6 February 2025

Month: September 2023

Politics

Jimmy Carter’s Secret to Living to 99, Per His Grandson As Jimmy Carter turns 99 on Oct. 1, his grandson shares what he believes is the secret to his grandfather’s long life. By Olivia B. Waxman September 29, 2023

As Jimmy Carter, Americas longest-living president, turns 99 on Oct. 1, his grandson shares what he believes is the secret to his grandfathers long life: exercise. If he got to a new city that he had never been to before, whether there was Secret Service or not, he would say, Hey, is there a bike? […]

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Explosion in Southwestern Pakistan Kills 52 A bomb explosion at a mosque rally celebrating the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad has killed at least 52 and injured nearly 70 others. By Abdul Sattar / AP September 29, 2023

(QUETTA, Pakistan) A powerful bomb exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and injuring nearly 70 others, police and a government official said. The bombing occurred in Mastung, a district in Baluchistan province, where around 500 people had […]

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How a Japanese Feminist Scholar Became a Bestseller in China Chizuko Ueno’s popularity reflects a surge in interest in women’s rights, even as China’s government has cracked down on homegrown feminism. By Kanis Leung / AP September 29, 2023

In the last few years, Chinas government has promoted increasingly conservative social values, encouraging women to focus on raising children. It has cracked down on civil society movements and made laws to drive out foreign influence. So a 75-year-old Japanese feminist scholar who’s not married and does not have children is an unlikely celebrity on […]

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After Seeing Weapons Used in Ukraine, India Is Upgrading Its Artillery India wants to obtain another 400 self-propelled, long-range guns after observing their effectiveness in shaping battle outcomes in Ukraine. By Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg September 29, 2023

India is planning to add more self-propelled, long-range artillery to its arsenal after officials conducted a study indicating their effectiveness in shaping Russias war in Ukraine. The South Asian country wants to obtain another 400 of these guns, which would make the equipment about a sixth of all artillery pieces in the Indian armory, according […]

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