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Before the High Line opened in New York City in 2009, the unsightly remnants of a long-abandoned elevated railroad spur were part of everyday Manhattan life. Now, thanks to the work of local organizations who pressured city officials, it’s a stunning public park, a rare greenway among high-rise buildings and even a conservation area for the city’s native plants.

Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, recently appeared on French television. He described China’s repression against Uighurs — a Turkic ethnic group — as “storytelling,” “lies” and “bullshit.” What he denied, however, are official Chinese data. Has the country been betrayed by its own bureaucracy?

Palestinians abducted in Gaza by Israeli military were subjected to beatings, water deprivation, and bound by plastic ties while some were confined in cages and suffered vicious dog attacks, leading to significant bodily harm, according to UNRWA.

Sixty years ago during the Rivonia Trial in South Africa, Nelson Mandela delivered one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century. He expected to be sentenced to death but instead lived to see his dream ‘of a democratic and free society’ realized.

What a difference two years can make. In April 2022, after a heady era of staggering spending and explosive growth, Netflix posted its first subscriber loss in 10 years. Then it shed a million more subscribers over the next few months. The only silver lining at the time? That it didn’t lose the full 2 million previously projected. 

PM proposes reduction of added slots, but doctors insist on complete scrapping of admissions quota hike. The government's latest decision to permit universities to reduce their medical school enrollment quotas for the 2025 academic year — a significant concession that could potentially reduce the total slots by hundreds from 2,000 — is still short of bringing striking doctors back to work.

Korean Muslim YouTuber Daud Kim plans to build a mosque in the western port city of Incheon. Kim, whose Korean name is Jae-han, uploaded a post on his YouTube channel and social media on Saturday announcing his plans to build a Muslim place of worship on land that he purchased recently. He has over 5.5 million YouTube subscribers and 3.5 million Instagram followers.

On March 21, the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with attorneys general from 15 states and D.C., filed a lawsuit against Apple for monopolizing the smartphone market—a violation of the Sherman Act. The complaint alleges that Apple maintains its monopoly “by selectively imposing contractual restrictions on, and withholding critical access points” to its smartphones from developers. The argument is that Apple’s practices lock consumers into using its smartphones—thereby enabling the company to charge higher prices, impose higher fees on developers and creators and discourage the use of alternative phones. 

Israel's war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 193rd day — has killed at least 33,843 people and wounded over 76,575 as illegal settlers joined by Israeli troops kill several Palestinians in occupied West Bank.

In 1927, the psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik was having lunch with her professor and a few colleagues. Amongst the pleasantries and pedantic discourses, a waiter emerged to take their order. Being a rather large group, the orders came in thick and fast, and one member of the group helpfully suggested that perhaps the waiter should write down their order to avoid any mistakes. The waiter assured them they had nothing to worry about.