Death, in most cultures, is marked by burials beneath the earth or cremation by fire, but in Tibet and parts of Mongolia, a centuries-old tradition takes a strikingly different path with the Sky Burial. Sky Burial, known locally as “Jhator” (meaning giving alms to the birds), is a funeral practice where the body of a deceased Tibetan is offered to vultures. Instead of being buried underground, the corpse is wrapped in white Tibetan cloth and placed in a corner of the house for three or five days, during which monks or lamas are asked to read the scripture aloud so...
Brown Rice: A Nutritional Powerhouse That Offers More Health Benefits Than Its Refined Counterpart
Brown rice is a whole grain that gives rich health benefits. Unlike white rice, brown rice keeps its bran and germ, which are packed with nutrients. This makes it a nutritional powerhouse, offering more fiber, vitamins, and minerals than its refined counterpart. HEALTH BENEFITS OF BROWN RICE. VARIETIES OF BROWN RICE. There’s also brown basmati and brown jasmine, which have fragrant aromas and unique textures. HOW TO COOK BROWN RICE Brown rice takes longer to cook than white rice, about 40-45 minutes, but it worth it. Basic method: You can also try it in: Brown rice is a nutritious and...
French President Emmanuel Macron Discloses Inability Of 193 Member States To Resolve Major Conflict At The United Nations General Assembly
Emmanuel Macron: “We were 51 in San Francisco; today we are 193 Member States in this United Nations General Assembly. “And yet, we are dividing. The fracturing of our world is holding back our collective ability to resolve major conflicts and to meet our common challenges. “Now more than ever, we must restore the spirit of cooperation that prevailed 80 years ago.”
Bangkok Road Collapse Creates Sinkhole, Disrupts Traffic And Prompt Evacuations
Part of a road in Bangkok collapsed on Wednesday, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area. There were no casualties but three vehicles were damaged by the collapse, said Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt. He said officials believe the collapse was caused by ongoing construction of an underground train station. Videos of the moment of the collapse show the face of the road slowly sinking down, pulling down several electricity poles and damaging water pipes. Cars tried to back away as the hole grew larger and completely severed the four-lane road. One edge of...
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh, Dies
Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia ‘s grand mufti who served the kingdom’s top religious figure over a quarter century that saw the ultraconservative Muslim nation socially liberalize, died Tuesday. He was in his 80s. Sheikh Abdulaziz’s role as grand mufti put him as one of the top Islamic clerics in the world of Sunni Muslims. Saudi Arabia, home to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, hosts the annual Hajj pilgrimage required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their lives, making the pronouncements of the grand mufti that much more closely followed. While closely aligned to Al Saud ruling family, which has...
Typhoon Ragasa Batters Hong Kong And Southern China After Causing Deaths In Taiwan And Philippines
Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast on Wednesday after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines. In Taiwan, 14 people died in a flooded township, and 10 deaths were reported in the Philippines. Nearly 1.9 million people were relocated across Guangdong province, the southern Chinese economic powerhouse. A weather station in Chuandao town recorded maximum gusts of 241 kph (about 150 mph) at noon, a high in Jiangmen city since record-keeping began. Huge waves battered Zhuhai city’s coastline and strong winds buffered...
South Korea Jails CEO Of Battery Maker For 15 Years Over Deadly Fire
The chief executive of a South Korean lithium battery maker where 23 workers were killed in a fire last year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday in the toughest ruling over an industrial accident in the country. Park Soon-kwan, CEO of the battery maker Aricell, had been charged under the country’s industrial safety law, which subjects senior executives to prison terms of more than one year when found guilty in the event of fatal accidents. Park’s son, who is a senior company executive, was also sentenced to 15 years in prison, a public affairs judge at the Suwon District...
Lebanese Village Mourn, As It Bury Three Children And Father Killed In Israeli Strike
A village in southern Lebanon on Tuesday buried five people, including three children and their father, killed in an Israeli strike over the weekend. Shadi Charara, a car dealer, was killed while driving home to the southern seaside city of Tyre on Sunday with his wife and four children after having lunch at his father-in-law’s house in the town of Bint Jbeil, a few kilometers from the border with Israel. Sam Bazzi, the children’s maternal grandfather, told The Associated Press the family thought they were safe because they had no affiliation with Hezbollah. “We’re regular citizens and we don’t belong...