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Assertive Japan poised to abandon 70 years of pacifism

Japan's upper house of Parliament is poised to pass the first major reinterpretation of the country's pacifist constitution since the end of World War II ...

First published by | September 17, 2015 | Business & Politics | 0 responses

UK Government names universities hosting ‘extremist’ speakers

The government has for the first time publicly named universities that have hosted speakers voicing views that are “contrary to British values” as it introduces a duty on institutions to counter “extremist” speakers on campus.

First published by | September 17, 2015 | Education | 0 responses

An up-close view of Bristol Bay’s astonishing Sockeye salmon runs

Each year, in the largest salmon run in the world, an estimated 30 million sockeye salmon migrate into the rivers and lakes of Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska

First published by | September 17, 2015 | Environment | 0 responses

Augusta University, GRU changes name effective immediately

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia renamed Georgia Regents University as Augusta University.

First published by | September 17, 2015 | Education | 0 responses

Blood pressure research by scientist Anna Ahimastos retracted over faked data

The research of a promising Australian scientist has been retracted after an investigation found she faked results in the trial of a blood pressure drug.

First published by | September 17, 2015 | Education | 0 responses

White House invites Texas student arrested over homemade clock

A Texas teenager who was taken away in handcuffs this week for bringing to his Dallas-area school a homemade clock that staff mistook for a bomb