Category: World
Untangling Webs of Fear: ‘Therapy Tarantula’ Treats People with Arachnophobia
Coronavirus fright is now common enough to rate its own “Phobia Scale,” courtesy of Turkish scientists, but that doesn’t...
Appalling Zoo Conditions in Ukraine Lead to Wild Animal Auctions
In Ukraine, public auctions have a wild side — offering lions and bears — in the country’s first case of confiscating...
20th Amendment to Sri Lankan Constitution Challenged in Supreme Court
The 20th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution, which gives exclusive powers to the president, is mired in controversy hours...
Pesticide Poisoning Victims from Western India Sue Swiss-Based Firm
Three victims of pesticide poisoning from western India, including a farmer who suffered from severe health impact and two widows who lost...
Online Rummy Claims It’s Getting a Bad Deal Under Proposed Ban in India
The days of online rummy in India could be limited with parliamentarians calling for it to be banned, but the industry is fighting back. K....
Mumbai on Yellow Alert as Heavy Rain Lashes India’s Financial Capital
Mumbai, India’s financial capital, received one of the heaviest showers of this year’s monsoon on Sept. 23, recording 286.4 mm...
Beyoncé Fans Fume at New Bollywood Track
A new song from the film “Khaali Peeli” created a furor when it dropped on YouTube earlier this month for its reference to...
VIDEO: Tests On 60-Foot-Tall Robot Excite Japanese Fans
Anime started in Japan and is big business there. So it seems fitting that a giant robot from the popular Gundam series is being built on a...
Bans on ‘Black Pete’ Spark Debate in the Netherlands
Global protests against racial injustice have intensified debate in the Netherlands over whether Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete, a winter...
Indo-China Tensions Soar Amid Border Standoff
Despite a recent high-level meeting, India and China are at a stalemate after their armies blamed each other for firing in the air on the...
