The report, presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council last month and launched after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer last year, aims to shed light on the effects of slavery and racial discrimination on people of African descent. “Establishing the truth about these legacies, and their impact today, and taking steps to address this harm through a wide range of reparations measures is crucial to healing our societies and providing justice for terrible crimes,” Bachelet said....

The discovery has been outlined in a study by scientists mostly from the Karolinska Institutet medical research center in Sweden. They were aiming to find out what happens in the brain when the central nervous system deems a smell to be dangerous. The human sense of smell has been a major topic of interest over the past year or so since COVID is known to cause a loss of smell and taste....

World champions Germany face France on Tuesday in a friendly, with both teams considered among the favourites to win next year’s World Cup in Russia. France 21/10 to beat Germany Germany beat France in the quarter-finals en route to glory at the 2014 World Cup, but Les Bleus gained revenge in the last four at Euro 2016, only for the tournament hosts to lose 1-0 to Portugal in the final....

Ahmadinejad made the surprise announcement in an interview today on the al-Jazeera network’s popular news program, “The Situation Cave.” “My country is fully prepared to dismantle our peaceful nuclear program, once and for all,” Ahmadinejad said. “In compensation for doing so, we would like to have North Korea’s highly warlike nuclear program transferred to Iran at once.” There was no official response from the U.S. State Department to Ahmadinejad’s surprise offer, but diplomatic insiders said that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was taking a “close look” at the proposal....

The margin of victory must be greater than the number of contested votes in order to determine a winner, or the vote will be escalated to a hearing on whether or not to open and count the questioned votes. For more reporting from Newsweek’s Scott McDonald, see below. “I have long said America wasn’t built by Wall Street, it was built by the middle class. And unions built the middle class,” the president said....

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 300,000 Americans, the popular, pro-Trump group favored by conservative college students held the sold-out event at the Mar-A-Lago during its third annual Student Action Summit. Attendees paid $2,000 each to hear such speakers as Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Fox News host Laura Ingraham and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. Photos from the event show hundreds of attendees violating Palm Beach County’s COVID-19 rules as they posed for photos with notable GOP figures like White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Representative Matt Goetz, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, former Trump 2016 campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and Trump ally Roger Stone, who was granted clemency by the president earlier this year....

Lajos Kosa confirmed to journalists that the Interior Ministry of Hungary had purchased the military-grade spyware Pegasus. Kosa is the chairman of parliament’s Committee on Defense and Law Enforcement. The system is produced by NSO Group, which is based in Israel. It marks the first time a government official from Hungary admitted that they had used malware, something that has been in the news since an investigation from July of 2021 revealed that Pegasus was used in Hungary....

Messier is way past fear of American cultural imperialism. He’s too busy building an empire. The $34 billion takeover of Seagram is just the latest twist in his high-speed transformation of a 19th-century water utility into a media player. After Messier, 43, took over in 1996, he sold off $15 billion worth of peripheral businesses (like casinos and funeral homes). He spent billions more to buy the largest pay-TV business in Europe and France’s second largest mobile-phone operator....

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani told Newsmax that he handed over the laptop that he claims belongs to Hunter Biden to the Delaware state police on Monday. “In light of ongoing questions about the credibility of these claims and multiple reports that the FBI is investigating their veracity, law enforcement is referring this matter to the FBI,” a Delaware State Police spokesperson told Newsweek. The Delaware State Police also confirmed that they are not in possession of the laptop....

The New York Times included Biden’s memoir in its list of recommended books to read this April, although it did not appear on the newspaper’s highly regarded best sellers index early on Tuesday, nor was it included in the best sellers directory published by USA Today, which recognized Beautiful Things as one of five books “not to miss” in an article published on Saturday, ahead of its release, which referenced a positive review and listed it second, behind singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile’s upcoming memoir, Broken Horses....

Grace is forecasted to remain a hurricane as it moves through the Yucatán Peninsula overnight and should still be at hurricane strength when it makes its final landfall late Friday in mainland Mexico. The Yucatán Peninsula is expected to receive up to a foot of rain from Grace, which is the second hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic season after Elsa in early July. Grace hit the Cayman Islands Wednesday with heavy rainfall and 75 mph winds after already drenching earthquake-damaged Haiti, where it delayed search and rescue efforts on the island....

“‘Old U’ I put like 40 percent,” he said cupping his left hand before turning back to the right. “Losing Duke 60 percent.” That’s not losing to Duke, which also happened. That’s losing star running back Duke Johnson, who suffered a broken ankle in the loss to Florida State last season. MORE: ACC superlatives | Old-school ‘U’ photos | SN Top 25 | Poll analysis | Top 25 players Johnson is back, so 60 percent problem solved....

In a post on U.K.-based discussion site Mumsnet, user Albanyriver asked: “Am I unreasonable to be really upset that my husband has not bought me anything from himself or our pre-school aged child for me for Christmas?” She added: “I know he doesn’t have any grand surprise planned, it’s not his style.” Relationship expert and creator of interactive online dating game show The Game Show of Love, Emma Mankey Hidem, told Newsweek: “While it can be easy for those of us who don’t care so much about gifts to dismiss those who do as ‘materialistic,’ gifts are one of the five love languages....

The opposite effect, hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), happens during times of stress or poorly-controlled diabetes. If left untreated, hyperglycemia damages organs throughout the body. Blood sugar is regulated by the pancreas, a long gland in the abdomen. The pancreas produces a hormone called insulin which facilitates cellular uptake of blood sugar. Insulin helps to transform the food you eat into energy that your body can use. If your body doesn’t produce insulin or becomes resistant to insulin’s effects, you may experience blood sugar issues....

The HPA axis is connected to the central nervous system and the endocrine system. Together they work to adjust the balance of hormones in the body and affect the stress response. The stress response is how the body reacts to a stressful event, which can include raising the heart rate or sweating. This article will discuss the structure of the HPA axis, how it works, its functions in the body, its significance, and associated conditions....

Understanding the “why” behind a diagnosis of hypothyroidism is critical to moving forward with a proper treatment plan. While some people may require lifelong thyroid hormone replacement, others may have a short-lived case of hypothyroidism (for example, postpartum thyroiditis), need to stop taking a medication, or require further diagnostic tests like imaging of the pituitary gland. Common Causes Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the leading cause of hypothyroidism in the United States....

The storm caused hours worth of delays as drivers were unable to traverse the snowy and icy conditions. Even with the road open again, the VDOT urged travelers to be cautious to slick roads, and added that most secondary streets remain unplowed. Original Story: Officials in Virginia continued to work Tuesday to get traffic cleared on Interstate 95 following a snowstorm that left dozens of vehicles stranded in the cold overnight....

The Brazil international was the subject of interest from Barcelona during the close-season and reportedly tried to force a move through. Liverpool stood firm on that occasion and managed to keep hold of the talented attacking midfielder, though there are no assurances that Barca will not come back in for him. And the club’s CEO cannot guarantee that Coutinho – who scored a hat-trick in Wednesday’s 7-0 thrashing of Spartak Moscow – will remain....

Schweinsteiger’s bonkers Q&A The 20-year-old has recently joined up with his national team for friendlies in London against Senegal and Burkina Faso, with Mikel being granted special leave to focus on playing for his new club, Tianjin TEDA in China. Impressive performances with Genk earned Ndidi his first call up to the Nigeria team in October 2015, replacing Mikel in the squad and making his debut. Ndidi has come a long way since then, joining Premier League champions Leicester City a year later for £17 million....

The southern club were missing the services of Karanjit Singh, who has been their standout performer in the previous two matches. January transfer window: The major confirmed deals “We missed Karanjit and Haroon Amiri. We were not able to hold the ball up top and we also missed chances. I couldn’t see the second goal. It made the difference. We need the foreign stars. We need to get it sorted,” said Robin Charles, coach of Chennai City FC....