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Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of UN court
Myanmar’s military junta is attempting to throw out a case at the International Court of Justice that alleges it committed genocide against the country’s Rohingya minority. But a rights group is questioning the court’s decision to allow the military regime to represent the country in the first place.
The music of JuJu is where West African tradition meets English punk
The genre “world music” is hard to define: It covers a broad range of styles and is constantly evolving. Take, for instance, the Gambian-English band JuJu — they derive equal inspiration from traditional West African music as they do from classic punk.
Could this trout really be as smart as a chimp?
Scientists have long thought there were certain signs of intelligence only shared by humans and chimpanzees. So they were startled to find one of those characteristics in a fish — a very smart fish, yes, but still a regular old coral trout. Meanwhile in Africa, Gambian legislators plan to increase the punishment for anyone convicted of being habitually gay to life in prison. And a doctor discusses the cruel impact of Ebola in Africa, in today’s Global Scan.
Nearly killed in Sierra Leone, this refugee has found more than a home in Worcester, Mass.
When Augustine Kanjia came to Worcester, Massachusetts, he’d been nearly killed by rebels, threatened by the Gambian government and forced to come to the US with little more than what he could carry. But what he found in the New England city was a warm welcome — that’s made him truly believe Worcester is his forever home.When Augustine Kanjia came to Worcester, Massachusetts, he’d been nearly killed by rebels, threatened by the Gambian government and forced to come to the US with little more than what he could carry. But what he found in the New England city was a warm welcome — that’s made him truly believe Worcester is his forever home.
