25-ton mining robot stranded on Pacific Ocean floor in deep-sea trial

Published on April 28, 2021

Critics, including environmentalist David Attenborough, say seabed mining is untested and has a largely unknown environmental impact.
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Sex therapist, researcher Dr. Ruth given honorary doctorate by BGU

April 28, 2021
Born in Germany into a religious Jewish household in 1928, Dr. Ruth Westheimer was sent to Switzerland on the Kindertransport at age 10. Her parents were murdered in the Holocaust.

Balcony death spotlights social pressure for single Egyptian women

April 28, 2021
A 35-year-old fell to her death from a balcony in Cairo last month after neighbors confronted her over suspected pre-marital relations, prompting an outpouring of anguish from single Egytpian women.