The FTX debacle sparked an increase in calls for crypto self-custody this week, including Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao describing it as a “fundamental human right.” However, some warn that there are still risks involved when opting to hold your digital assets on your own. Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, highlighted on Twitter that while … Read more
A file photo of a nugget made from lab-grown chicken meat. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time cleared a meat product grown from animal cells for human consumption, the agency announced on Wednesday. UPSIDE Foods, a company that makes cell-cultured chicken by harvesting cells from live … Read more
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Human Rights Watch director of global initiatives Minky Worden about the state of human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 men’s FIFA World Cup. Source link
G20 Leaders raise their garden hoes for a group photo during a tree planting event at the Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest, on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 16, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP Leaders of the G20 grouping … Read more
CNN — Iranian security forces have killed at least 326 people since nationwide protests erupted two months ago, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO (IHRNGO) group has claimed. That figure includes 43 children and 25 women, the group said in an update to its death toll on Saturday – saying that its published number represented … Read more
When Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s glittering tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings 100 years ago, he was living in a mud-brick house surrounded by desert so dry it had preserved the tombs, mummies and towering temples for over 3,000 years. In the century that followed, Carter’s house was turned into a museum with a … Read more
The nascent longevity industry focuses on the research and implementation of solutions and technologies to extend the lifespan of human beings — making people live healthier, longer lives. Longevity is not yet considered an official medical term, and aging is not officially considered a disease but a natural occurrence in every living thing. However, some … Read more
The Danish Football Association (DBU) said on Thursday that FIFA had rejected Denmark’s request to train at the World Cup in shirts with the words “human rights for all” on them. The DBU said in 2021 that their two training kit sponsors would make way for messages critical of Qatar while also minimising the number … Read more
Martin County officials launched an investigation after human remains were unearthed on Hutchinson Island on Thursday following Tropical Storm Nicole.Sheriff’s Office officials said the high surf led to human remains becoming visible on Chastain Beach.”We are working as if it’s a crime scene out of an abundance of caution,” said Martin County Sheriff’s Office Chief … Read more
Soccer’s governing body FIFA estimates that five billion people will tune in to watch the Qatar World Cup, marking a new record for a global sporting event. This will be a spectacle like no other. The World Cup tends to put a country’s social order under the microscope. Spain, Argentina and Russia are among previous … Read more