Fahwad Al-Khadoumi (nsnbc) : Egypt’s Administrative Court, on Tuesday, annulled the transfer of the disputed Red Sea islands Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia. The government’s decision to transfer jurisdictions over the islands to Saudi Arabia caused a wave of protests and lawsuits and is rife with geopolitical and security implications. The Administrative Court decided to overrule […]
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Egypt’s Administrative Court Annuls Transfer of Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia
Man Receives Penis Transplant
Recipient of first penis transplant performed in U.S. The first U.S. penis transplant has been performed on a 64-year-old cancer patient. The 15 hour operation occurred in May, 2016, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, using a penis from a deceased donor who matched the patient’s blood type and skin tone. […]
Florida May Commute Almost 400 Death Sentences
Florida is one of eight states that has kept the electric chair. The 389 inmates on Florida’s death row may get a reprieve from execution: Florida’s death penalty law has been declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. In an 8-1 majority opinion, the Court ruled that aggravating circumstances must be […]
VA Blind to Doping of Veterans with Opioids
nsnbc : A Senate investigation into the prescription of opioids at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Tomah, Wisconsin, found systemic failures related to over prescription of the pain killers. The incident is likely to raise questions about the VA Inspector General’s ability to ensure adequate healthcare nationwide, and, hopefully, the risks associated with PTSD […]
Manning Appeals Unprecedented 35-Year Prison Sentence
Michaela Whitton (AM) : One of the world’s most well-known whistleblowers, Chelsea Manning, has launched a formal appeal against her 35-year sentence. Arguing her punishment is “grossly unfair and unprecedented,” the appeal on behalf of Manning suggests her sentence should be reduced to 10 years and claims no whistleblower in American history has been treated as […]
Colombian Government Imposes Ban on Press to Silence FARC
nsnbc : Insisting on it as precondition for further peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army, the Colombian government prompted the guerrilla to sign an accord that prohibits Colombia’s press from talking with FARC-EP guerrilla and local FARC-EP units. Colombia’s Press Freedom Foundation (FLIP) denounced the prohibition. alexskopje/.shutterstock.com The limitation […]
Syriza and the Greek Debt Crisis: Austerity Unbroken
Much coverage of the Greek debt crisis has focused on the ‘troika’ of international creditors and German chancellor Angela Merkel – a striking image of parasitic foreign powers scapegoating the country for personal gain. In some corners of the Left, this narrative has fueled the demand for ‘Grexit’ (a Greek exit from the eurozone) under […]