Unfair collective punishment in Gaza
Suspending contributions to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees targets civilians rather than Hamas
UNICEF official in Palestine: ‘There are one million children in Gaza traumatized by the war’
After the outbreak of the conflict, the U.N. agency maintains that practically all children in the Strip are in a situation of maximum vulnerability
Justice and sobriety in The Hague
One thing is certain: South Africa has already put Israel in front of the mirror of its own actions. For this alone, the initiative deserves to be praised
UN agency for Palestinian refugees loses half of its budget due to probe against workers
The UNRWA, which helps 5.9 million people and is the main humanitarian actor in Gaza, will only be able to operate until the end of February after 16 countries cut off their contributions due to the alleged involvement of 12 employees in the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7
Elon Musk claims Neuralink has implanted first brain chip in a human
The controversial entrepreneur announced his company’s product will be called Telepathy, and will allow patients to control a cell phone and a computer with their mind
The horror of fighting in a Flying Fortress: ‘Masters of the Air’ shows aerial warfare as it has never been seen before
The magnificent series, in the wake of ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’, reconstructs the daring World War II American B-17 bomber missions with shocking realism
The Brazilian bishop who took the first step toward the Catholic Church embracing LGBTQ+ people
The prelate of the diocese of Santo Amaro, in São Paulo, Brazil, submitted the consultation to the Vatican. That inquiry led to the authorization to baptize the LGBTQ+ faithful, who can also be godparents and witnesses to a wedding
Black, gay and the true king of rock and roll: This is how Little Richard set the tone for popular music
The documentary ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ tells the story of one of the most influential, conflicted and unrecognized musicians of the modern era, mentor to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
Enshrined in the Constitution by the 13th Amendment, slavery and involuntary servitude are banned – except as punishment for a crime
China is protesting interrogations and deportations of its students at US entry points
The Chinese ambassador in Washington said dozens of Chinese have been denied entry every month for the past few months when returning to school from overseas travel
In Brazil, one of Bolsonaro’s sons is targeted by an investigation into alleged political spying
Police are investigating an ‘organized crime’ group that operated within the intelligence agency during Bolsonaro’s term, which ended in Dec. 2022
Pennsylvania high court revives case challenging limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions
The lawsuit, brought in 2019 by Planned Parenthood and other operators of abortion clinics, said the 1982 law unconstitutionally discriminates against poor women
Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US
The company first announced the problem in mid-2021, but efforts to repair or replace the machines have dragged on for years, frustrating patients in the U.S. and other countries
Toyota urges owners of old Corolla, Matrix and RAV4 models to park them until air bags are replaced
Takata air bag inflators can explode, blowing apart a metal canister and spewing shrapnel. The recalled RAV4s have Takata driver’s air bags while the Corolla and Matrix have them on the passenger side
The US mistook the drone that killed three of its military personnel in Jordan for one of its own
Washington argues that this misidentification allowed the attack, considered ‘an escalation’ in the conflict. The White House promises a response