Wynthia Goh1 day agoEvergrande: Anxious Chinese home buyers reel from crisisverified_publisherBBC News - By Yan Chen & Frances Mao"When I think about it, I cry," says Mrs Guo about the home she had bought. "It's hard, and I feel sorry for my son and myself." In 2021, just months before the Chinese property giant Evergrande showed the first signs of crisis, Guo Tianran (whose name has been changed on request) and her husband …
Wynthia Goh12 hours agoProject Iceworm: The Pentagon's Secret Base Under The Greenland Iceslashgear.com - Cassidy WardIn the middle of the 20th century, global war drove the development of nuclear capabilities. Following the success (such as it was) of the Manhattan …
Wynthia Goh3 days agoTaking off the hijab: 'My dream was to wear what I wanted'verified_publisherBBC News - By Faranak AmidiFor some Muslim women, choosing to stop wearing the hijab, or headscarf, can be a difficult decision to make. They may face a backlash from their family or be shunned by their community. And in some countries, laws add to this pressure. Iran's parliament has just passed a controversial bill that …
Wynthia Goh4 days agoWhere the New Identity Politics Went Wrongverified_publisherThe Atlantic - Yascha MounkDon’t let right-wing culture warriors obscure the fact that some ideas behind this progressive ideology have genuine problems. In universities and newspapers, nonprofit organizations and even corporations, a new set of ideas about race, gender, and sexual orientation has gained huge influence. …
Wynthia Goh6 days agoRare 1885 Photo Captures the First Licensed Women Doctors of India, Japan, and Syriaverified_publisherMy Modern Met - Regina SienraAccording to the Association of American Medical Colleges, about 36.3% of active physicians in the U.S. are women. And while this number is far from ideal parity, it still means that we’ve come a long way—and all thanks to trailblazers who defied social roles and pursued a medical degree in the …
Wynthia GohSep 23AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejobbc.co.uk - By Guy HedgecoeA sleepy town in southern Spain is in shock after it emerged that AI-generated naked images of young local girls had been circulating on social media without their knowledge. The pictures were created using photos of the targeted girls fully clothed, many of them taken from their own social media …
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