Orangutan, Heal Thyself
Scientists observed a wild male orangutan repeatedly rubbing chewed-up leaves of a medicinal plant on a facial wound in a forest reserve in Indonesia.
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Pakistan’s clout grows as US official’s visit underscores its go-between role in Iranian affairs
“This visit of the US undersecretary is very significant in multiple contexts,” Nausheen Wasi, an international relations academic at the state-run Karachi University, said of Bass’ two-day trip from Tuesday.
Israel-Gaza war: Malaysian students in US face prejudice, name-calling as protests sweep university campuses
Malaysian students in universities in the United States are facing disruption to their campus lives with the eruption of pro-Palestinian protests.
Renowned pianist Fujiko Hemming dies at 92
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ingrid Fujiko Hemming, known for her rendition of Liszt's "La Campanella" and respectfully referred to as a "late-blooming pianist" who overcame a temporary loss of hearing, died on April 21, her foundation said Thursday. She was 92.
Thursday Briefing: Police Deployed at U.S. Campuses
Police officers across the U.S. entered campuses where pro-Palestinian protesters have erected encampments and seized academic buildings. Students at several universities remained entrenched, indicating no intention to back down.
Israel backers attack pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, as NYC police arrest 300
Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday, hours after New York City police arrested some 300 protestors, as days of mounting tensions on some U.S. college campuses boiled over.
Nonstop Mideast coverage of Israel-Hamas war pauses for protests and police action at US schools
JERUSALEM (AP) — After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death in the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East have latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the Israel-Hamas war.
Barclays says it doesn't invest in defence firms supplying Israel
Barclays does not invest in companies that supply weapons used by Israel in Gaza, the British bank said on Wednesday, after one of its branches in London's financial district was targeted by pro-Palestinian activists.