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This title borrowed from the memoirs of scientist and Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini should help us learn from the weekly reading Vayigash what makes a good leader. In the context of the 2024 presidential election in the United States, there…

Geneva, 3 January 2025:  A record number of media workers were killed last year, deplored the global media safety and rights body  Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), citing that at least 179 of them lost their lives in 25 countries around…

3 January 2025, Quezon City.  As devotees flock to the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno for the First Friday Mass of 2025, an environmental watchdog group appealed to the faithful to join in making the upcoming Traslacion…

Maryland is suing W.L. Gore & Associates, the maker of Gore-Tex — a waterproof material often used in outdoor gear such as raincoats — alleging its leaders continued to use per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals” long after they…

Russia and the EU will manage the latest phase of their US-instigated divorce without much difficulty, but the US might offer to bring them back together by authorizing its vassals’ import of Russian pipeline gas in exchange for some concessions…

Six months have passed since Julian Assange was freed from prison. Now, after his 14-year odyssey, it can be said that the worst is over.  But his fight for justice is still going on.  Because of his plea bargain with…

Hanukkah is, perhaps, the easiest Jewish holiday to celebrate. There are no restrictions on what one may or may not do—no fasting and, in fact, no prohibitions except one: the lights of Hanukkah must not be used for any practical…

The explosive growth of humanoid robots represents a prominent transformation in China’s innovation landscape during 2024. As an influx of capital stimulates the emerging sector, human-like machines are being honed to superior agility and their versatile applications are becoming increasingly…

Criticism of the way in which the mass media treat information is increasingly widespread. This disapproval is by no means unfounded, as commercial and geopolitical interests have twisted the character and meaning of much of the content in circulation, turning…

India’s current political maneuvers, particularly those involving religious factors, are akin to pouring cold water on a relationship that has endured for over half a century. Such actions risk tarnishing the two nations’ deep-rooted historical, cultural, and mutual respect. It’s…