The war has forced Israel’s Arab citizens to explain that no, they are not Hamas
Haifa and Jerusalem CNN — When 20-year-old Aya Najame, an Arab Muslim, was a little girl growing up in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa, she would go on…
Why Thailand’s having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis
CNN — Opening a cannabis dispensary wasn’t always top of the list of Wassaya Iemvijan’s ambitions. The former lawyer, from the Thai capital Bangkok, first turned to the plant as…
South China Sea: Philippines accuses Chinese maritime militia of destroying coral reefs near Palawan
CNN — Vibrant reefs filled with colorful fish and seaweed just two years ago have been turned into a wasteland of crushed corals in the South China Sea and the…
Lina Mukherjee: Indonesia jails woman who recited Muslim prayer on TikTok before eating pork
CNN — A Muslim woman has been sentenced to two years in prison under Indonesia’s blasphemy law over a video she shared on TikTok which showed her reciting an Islamic…
Winemaker dies in Italy while trying to save colleague who fainted in wine vat
CNN — A winemaker in Italy has died while trying to save his colleague who had passed out in wine vat, according to Italy’s fire brigade. Authorities responded to the…
Botulism outbreak linked to sardines at Bordeaux restaurant leaves 1 dead, 8 hospitalized
CNN — One person has died and eight people have been hospitalized after an outbreak of botulism in a restaurant in the French city of Bordeaux, according to a statement…
UN’s World Food Programme forced to cut food assistance from 10 million people
CNN — As of September, 10 million Afghans have lost assistance from the UN’s World Food Programme this year, the organization announced this week. They had to cut food assistance…
Drunk driving campaign gets motorists tipsy before putting them behind the wheel
Tokyo CNN — Police in Japan have implemented an unusual strategy in order to prevent drunk driving: encouraging people to consume alcohol and then letting them loose on a driving…
France and EU to spend $215 million shoring up struggling wine producers
Paris CNN — The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country’s wine producers, who are struggling to cope with falling…
Fukushima nuclear waste water: China bans all seafood from Japan after release begins
CNN — China announced Thursday it was banning all seafood from Japan in response to Tokyo’s decision to begin releasing treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, dramatically escalating…