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NASA reports catching of first light from a gravitational event
An animation of the event Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab In a first discovery of its kind, NASA scientists have detected light tied to a gravitational-wave event from two merging neutron stars in the...Oct 17, 2017 1079 0 -
First American woman to scale K2 says she is a fan of Pakistan
Vanessa O’Brien, the first American woman to climb the world’s second highest mountain, K2, says she is a fan of Pakistan. The accomplished mountain climber attended an event the Pakistani Embassy in Washington D.C. hosted in...Oct 6, 2017 2254 0 -
New Book: Muslims have been part of American fabric for centuries
“There has never been an America without Muslims.” By beginning his book, Muslims and the Making of America, with that sentence, author, Amir Hussain, challenges the assumption in certain current political discourse that sees American Muslims...Sep 25, 2017 1561 0 -
Globalized yet divided, the world needs interface of cultures
The chaos of our times is marked by so many factors – terrorism, gun violence, unprecedented onslaught of information, economic disparity, conflicting narratives, propagandist portrayals of the other and heart-rending images of human suffering – that...Sep 13, 2017 2594 0 -
UN Security Council to hold urgent meeting amid Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingyas
Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar persecution pour into Bangldesh Photo: Saikat Biswas/UN Migration Agency Britain and Sweden have requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council against the backdrop of a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar,...Sep 12, 2017 1125 0 -
Monday’s total solar eclipse and excitement for coast-to-coast viewing opportunity
Photo: Screenshot of a NASA-posted view during the upcoming total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017 Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The excitement has been building up this month for Monday’s total solar...Aug 20, 2017 1698 0 -
So…Sonterra…. Create Value for People
Evening is falling here. I am sitting in a hotel room, in front of the window, on the 18th floor. This hotel is majestically built and located by the Red Sea. I am looking at the...Aug 18, 2017 1678 0 -
Reliance on the Internet to be inescapable despite trust issues
The world is likely to live with trust and privacy issues in the years ahead as the dependence on the Internet is set to grow, according to a new report. Pew Research Center, which conducted with...Aug 12, 2017 1335 0 -
Pakistani-American scientist honored with ‘Great Immigrants’ award
Pakistani-American scientist Nergis Mavalvala, professor of astrophysics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was a lead scientist in the team that discovered gravitational waves, has been recognized with the Great Immigrants award. “Our annual tribute to...Jul 12, 2017 1548 0 -
Comey testimony and President Trump’s response so far
Photo: Screenshot/Global News In an extraordinary testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, former FBI Chief James Comey has claimed that President Donald Trump hoped to him during a conversation that Comey would let go the probe...Jun 8, 2017 1112 0