Slaughtered by Islamist extremists or Russian mercenaries, Burkina Faso’s 2.5 million displaced people are further abandoned by UN
For decades, the Fulani were neglected by the central government, and some did join Islamist fighters. As a result, Fulani civilians are often targeted both by the extremists – affiliated with al-Qaida or the Islamic State group – and by rival pro-government forces.
Two weeks before Biden leaves office FBI says it had strong evidence Covid leaked from lab but US government quashed it
Journalist Paul D. Thacker, a former US Senate investigator, told The Defender the report “further reinforces what we have long known, that the intelligence community has not released all the information on Covid origins, despite a law” – the Covid-19 Origin Act of 2023 – “signed by Biden, requiring them to do so.”
How Kenya police hide extrajudicial killings: During demos undercover officers identify ringleaders, get their phone numbers, then hunt them down
Thousands of young Kenyans took to the streets in nationwide protests against tax hikes and political corruption, starting in late June. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said 42 people were killed during a police response that rights groups say involved firing live rounds.
Small businesses worry Trump’s next regime will be corrupt, controlled by crooks and the little guy is guaranteed losses
Take Trump’s promised tariff war. Under the new round of tariffs, economists warned, only the biggest businesses – those with the connections to flatter Trump and the resources to hire lobbyists – will be the big winners.
As president, Jimmy Carter once regretted ‘our country ignored Africa’ and went on to become first US leader visit the continent
Cold War tensions drew Carter’s attention to the continent as the US and Soviet Union competed for influence. But Carter also drew on the missionary traditions of his Baptist faith and the racial injustice he witnessed in his homeland in the US South.
Scientists in UK resolve a 50-year mystery with discovery of a new blood group initially thought to be a disorder
While we’re all more familiar with the ABO blood group system and the rhesus factor (that’s the plus or minus part), humans actually have many different blood group systems based on the wide variety of cell-surface proteins and sugars that coat our blood cells.
Trump’s pick for education, Linda McMahon, lied about having bachelor’s degree in education
While most of Trump’s appointments are drawn from more recent additions to his orbit, his relationship with McMahon spans decades. In the late 1980s, Trump hosted two consecutive WrestleManias in his Atlantic City hotel. From there, the relationship blossomed not only between McMahon and Trump, but also with Vince McMahon, Linda’s husband and controversial WWE co-founder.
Pesticide banned in Europe but widely used in US makes brain cells age faster
The new study shows that atrazine exposure ages certain brain cells in mice, causing them to stop dividing and growing. It also highlights for the first time the role of a specific stress response pathway in disrupting the processes healthy cells use to detect, repair or remove damaged parts.
GMO tomato project funded by Gates Foundation and US taxpayers hits roadblock
Although the researchers experimented with an ornamental tomato variety, applying this technology to food crops for human consumption raises health concerns, Antoniou said.
Domestic terrorism data suggests US military service is the strongest predictor of carrying out extremist violence
From 1990 through 2023, 730 individuals with US military backgrounds committed criminal acts that were motivated by their political, economic, social or religious goals, according to data from the new START report. From 1990 to 2022, successful violent plots that included perpetrators with a connection to the US military resulted in 314 deaths and 1,978 injuries – a significant number of which came from the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
