NEW YORK — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Seconds,” a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools. Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools “Not only was it recommended…
Iran has reportedly ordered for a “harsh and regretful” response to Saturday’s deadly Israeli attack on Iranian military facilities. The New York Times, citing three Iranian officials, reported that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had instructed the Supreme National Security Council on Monday to prepare for attacking Israel. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends…
US election 2024: As the highly anticipated US presidential election approaches, a closer look at the candidates’ climate change positions reveals stark differences. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is up against Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump.(AP) Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has referred to climate change as an “existential threat,” although she…
The economic instability of Pakistan is costing it its talent and skillset, which if valued and monetised could have added to the country’s development and growth. 2023 saw the highest emigration rates in years in Pakistan, a UN report said.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO) One such individual is Asad Ejaz Butt, who stands out as one of…
Seven people were killed in northern Israel on Thursday after strikes by Hezbollah from Lebanon that the Israeli military described as the “deadliest cross-border” airstrikes since the onset of the conflict between the two sides. A picture taken from the area of Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon shows explosions over buildings in the town of Khiam,…
BEIJING, – China’s manufacturing activity swung back to growth in October as an expansion in new orders led to a pick-up in production growth, signalling an improvement in the sector at the start of the final quarter, a private-sector survey showed on Friday. China’s Oct factory activity returns to expansion, Caixin PMI shows The Caixin/S&P…
Nov 01, 2024 06:54 AM IST ASIA-POPULATION/CHINA-SURROGACY:China surrogacy abandonment case being investigated after online criticism HONG KONG, – A 28-year-old woman who acted as a surrogate in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu is said to have been abandoned by her surrogacy agency, fuelling tides of criticism on social media and prompting health authorities to investigate…
Nov 01, 2024 02:21 AM IST Longtime PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel is stepping down to head Freedom House NEW YORK — The CEO of PEN America, Suzanne Nossel, is stepping down after more than a decade marked by substantial growth and recent controversy, In January, she will be heading the pro-democracy Freedom House. Longtime…
By Hyunsu Yim and Josh Smith North Korea says record test was new Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile SEOUL -North Korea flexed its military muscle with the test of a huge new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile dubbed Hwasong-19, state media said on Friday, amid international uproar over its troops deployed to aid Russia in Ukraine. The…
Nov 01, 2024 03:16 AM IST Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges ATLANTA — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday to gang, drug and gun charges. Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges The 33-year-old Grammy winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, entered his…
