Kenneth Branagh's 'Death on the Nile' Craters at Chinese Box Office
Kenneth Branagh’s lavish detective film Death on the Nile was a crashing failure in its opening weekend in China, earning a paltry $5.9 million.
John Foo
Canadian Religious Groups Speak Out on Immigration Detention
Religious organizations across Canada urged the federal and provincial governments to get on a path toward abolishing immigration detention following a key interfaith gathering to discuss the issue yesterday. Religious communities have been at the forefront of welcoming refugees across Canada for decades. Despite their efforts, the Canadian government has
The Unseen Environmental Crises Destroying Humanity
In part 1 of this series, we looked at a recent Rockefeller policy document calling for transformative change in food production and how that ties in with the new food agenda.
In part 2, we examined the shady history of modern agribusiness and some of the wealthy elites and institutions
Egypt: Rights Defender’s Imprisoned Father At Risk
(Beirut) - Egyptian authorities should urgently provide health care to Salah Soltan, the detained father of a prominent Egyptian rights defender living in the US, or immediately release him to receive medical attention and investigate claims of torture, 19 human rights organizations said today. On January 26, 2022, Salah Soltan,
Can Super-Shots and ‘Morality Pills’ End COVID?
STORY AT-A-GLANCE For years, Big Pharma has had its eye on mRNA gene transfer technology.
7 Reasons You Attract People with Low Self-Esteem
We may have read many articles about why people are attracted to those with low self-esteem.
Developments in Gambia’s Case Against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice
From February 21 to 28, 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, will hold public hearings in the Case of The Gambia v.
The Plan to Turn You Into a Genetically Edited Human Cyborg
STORY AT-A-GLANCE A May 2021 project report by the U.K.
Biden Seeks to Seize Afghanistan’s Assets
The Biden administration has decided to recommend directing $3.5 billion of Afghanistan’s $7 billion in foreign currency reserves in the United States to a trust fund for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, while agreeing to release another $3.5 billion to families of victims of the September 11, 2001
Damiana: Herbal Aphrodisiac for Embodiment
There are many ways to feel sexier and many ways to support a particular pathway to pleasure.
Is Consciousness First in Virtual Reality?
The prevailing scientific paradigm is that matter is primary and everything, including consciousness can be derived from the laws governing matter.
Joint Letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council Excellencies, We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to urge your delegation to support the extension of the full mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (hereafter “Commission” or “CHRSS”
Pressure Mounts on Sri Lanka to Reform Abusive Law
Sri Lanka’s government has recently unveiled a bill to amend its abusive Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), the Foreign Ministry hailing it as a “most progressive step” towards bringing the notorious law in line with “international best practice”. But the European Union is not buying it, and that may
5 Warning Signs You Actually Enjoy Being Unhappy
Happiness is a complicated emotion.
Kazakhstan: Set Independent Inquiry into January Events
(Berlin) – The Kazakhstan government should invite international experts to join its domestic investigative efforts into serious human rights violations during the January 2022 protests and violence to ensure that the results are seen as credible, Human Rights Watch said today.
The statement followed a meeting between Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Kazakhstan’s