Green Goddess Matcha Pancakes

While coffee might be the American standard when it comes to morning drinks, even the prettiest latte art is hard to beat a mug of frothy, smooth, grassy matcha tea.

Afghanistan: Taliban Crackdown on Media Worsens

(New York) – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan are threatening journalists and imposing strict new media guidelines that especially harm women, Human Rights Watch said today.

Egypt: UNDP Report Whitewashes Human Rights Violations

(New York) – The United Nations Development Program’s (UNDP) September 2021 Egypt Human Development Report includes false and misleading claims, Amnesty International, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, and Human Rights Watch said today. Many of these claims appear aimed at whitewashing grave violations of international human rights law

Your Iron Levels Could Be a Key to Slow Aging and Long Life

Iron is an essential nutrient, integral to hundreds of biological functions including oxygen transport, DNA synthesis and energy metabolism.

Global Organization Attempts to End Free Speech Worldwide

If you suspected censorship was being coordinated on a global scale, you'd be right.

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak to Launch Hundreds of Satellites to Study Space Debris

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s startup company, Privateer, reportedly plans to launch hundreds of satellites to study space debris.

Report: Facebook Is Paying Musicians and Celebs Up to $50K to Use Its Clubhouse Clone

Tech giant Facebook (now known as Meta) is reportedly offering musicians and online creators as much as $50,000 to use its live audio feature.

UAE: Dissidents Labeled ‘Terrorists’

(Beirut) – UAE authorities in September 2021 designated four prominent exiled Emirati dissidents as “terrorism” supporters, Human Rights Watch said today.

Report: Pandemic Killed 1.6 Million Tourism Jobs Across Asia in 2020

The coronavirus pandemic triggered a partial collapse of Asia’s tourism sector last year, eliminating 1.6 million jobs across five Asian countries, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported Thursday. The ILO, a United Nations (U.N.) agency, released a report on November 18 in which it detailed the pandemic’

Republican Donors' Economist: Immigration Can Offset Risks in Foreign Trade

U.S.investors cannot safely invest in many poor countries, so the countries’ populations should migrate to the United States, a Republican-aligned economist said.

Bidenflation: Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Hit Record High, Up 14% From Last Year

This year’s Thanksgiving dinner will be the most expensive on record.

Treating Long-Haul Syndrome

Long COVID, also known as long-haul COVID, chronic COVID or long-haul syndrome, refers to symptoms that persist for four or more weeks after an initial COVID-19 infection.

Time Running Out for South Korea to End Age Discrimination

The window is rapidly closing for South Korea’s National Assembly to pass a comprehensive antidiscrimination law that citizens and human rights organizations have long endorsed.

EU: Tackle Central Asia Rights Abuses

(Brussels) – The European Union should urge Central Asian governments at a gathering on November 22, 2021, to increase efforts to protect human rights, at a time when Afghanistan and regional issues are high on the agenda, Human Rights Watch said today. The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, and

Nigeria: Officials Indicted in Abuses of Protesters

(Abuja) – A judicial panel has found that army and police officers shot, injured, and killed unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Nigeria during nationwide protests against police brutality in 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. This confirms Human Rights Watch findings, which the panel said the authorities