Tiny gold Lord’s Prayer engraved in eye of needle by Birmingham artist BBC
In Haiti, gangs take control as democracy withers
At a time when democracy has withered in Haiti and gang violence has spiraled out of control, armed men like Jimmy Cherizier – known by the nickname Barbecue – have filled the power vacuum left by a crumbling government.
Lebanese Political Activist: Hizbullah Uses Weapons for Economic Gains, Which Is Harmful to Lebanon #JTTM #MEMRI #MEMRITV #MiddleEast #MiddleEastMediaResearchInstitute #MaryPatriotNews [Video]
Lebanese political activist Dr. Naji Hayek, who is affiliated with the Free Patriotic Movement, said in an interview that was posted to the Bel Moubashar YouTube channel on January 19, 2023, that the Shiites are Hizbullah’s top priority, followed by the Sunnis, with the Christians being their lowest priority. He said that Hizbullah uses its weapons for its benefit, and that goods in Beirut’s Hizbullah-controlled suburb of Dahiyeh are much cheaper than anywhere else because Hizbullah imports them through border crossings that it controls. He also said that the defense of Lebanon is the right of all Lebanese people, and that the current situation in which Hizbullah controls its own weapons must be changed for him to change his view regarding Hizbullah.
The dodo is the poster child for human-caused extinction. Scientists want to bring it back – CNN
The dodo is the poster child for human-caused extinction. Scientists want to bring it back CNNScientists trying to bring dodo bird back from extinction USA TODAYDodo Bird DNA Has Startup Valued at $1 Billion to Bring Back Extinct …
In DR Congo, a stage built for the Pope’s visit collapses: ‘It’s a disgrace’
Pope Francis is expected in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, from January 31 to February 3. But a platform stage where he was supposed to speak collapsed in the Martyrs Stadium on January 30. Repairs were launched the same da…
Business insolvencies jump 30% as 22,000 firms go bust in 2022
Figures for England and Wales likely to worsen as UK goes into recession, say analystsBusiness insolvencies jumped 30% to a 13-year high in 2022 as government support programmes that offered companies protection from their creditors during the pandemic…
Hospitals brace for more patients who can’t pay, Moody’s says
The government boosted Medicaid reimbursements by 6.2% during the pandemic, but those additional payments phase out this year. That’s bad news for hospitals and patients.
Unsentenced prisoners make up a third of Australia’s prison population as bail refusals boom
Advocates urge overhaul of strict bail laws in Victoria and elsewhere to ensure people aren’t needlessly funnelled into jailFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podc…
‘Storm the house’: Queensland care home receives threats after being wrongly identified as halfway house
Online posts urge violence against residents in care home after it was described as a place for ‘youth offenders’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChildren…