Anadolu Agency: Millions of Palestinian refugees “cannot simply be wished away”, the head of a UN support agency said on Monday, hitting back at a US aid cutoff and allegations its work only perpetuates their plight. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) provides services to about 5 million Palestinian refugees across Jordan, Lebanon,…
BBC: Angelique Kerber and Petra Kvitova were both knocked out of the US Open on Saturday, leaving defending champion Sloane Stephens as the sole remaining top-six seed in the women’s draw. Wimbledon champion Kerber was beaten 3-6 6-3 6-3 by Slovak 29th seed Dominika Cibulkova in the third round.Two-time quarter-finalist Kvitova lost 7-5 6-1 to in-form…
The Guardian: It’s the romantic epic of male sacrificial woundedness and it’s been regenerating like Doctor Who. We had it in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, in 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason and originally way back in 1937 with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. It’s even been regenerating obliquely in movies…
Desk Report: For the first time, scientists have figured out how to accelerate electrons using protons passing through plasma. That’s a big deal, because it could lead to much smaller and cheaper particle accelerators than the ones we currently rely on.Right now, if you want to install a Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator in your…
BBC: “In the 1980s, people just didn’t think frogs were disappearing. Scientists said ‘don’t panic, we need the stats to prove it, all populations have natural fluctuations over time,’ and so on,” says Dr Lee Berger of James Cook University in Australia. “By the time of the World Congress of Herpetology [the study of reptiles…
Reader’s Digest: When you have OCD, your brain is literally under attack, says a new scientific study. The good news is that this may be the key to your finding relief. For someone with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), just getting out of the house for work in the morning can become an ordeal. On the…
Desk Report: When it comes to marriage, one of the best possible things you can do for your relationship is designate a date night once a week. You want to hire a babysitting service (after all, services that save you time do make you happier), but their rates as of late have been downright exorbitant…
Desk Report: After a day of mainlining coffee and staring at the computer, “relaxing” at happy hour then staying up late glued to the television, getting in bed only to consume the infinite scroll of news and takes on your mobile instead of sleeping like you know you should, an eye twitch begins.You go to…
The Guardian: The world of magic defies rational explanation, but beware dismissing it as nonsense. Like religious experience and poetry, it is a crucial aspect of being human, writes the Dark Materials author. new exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford brings together a multitude of objects and artworks – there’s a “poppet” or rag…
BBC: Ugandan pop star and MP Bobi Wine has arrived in the US for medical treatment following accusations he was tortured and beaten while in military custody. The former rapper was initially prevented from leaving the country but was cleared to fly out on Friday.He, and 32 opposition politicians, were charged with treason last week…