Nepal Convicts 16 In Refugee Scam, Including Ex-Ministers
A Kathmandu court sentenced former Deputy Prime Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi to four years in prison and former Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand to two years on Tuesday, convicting them and 14 others in a scheme that forged Nepali citizens’ identities as Bhutanese refugees to secure their resettlement in the United States. A single bench […]
The Fertility Repair Series—Part 20
By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Hidden Chemicals That Disrupt Fertility Reproductive harm may come from plastic, pesticide, heat, solvent, smoke, and worksite exposure. Chemical exposure almost never introduces itself as infertility. It arrives as a receipt handled a dozen times a day, a plastic container reheated in the microwave, a pesticide sprayed along the wall by…...
The Fertility Repair Series II—Part 19
By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Supplements For Women Trying To Conceive “Pregnancy-safe” and “fertility-marketed” are not the same claim. Women trying to conceive are sold two fantasies at the same time. The first says a baby will come once the womb is cleansed, warmed, balanced, detoxed, or opened. The second says a pill can stand in…...
Corruption Charges Against Syed Saddiq Dropped After 6 Years
Malaysia’s Federal Court dismissed the prosecution’s final appeal Monday, upholding the acquittal of Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman on four corruption and money-laundering charges tied to funds belonging to Armada, the youth wing of his former party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. The three-judge panel split 2-1. Justices Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali and Collin […]
McConnell Signals Delay In His Return To Capitol Hill
Sen. Mitch McConnell said Sunday he will not return to the Senate floor to vote “quite yet,” as the Kentucky Republican’s monthlong hospitalization stretched into the chamber’s return from its Fourth of July recess. “As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time,” McConnell wrote in a statement shared with The Hill, adding that […]
The Fertility Repair Series—Part 18
By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Supplements For Men—What Helps, What Harms 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 “𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭” 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧. Male supplements thrive in the narrow space between shame and access. A man with weak erections, low desire, a poor semen result, or a private fear of infertility will often avoid a physician…...
Blocked Exits Turned Deadly In Bangkok Pub Fire, 27 Killed
A fire tore through a popular bar in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district late Sunday, killing at least 27 people and injuring more than 60 others after panicked customers fled toward a rear bathroom that offered no way out. The blaze broke out near the stage of Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao, in the city’s Chom Phon […]
India Refuses To Budge Easily In US Trade Negotiations
India rejected a quick interim trade agreement with the United States during talks last month, betting that a stronger economy and new trading partnerships give it room to hold out for better terms before a July 24 deadline when a temporary U.S. tariff reduction on Indian goods is set to expire. The two sides failed […]
Lindsey Graham, Trump Ally & Senate Hawk, Dies At 71
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who spent two decades shaping the party’s hawkish foreign-policy wing, died Saturday night at his Capitol Hill residence, his office disclosed early Sunday. He was 71. His staff attributed the death to a brief and sudden illness and asked for privacy as the family navigates what it called […]
US Confirms 140 Iranian Military Targets Hit Saturday
U.S. Central Command said it completed a third round of strikes against Iran late Saturday, hitting approximately 140 military targets after Iranian forces attacked a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Tehran to declare the waterway closed to shipping. The targets struck Saturday included Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, ammunition […]
Ex-Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Dead At 74
Qatar’s Amiri Diwan announced Sunday that Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the country’s former ruling emir, had died at 74, triggering a four-day national mourning period and a wave of condolences from leaders across the Middle East and South Asia. The palace’s statement described Sheikh Hamad’s death as “the great loss to the nation” […]
Typhoon Bavi Brings Days Of Heavy Rain To Eastern China
Typhoon Bavi weakened to a severe tropical storm early Sunday after making landfall in China’s eastern Zhejiang province the night before, capping a nine-day track across the western Pacific that has killed at least 17 people in the Philippines and forced the evacuation of more than 1.7 million people in China alone. The storm struck […]