Thousands Turkish rally in pro-government protest
Thousands Turkish rally in pro-government protest Tens of thousands of demonstrators came out on the streets of Turkey’s capital Ankara and other cities to show support for the goverment in the wake of a failed coup that grabbed world attention. On Sunday, huge crowds carrying Turkish flags streamed into Ankara’s Kizilay Square and Taksim Square […]
How The Workplace Impacts The Health Of Americans
STEAM Register Staff In a survey of more than 1,600 workers in the U.S., more than four in ten (44%) working adults say their current job has an impact on their overall health, and one in four (28%) say that impact is positive. The poll – conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and […]
UK: Families opening doors to refugees
The British government officially offers some level of material support to refugees who have reached the UK by their own means to seek asylum. But, there are various circumstances under which this support can be withheld or withdrawn if the state refuses or delays the initial claims for asylum. In such cases, people seeking asylum […]
USA – Former US marine shoots three Baton Rouge police officers dead
Three police officers were shot dead and three others wounded in Baton Rouge on Sunday, less than two weeks after a black man was killed by police in the Louisiana capital, sparking nationwide protests. The Baton Rouge suspect, dressed in black and armed with a rifle, was himself shot to death minutes later in a […]
Trump Ghostwriter: ‘Sociopath’ Candidate Could ‘End Civilization’
The aura of Donald Trump – such as it is – largely began with the autobiography “The Art of the Deal,” a work that has defined the real estate mogul’s public person. But the man who served as a ghostwriter for Trump’s 1987 screed has come out publicly as an ardent critic of the now […]
Six richest nations ‘host just 9 percent of refugees’
The six richest countries – which make up more than half the global economy – host less than nine percent of the world’s refugees, an aid group has said. The United States, China, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom hosted 2.1 million refugees and asylum seekers last year – just 8.88 percent of the […]
5 health and medicine issues to watch for at the GOP convention
WASHINGTON – Until now, health care hasn’t been a big part of Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency. But conventions are about more than the nominee, and Republicans are likely to have something to say about issues including Obamacare, abortion, and perhaps even medical research. Here are the five biggest things to watch in health […]
Roger Ailes to be removed by Murdoch as Fox News CEO: report
Rupert Murdoch and his two sons have decided to remove Roger Ailes as CEO of Fox News following a sexual harassment lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, New York Magazine reported Monday. The three are in agreement that the 76-year-old executive should go, but they haven’t agreed on the timing, the magazine reported, citing anonymous […]
People over 40 should have 4-day weekends every week, study finds
A new study suggests an interesting change of pace for workers over 40 years old who want to be on the top of their game in the office. The research, published in the Melbourne Institute’s Working Paper Series and first reported by CBS, claims that 40-plus-year-olds are more productive when working around 25 hours a […]
France – The Nice attacker’s road to terror
Investigations into the truck attack that killed 84 in Nice have shown that the terrorist had recently developped an interest in radical Islam. From petty crime to his murderous attack, here is the profile of Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel. Paris Prosecutor François Molins, who oversees terrorism investigations, confirmed on Monday that the Nice truck attack has […]