Indian women are increasingly choosing to live “consciously single” as the country seeks to tap into their workforce potential amid concerns of safety and gender discrimination. “The problem in India is security, especially for women,” Siddhartha Dubey, adjunct professor at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, told Fox News …
Read More »US dollar slides in value after rate hikes, while Japanese yen rises
The dollar slid on Thursday against major currencies in choppy trading as a slew of data continued to show that the U.S. economy was slowing down in the wake of multiple hefty rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, with the market anticipating a pause in tightening this year. The yen, …
Read More »Family of Honduran environmentalist demands answers in killings
The family of one of two environmental activists killed in a rural part of northern Honduras say authorities are not properly investigating the slayings of the pair who had faced threats for their work. Aly Domínguez and Jairo Bonilla were riding a motorcycle between La Concepción and Guapinol on Sunday …
Read More »US hands over former Mexican cop accused in murders of 43 college students
American authorities handed over a key suspect in the 2014 abduction and killing of 43 college students to their Mexican counterparts after he tried crossing the border without the proper documents. Mexico’s National Immigration Institute identified the man only by his first name, but a federal agent later confirmed to …
Read More »Turkey says Swedish decision not to probe Kurd protest ‘absurd’
Turkey on Tuesday denounced as “absurd” a decision by a Swedish prosecutor not to open an investigation into a protest by Kurds in central Stockholm where an effigy of the Turkish president was hung from a lamppost. Last week’s protest outside Stockholm City Hall drew an angry backlash from Turkey, …
Read More »Police, protesters in Peru’s capital clash as demands for president’s resignation grow
Protests in Peru get violent At least one person died Wednesday in the Peruvian city of Puno after new scuffles between anti-government protesters and police. Protests continued into Thursday. (Courtesy Info Andes/Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office handout via Reuters) Protests in the streets of Peru have continued to grow as protesters continue …
Read More »US forces capture global ISIS recruiter in Syria helicopter assault
U.S. and coalition forces carried out a helicopter assault on an ISIS stronghold in Syria on Thursday, capturing a one extremist involved in global recruiting for the terrorist organization. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out the operation on Wednesday in partnership with the Syrian Democratif Forces (SDF). The ISIS operative, …
Read More »Mexican human rights group launches online guide to search for missing persons
A Mexican human rights group launched an online guide Wednesday for people searching for missing relatives, a real need in a country where authorities are slow to act. Mexico has almost 110,000 people listed as missing, but many of the most effective searches are carried out by relatives or activists. …
Read More »WATCH: Divers record rare sea creature video off the coast of Japan
Couple records giant squid while diving in Japan Diving instructor Yosuke Tanaka, 41, and his wife Miki, 34, were on a day trip when locals at a fishing shop told them about sightings of the elusive 8.2ft-long beast lurking off the coast of Toyooka City. (CREDIT: ViralPress/yosuke_tstyle) Video has surfaced …
Read More »Russia’s FSB launches criminal case against American suspected of espionage
Russia on Thursday announced that it has launched a criminal case against an unnamed American suspected of espionage. In a statement, Russia’s Federal Security Service said the individual “is suspected of collecting intelligence information on biological topics directed against the security of the Russian Federation.” “The Federal Security Service of …
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