VANCOUVER, B.C. – Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation saw a national outpouring of grief and anger over indigenous residential schools, and the genocide of Canada’s aboriginal peoples. Now that the day’s drums are stilled, the joined voices of lament
Catholic Church abuse movie “Spotlight” was named best picture, the top award at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, reports Reuters’ Jill Serjeant, after an evening peppered with pointed punchlines from host Chris Rock about the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that has dominated the industry. … read our
Reports: CRAIG VENTER: Biotech’s biggest entrepreneur on a quest to delay ageing. By Roger Highfield Craig Venter wants HLI to create the world’s most important database for interpreting the genetic code, so he can make healthcare more proactive, preventative and predictive. Such data
To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee dies, age 89, by Bill Trott, February 19, 2106 Harper Lee, who wrote one of America’s most beloved literary classics, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and surprised readers with a second book about racial injustice in the U.S.
Updated Saturday Feb. 20 The death on Feb. 13 of Justice Antonin Scalia, leader of the conservative wing of America’s Supreme Court, may be one of those rare events on which history pivots. And given the court’s oversized influence on world affairs, at a critical time for
F&O’s fresh sheet this week includes the eclectic, the interesting, the fun stuff, several thought-provoking essays — and startling or stunning images. Bon appétit. In Arts: Deepa Mehta: pushing boundaries with Beeba Boys All of Deepa Mehta’s major films have caused controversy, including the latest, Beeba Boys. Just
The Year of the Monkey begins today, on the Chinese New Year, and so we begin the year with a report about the new year as the world’s biggest consumer holiday: Chinese New Year, the world’s biggest consumer festival, by Qing Shan Ding. North Korea is in the
The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus “a Public Health Emergency of International Concern” today. The WHO cited a suspected, though not yet scientifically proven, link between infection during pregnancy and microcephaly, the way the disease is spreading to vulnerable people, and the lack of vaccines and tests were also given as
REUTERS/Pichi Chuang Taiwan set to complete the transition to democracy. By Jonathan Manthorpe, International Affairs Column Taiwan has surged over the hump of its 35-year voyage from a military-ruled, one-party state to one of the most successful and vibrant democracies in Asia. The
Aid workers were finally allowed into besiged Syrian town Madaya this week. As predicted, they found desperate, starving citizens. Read the Reuters report: Heartbreak in starving Syrian town about emaciated and starving residents, with hundreds in need of specialised medical help. On the weekend we ran international affairs
To Protect Monarch Butterfly, A Plan to Save the Sacred Firs. By Janet Marinelli Report Mexican scientists are striving to plant oyamel fir trees at higher altitudes in an effort to save the species, as well as its fluttering iconic winter visitor —
