Scientists hope to solve mystery of Italy’s child mummies
(CNN) — A team of scientists is trying to find out why dozens of children were mummified and buried in catacombs at a convent on the Italian island of Sicily.…
Trafficked Woman’s Story a Warning to Other Vulnerable Job Seekers — Global Issues
Desperate for work Kamikazi put her faith in ‘agents’ to find her a job. Instead, she found herself working without pay as a domestic worker in Kuwait. Photo: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS…
Indonesia secures coal supplies amid hopes of end to export ban | Energy
Indonesia’s state utility secured an extra 7.5 million tonnes of coal supplies on Tuesday, helping to avert power outages, boost stocks and increase the chances of the government lifting its…
Your Tuesday Briefing – The New York Times
U.S. struggles to avoid shutdowns Officials across the U.S., from President Biden on down, have been insisting that they are no longer in the shutdown business and will not order…
Genetic origins of autism could be unlocked by Jake’s mouse
Jake Litvag visits a lab at Washington University where doctors are studying a rare form of autism linked to a mutation in a gene, using mice with the same mutation…
Prince Andrew can’t halt sexual abuse lawsuit with domicile claim, US judge rules
Prince Andrew’s effort to immediately block the progression of a lawsuit by a woman who says he sexually assaulted her when she was 17 — on the grounds that she…
Scientists struggle to understand the competition between Omicron and Delta
As the pandemic’s third year dawns, Americans are feeling fatigued and confused. And it’s all Omicron’s fault. Even scientists are deeply uncertain about how quickly or even whether the new…
‘A moral giant’: South Africans pay their respects to Tutu
South Africans of all walks of life are paying their respects to Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican archbishop whose plain pine casket is on view Friday in St.…
Covid Tsunami Awaits As World Heads Into New Year
Coronavirus has killed more than 5.4 million people globally till now. Paris: Millions around the world braced Thursday for drastically curtailed New Year celebrations as record coronavirus cases fuelled by…
WHO warns vaccine-resistant Covid variants could emerge amid pandemic
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus talks during a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO headquaters in Geneva on March 11, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini |…