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Today in History: June 23, Title IX signed into law
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoToday’s Highlight in History: On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law Title IX, barring discrimination on the basis of sex for “any education program or activity receiving ...
Jumping into the sky over Estonia, British paratroopers train for a confrontation with Russia
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoON THE GROUND: Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade are taking part in Nato’s largest military...
Today in History: April 18, San Francisco’s great earthquake sets off fires, thousands die
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoToday is Thursday, April 18, the 109th day of 2024. There are 257 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 18, 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, followed ...
Egypt's Sisi: Authoritarian leader with penchant for bridges
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been criticised as a despot for crushing opposition...
Did Events in Gaza Just Rewrite My Historical Novel?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images“I feel terrible about what I’m about to say to you,” the woman in the audience told me....
‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ Review: Innovative Doc Draws a Connection Between Jazz Music and the...
Variety via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoJuxtaposing the story of the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba with a musical tour of...
My Malaysia ordeal shows how religion can fuse with populist nationalism to silence dissent
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoMalaysian Islamists rally in favor of sharia law on Nov. 20, 2023. Zahim Mohd/NurPhoto via Getty...
The antisemitic cartoon roiling Harvard? It's not the first time it caused a firestorm
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoKojo Acheampong, a Harvard student and member of the African and African American Resistance...
Harvard denounces ‘profoundly offensive’ antisemitic image circulated by pro-Palestinian campus...
CNN Business via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 4 months agoHarvard University and its interim president have condemned an image circulated on social media by...
Harvard President Condemns ‘Flagrantly Antisemitic’ Cartoon Shared by Student Groups
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoErica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via GettyHarvard University’s interim president on Tuesday issued a...