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Germany reduces dependence on Russian Oil from 35% to 12%, aims to End Imports
( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany has reduced its dependence on Russian crude oil from 35 to 12 percent and will take steps to […]
American Muslim women are finding a unique religious Space at a women-only Mosque in Los Angeles
By Tazeen M. Ali, Washington University in St Louis | – As Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate the […]
Palestinians: Bust of 4500-yr.-old Goddess Anat found in Gaza “attests the Depth of Ancient Palestinian Civilization”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A farmer plowing his land in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip, recently found the head of a statuette of the […]
Pain of Tunisia, Ghana, Global South from Ukraine War being Ignored by Eurocentric Media
( Middle East Monitor ) – While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific […]
Russia’s Weaponization of Natural Gas could backfire by Destroying Demand for It
By Michael E. Webber, University of Texas at Austin | – In December 2006, The Economist magazine published a cover drawing of Russian president Vladimir […]
Seven hours of Sleep is optimal in Middle and old Age, say Researchers
By Barbara Sahakian | ( Cambridge University Research) – Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards, […]
Fossil-Fuel Burning Humans are as Catastrophic for Sea Life as the Chicxulub Meteor was that also killed the Dinosaurs
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Justin L. Penn and Curtis Deutsch shows that over the next 200 years, humanity could kill […]
Israeli Apartheid toward Palestinians isn’t Just a Human Rights Issue; it is about Colonialism
( Middle East Monitor) – Since 2021, criticism of Israel has focused heavily on its apartheid system and practices. The gradual awareness within the international […]
Investing in the Pentagon, Not Our Children
( Tomdispatch.com ) – A kid spit on my husband Patrick yesterday. That sentence just keeps running through my head. The student was up on […]