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Clara Steitz

Afghanistan: Taliban Torture Civilians in Panjshir

(New York) – Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan’s Panjshir province have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group, Human Rights Watch said today. Since mid-May 2022, fighting has escalated in the province as National Resistance Front (NRF) forces have attacked Taliban units and

Case Study of Recognition Patterns in Haunted People Syndrome

Haunted People Syndrome (HP-S) denotes individuals who recurrently report various “supernatural” encounters in everyday settings ostensibly due to heightened somatic-sensory sensitivities to dis-ease states (e.g., marked but sub-clinical levels of distress), which are contextualized by paranormal beliefs and reinforced by perceptual contagion effects. This view helps to explain why

Report -- Shrinkflation: Package Sizes Decrease but Prices Stay the Same

Product sizes on store-bought packages are subtly decreasing while prices remain the same as companies are using the sneaky method of “shrinkflation” to combat rising costs, according to an Associated Press (AP) report. For example, Folgers coffee containers have decreased from 51 ounces to 43.5 ounces while the price

Indonesia Debuts Visa to Entice Foreigners to Work-from-Home in Bali

Indonesia’s government recently announced plans to develop a new “digital nomad” visa program that would allow remote workers to live and work in Indonesia tax-free for up to five years, Fortune reported on Tuesday. Indonesian Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno described the nascent initiative to Bloomberg on June 6. He

'Toxic Legacy' — How Glyphosate Destroys Your Health

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published July 11, 2021, and has been updated with new information.

Are You Suffering from the 21st Century Blues?

Diagnosing The Twenty First Century Blues is something that you have to do yourself – the disease has yet to be recognised by the medical establishment (and in view of the fact that the disease cannot be treated with any of the traditional remedies favoured by orthodox minded physicians, I suspect

The Coming Food Apocalypse: Kit Knightly on the Global Research News Hour

“Prices are more or less 78% higher than average in 2021, and this is cracking up the production side of agriculture.

Benefits of Sunshine on Your Bare Skin

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Health care oficials' recommendations to avoid sun exposure unless you're slathered in sunscreen have deprived humans of their fundamental need for sunlight.

8 Ways to Learn to Think for Yourself in a Conformist Society

We all like to think that we are individuals, capable of free will and independent thought.

We Create Our Own Reality

Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash The world watched in varying states of mind as the Davos set enjoyed its annual turn on the world stage, supping on sumptuous Atlantic crab and fresh Iberian pork, sustainable Norweigian cod, and the best Italian coffee. When not tucking into a lavish feast,

Report: Baby Formula Shortage Worsening, Poor Families Hit Hardest

Data on the market supply of baby formula reveals the shortage is getting worse, especially in the south and southwest United States, with low-income families suffering most.

China Punishes Provincial Official for ‘Faking Economic Figures’

The Chinese Communist Party on Wednesday announced the expulsion of Zhang Jinghua, former deputy party chief of Jiangsu province, on the unusual charge of having “faked economic figures for personal promotion and meddled in market activities in violation of relevant rules.” Bloomberg News noted it is “rare for senior provincial

6 Home Essentials for Energy Cleansing

As we head into the warmer months, we need to take extra care to cleanse our spaces of unwanted energies or entities that may come with them.

Execution-Style Killings Emblematic of Impunity by South Sudan Army

On May 25, 16-year-old Justin Lisok Lomuresuk, a primary school student from Kiri boma of Kajokeji in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state, was cutting wood when he found the decomposing body of a soldier tied to a tree. He told his siblings, who then reported it to local authorities.

Antibiotics Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

STORY AT-A-GLANCE People over 60 who have used antibiotics may be at increased risk of developing infiammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition characterized by chronic infiammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The finding, which was presented at the Digestive Disease Week conference held in San Diego, California, in May 2022,