innovative resources to support perinatal mental health (PMH) 'by parents and professionals -- for parents and professionals.'
COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive and behavioural problems two months after being discharged from hospital, a new study presented at the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) has found.
The first global standards to embed health and wellbeing into the education system have been created amid a rise in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jamie Beaglehold and Tom Muirhead have shared their story with LeicestershireLive to coincide with Father's Day
An official review is investigating how women were told they would have to work an extra five years
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Despite arguably tangible results, the Biden-Putin summit was little more than a public-relations win for the Russian side.
Roughly a millennia ago, I was teaching a Sunday school class to sixth-graders when my favorite student, James C., raised his hand and asked, as he often did, a humdinger.
On June 9 the Department of Ohio Jobs and Family Services sent an email to current recipients of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, notifying them that, effective June 26, Ohio would no longer be participating in this program. Initially, Ohio indicated that it would participate on behalf of Ohioans through September.
Seeing that Juneteenth was made a federal holiday was enough to almost turn my stomach.