Iran
Head of Iran’s hate cartoon fest equates Holocaust with Israeli actions in ‘Palestine’ timesofisrael
Several cartoons on display focus on Benjamin Netanyahu, with one depicting the Israeli prime minister as a member of the Islamic State jihadist group and holding a sabre in his hand.
Another shows a map of the Middle East with a coffin bearing the word “Holocaust” flattening Palestinians in place of what should be the country of Israel.
See also Iranians say Holocaust cartoon contest not aimed at denial and Israeli leader: Iran mocks WWII Holocaust, prepares another
Israel
The longest hatred newstatesman
Anti-Semitism is resurgent. Where did this poison come from – and is there an antidote?
Population
Italy set to double child benefit to combat low birth rate bbc
Ms Lorenzin also called for higher payments for second and subsequent children to encourage big families.
Just 488,000 babies were born in Italy in 2015, fewer than in any year since the modern state was founded in 1861.
Society
Humans Are Animals, Too npr.org w!
This inconsistent usage [in headlines that mix and separate 'humans' and 'animals'] points to a fundamental tension in the way we view ourselves as humans: As part of the biological world, on the one hand, yet special and set apart, on the other. Where do these perspectives come from? And are they universal to all humans, or a quirk of our own culture?
This "tension" as the author describes it (are we animals or different or what) is actually one of the first things our Creator set straight. Looking in Genesis 1, we see Him creating things (water, light, earth) and creatures (livestock, birds, fish, etc) in a distant kind of way ("Let their...", "Let them...", etc [Gen 1:3-25]). But when it comes to humans, He becomes personal ("Let Us..." [Gen 1:26]), makes us to be His only creation "in His image" (a distinction not even given to the angels!), and gives us dominion over the creatures (Gen 1:26, Gen 2:19-20). While we are made from the same dust, only mankind was given the breath of life (Gen 2:7) and made in the image of God. We were also placed over the creatures. Our difference from animals is derived directly from Him making us more and higher than animals, and for His glory. We are both dust and fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14).
Global Medicine
WHO to certify yoga and ayurveda indiatoday.intoday.in
The move comes against the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly calling for greater use of India's health remedies and exercises. The United Nations last year declared June 21 the first International Day of Yoga after adopting a measure proposed by the NDA government.
Archealology
Divers Discover ‘Spectacular’ Cargo of Ancient Shipwreck in Caesarea Harbor jewishpress
A fortuitous discovery before the Passover holiday by two divers in the ancient port of Caesarea has led to the revelation of a large, spectacular and beautiful ancient marine cargo of a merchant ship that sank there during the Late Roman period, about 1,600 years ago.
Also see Sunken Roman treasure found on Israel’s shore v for pictures and video
Cybog
Power up! Exosuit helps you lift heavy loads foxnews
"The goal wasn't to create a system to give someone superstrength, but rather to provide small levels of assistance during walking over a long period of time, with the goal of reducing fatigue and the risk of injury," said study senior researcher Conor Walsh, a professor at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University in Massachusetts.
Also: watch in action v
Space
Coming soon: A “Made in India” space shuttle quartz
Although the test model is about six times smaller than the actual version, the launch will be a significant milestone in ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration Program. The program, according to ISRO, is “a series of technology demonstration missions that have been considered as a first step towards realising a Two Stage To Orbit (TSTO) fully reusable vehicle.”
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