Food and Cash Aid is Vital if Lebanon Goes Back into Lockdown

Lebanon’s Higher Defense Council is discussing today new measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, which has seen an alarming surge in new cases and related deaths in recent weeks.

Renowned German Scientists Publish A Book Titled “Corona, False Alarm? Facts & Figures”

Two well known scientists who reside in Germany, in June, published a book questioning what we are hearing from the mainstream with regards to COVID-19.

Q & A on the Proposal for an EU Legislation on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

In June 2020, Human Rights Watch outlined key elements that should be incorporated in EU legislation governing mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence, including climate change.[1] Here, Human Rights Watch responds to a few ‘frequently asked questions’ posed by legislators and businesses and addresses some of the main

I’m Really Sorry – Redux

Photo by Taylor Smith on Unsplash A few years ago, after reading a brillig academic article about how those who believe in conspiracy theories might be inclined toward unethical actions and petty crimes, my conscience got the best of me and I made a public confession. I had been accused

Study Analyzes Apollo 15 Images & Finds Evidence of “Excavation” & Unusual Structures on Moon

Members of the Society For Planetary SETI Research published a paper in the Journal of Space Exploration about features on the far side of the Moon that may be artificial.

Censoring Donald Trump is more “dangerous to democracy” than anything he could ever say

The media have called the election for Biden, but the counting goes on and there is a legal case in the offing.

US: Voters Choose Biden as President

(New York) – US President-elect Joe Biden should reverse four years of regression on human rights and immediately work to place respect for rights at the forefront of US laws and policies, Human Rights Watch said today. As the Associated Press, Fox News, and other media organizations project that Biden has

Update: Nearly 45,000 Doctors & Scientists Sign Declaration Opposing COVID Lockdowns

More than 44,000 scientists and doctors as well as more than 446,000 people have signed the Great Barrington Declaration, opposing a second COVID-19 lockdown because, according to them, it's doing much more harm than good. Why are opinions and narratives that oppose the WHO being censored, ridiculed, and

Man One Ups Tesla By Inventing An Electric System That Charges Itself

Sangulani (Maxwell) Chikumbutso has invented an electric system that runs off a battery.

Yemen: Jailed Journalists Face Abuse, Death Penalty

(Beirut) – Four journalists arbitrarily detained by Houthi authorities in Yemen since 2015 face the death penalty and receive inadequate medical care, Human Rights Watch said today.

Belarus: Expert Report Calls for International Inquiry into Torture

(Berlin) – A new expert report has found “massive and systemic” human rights violations in Belarus before and in the aftermath of the August 9, 2020 presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. The report documents election fraud, violations of freedoms of expression and assembly, excessive police violence and systematic torture,

Top 5 Most Common Myths about Happiness

We all believe in happiness, but often, our beliefs are false.Happiness is one of those things that tend to be associated with many false beliefs.

Oregon Decriminalizes Simple Possession of All Drugs

Oregon voters have made history by making it the first US state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of all drugs for personal use.

Environmentalists Under Threat in South Africa

Environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase was killed after her refusal to withdraw legal challenges to existing and future mining operations.

Cambodia’s Government Should Stop Silencing Journalists, Media Outlets

(Phnom Penh) – We, the 57 undersigned nongovernmental organizations express our deep concern about the Cambodian government’s harassment of independent media outlets and their journalists.