The Editor Speaks: Easter weekend
I hope you all had a very pleasant and most blessed Easter weekend. Whether you were at church, spending time with family and friends, playing sports, camping or a combination of all those, also spare a thought for all those…
Ancient mummified crocodile found to be harboring dozens of babies
ByJack Durschlag From Wn.com Researchers at a Swedish firm were recently astonished to discover dozens of mummified baby crocodiles hidden alongside a massive adult embalmed by ancient Egyptians around 2,500 years ago, IFL Science reported Tuesday. The 3-meter-long (10-foot-long) crocodile…
Egypt hot air balloon tragedy: coroner’s report calls for insurance market regulation
By Kevin Bowers Contributed by Howse Williams Bowers From ILO Insurance Hong Kong Introduction Facts Travel insurance Recommendations Comment Introduction “Balloon crash victim compensation raises concerns for insurance market regulation” reported on a tragic hot air balloon accident that occurred…
EgyptAir 804 human remains suggest explosion, Egyptian forensic official says
From The National CAIRO // Human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir flight 804 suggest there was an explosion on board that may have caused it to crash in the east Mediterranean, a senior Egyptian forensics official said…
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Deficit of hope
By D. Markie Spring From Caribbean News Now Despite its many challenges, the Earth is a perfect place! The number one reason for such claim is, the Earth was created by the perfect Being – God, the omnificent, the One…
UK downgrading of human rights sets dangerous precedent, says Amnesty
By Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor From theguardian UK Group criticises plans to scrap Human Rights Act, proposed new spying laws and relations with China, Saudi Arabia and Egypt Britain is setting a dangerous precedent by undermining human rights and contributing…
Tui holiday bookings rise as Brits head west to the Caribbean and Mexico
By ANGELA JAMESON From Evening Standard UK Tui, the world’s largest package-holiday business, said that bookings for next year were up, despite increased terrorist threats. Passengers are seeking the sun in such long-haul destinations as the Caribbean, Cancun and Jamaica with…
1912-1938 Traveling with the Paneths
By Alex Q. Arbuckle From Mashable An intimate, colorful record of a family on the move 1913 Paneth’s wife Else on their honeymoon in Cairo. IMAGE: FRIEDRICH PANETH/ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY/SSPL/GETTY IMAGES 1924 “Eva, Heinz and Else sitting on a wall.”…
Qatar’s purchase of billions of US weaponry — and support for Hamas — shows how awkward foreign policy can be
By Armin Rosen From Business Insider Qatar recently cemented an enormous weapons deal with the United States. But this week, the tiny, resource-rich Gulf kingdom with outsized geopolitical ambitions — and a seemingly bottomless pocketbook — might be setting itself…
Israel is making a huge mistake with its ground offensive into Gaza
Fred Kaplan, SLATE From Business Insider Israeli ground troops are moving into Gaza. From a purely tactical and short-term view, it makes sense. From a strategic and medium-to-long-term view, it’s crazy. The short-term outlook has a certain clarity. Hamas militants…
