For Berlin, Invasive Crustaceans Are A Tough Catch And A Tough Sell
Louisiana crawfish have invaded waterways in Germany’s capital. Wildlife officials licensed a fisherman to catch them for chefs, hoping a taste for “Berlin Lobster” might control the invasive species.
Tokyo Medical School Apologizes For Test Scoring Practices To Keep Women Out
Officials confirmed reports of the systematic exclusion of female candidates from the prestigious university are true. “We betrayed the public trust,” the school’s managing director told reporters.
Student Activists In Bangladesh Demanding Safer Roads After Bus Kills 2 People
A bus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, ran over and killed two students, triggering a massive protest. Students are demanding justice in a country where traffic laws are poorly enforced.
Diplomatic Dispute Between Saudi Arabia And Canada Continues To Escalate
The Saudi government announced it will stop its national airline from traveling to Toronto. This comes after the Gulf nation expelled the Canadian ambassador and recalled its own ambassador.
Trump Tower meeting draws attention to campaign lines of legality
Of all the incidents in the Trump Russia saga, perhaps none has been as intensely scrutinized and speculated about as the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting. Numerous threads of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation may run through the meet…
Iran Braces For New U.S. Sanctions To Further Cripple Economy
The new sanctions, which were previously lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, severely limit Iran’s ability to buy U.S. currency and issue sovereign debt, and place restrictions on trade with Iran.
Charlottesville teen goes from targeting a statue to taking on the system
Life’s been a lot busier for Zyahna Bryant since the events of Aug. 12, 2017. A year before, Ms. Bryant – then 15 – had started an online petition to remove the statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee from a park in downtown Charlottesville. It w…
After A Car Bomb Killed A Syrian Rocket Scientist, Some Are Blaming Israeli Intelligence
A Syrian rocket scientist was allegedly assassinated by the Israeli spy agency, Mossad, in a car bomb on Saturday. NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks to Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman about the assassination and Israel’s wider strategy of targeted killings.
A yearning for wholeness in local news
When the Daily News, a 99-year-old print tabloid that considers itself New York’s “hometown newspaper,” laid off half its journalists last month, the reaction was swift. The public outcry, while not matched by the necessary subscriptions to maintain t…
Women flip the pay gap in this Georgia town. Here’s why it’s not a model
Stroll the streets and peek into the shops here and you’ll see hints of why this Atlanta suburb is one of the few places in the United States where women outearn men. An art gallery that doubles as community space was the dream of its woman owner.
Will rising summer temperatures raise world’s climate change concern?
Andreas Kadas was fast asleep in his summer home in the Greek holiday resort of Mati when the phone awoke him to warn of the approaching fire. At the time, the warning seemed more like science fiction to most ears, but he says that is no longer true.
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