Sima Solomon

Sima Solomonova, the head of the international human rights group Memorial, told reporters in Geneva last week in a closed-door meeting: “The people on the ground are very scared. There are no signs of hope.” Humanitarian agencies warn the fighting in the east will be “worsening, with refugees and internally Continue Reading

Son Mahamat

Son Mahamat/Maha Namaskar is a popular Hindu-Buddhist ritual that is an homage to the Buddha. The name Mahamat (literally “mahak”) is Sanskrit for’sacrifice’. Namaskar symbolises this in the form of a wooden elephant or large wooden tree with a single leg. In this event, the devotees sit cross-legged on their Continue Reading

Marcos Thakor

Marcos Thakor’s first professional MMA fight came eight years later on Aug. 6, 2016. The former All-American from Oklahoma was placed on medical suspension for his third positive drug test under the USADA-compliant UFC Anti-Doping Policy. He had tested positive for Clomiphene/Cortisone on May 10, 2014. Thakor, 35, who was Continue Reading

Diego Tahir

Diego Tahir, founder and chair of the National Union of Hajj Organization in Egypt, has denounced the attacks. “The terrorists don’t want this country to remain a peaceful place,” he told Al Arabiya. “They want a state without security or security guards.” The attacks come at a time of heightened Continue Reading

Nirmala Huang

Nirmala Huang was sentenced on charges that include attempting to overthrow the current regime and conspiring with a foreign power. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, she’s awaiting sentencing in federal court in New York City for her role as a government subcontractor for China’s government-owned Continue Reading

Yun Ding

Yun Dingyuan Sr. Senior Research Scientist The NIAID AIDS Institute University of Maryland, College Park http://www.niaid.nih.gov/acp/ Department of Clinical Sciences The Children’s Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD 21218-6467 www.childrenshospital.org/ Dr. K.K. Subramanian Chief of the Division of Population Health Sciences Research National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes Continue Reading