“Publishing is not a crime”: Major Newspapers Sign Letter Telling Biden to End Persecution of Julian Assange
Five major news outlets have signed a letter urging President Biden to end his charging of Wikileaks founder Julian…
Damascus Museum Opens New Exhibition of 35,000 Artifacts Recovered After Decade of War
Around 35,000 stolen Syrian artifacts have been retrieved by the authorities since the beginning of the 11-year war in…
Pentagon Set for a Return to the Philippines’ Subic Bay Military Base in China Ramp-Up
On Thursday, Kyodo News reported that 30 years to the day of the US closing her largest overseas military…
The Protein Leverage Hypothesis—Could Poor Diets Be Driven by a Lack of Protein?
Story at a glance… “Gateway foods” like candy, frozen desserts and frozen pizzas have been shown in adolescents to…
Loss of Mangrove Forest Worldwide Has Slowed to Near-Negligible Amounts, New Report Demonstrates
Story at a glance… Mangroves had been one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems for years, but a new…
Modernity Without Progress or Tradition
In Tunisia I can only say that I observed a strange society that had seemingly severed most links to…
The New Cycle Route From Paris to Mont-Saint-Michel is Fueling Dreams of Escape
There has been something of an exodus from Paris following the pandemic in France. A migration. Not that the…
Cultural Salesmanship in the Developed and Developing Worlds
The degree to which a nation or a people hang onto their cultural characteristics, particularly those they developed in…
Ever Been to Tunisia?
On certain occasions, one simply must visit a country which one has no knowledge of. Scrolling through plane tickets…
US Will Never Accept a Nuclear-Armed North Korea, Even if it’s Requisite to Disarmament Talks
The People’s Democratic Republic of North Korea (DPRK) launched 23 ballistic missiles into the sea near the South Korean…
Functional Medicine Doctor Designs Free Quiz to Rate Your Risk of Nutritional Deficiencies
Chris Kresser MD is one of the most influential people in health, and he’s got a free quiz to…
30 House Democrats Urge Biden to Seek Diplomacy with Russia
“As legislators responsible for the expenditure of tens of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars in military assistance in the…
India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Begins Testing to Serve Largest World Remittance Market
Earlier in October, the Reserve Bank of India announced it was piloting a digital, or “e-rupee,” joining China, some…
Fungal-Made Structures Could Be the Best Solution to House Humanity On Mars
Story at a glance… Research into growing habitats on Mars with fungal mycelium is being funded by NASA. The…
Biden Launches Targeted Policy to Try and Squeeze China Out of Key Global Markets
If China and the United States fought a war, it would not be surprising to begin that story at…
Is it the End of the Road for the US Saudi Relationship?
Following OPEC’s decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, a wave of anti-Saudi sentiment is…
The Skewed Perception of Putin’s Invasion Has Led to Current Disastrous Escalation
Russia has launched a massive rocket attack on critical infrastructure sites across Ukrainian territory, striking nearly every major city…
Britain to Double Bond Buy Backs, Prop Up Liquidity with Temporary Insurance
Spot prices relevant to this news: Pound/USD £1.11 – 30-year Gilt £4.729 LONDON, October 10th, 2022. On September 30th,…
It Took One Month For Germany to Backtrack on Having Sufficient Gas Reserves
PICTURED: Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz at a news conference following Russian-German talks, February, 2022. For Germans concerned…
Lake Garda is Pure Italy and a Treasure House Destination of the North
Northern Italy is famous for many things, her lakes not least of all. As part-time residence of George Clooney,…
