Her colleague, Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi, a demographics professor at Tehran University and director of Iran’s National Institute of Population Research, was detained shortly after by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard and interrogated about his work on population growth and fertility, the semiofficial Fars News Agency reported. Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: Forbidding terrain and foreboding feelings at remote border crossing
The last town before the crossing, Hachita, is 45 miles north of the border, and is little more than a crossroads that doesn’t merit a stop sign, let alone a traffic light. The Old Hachita copper and silver mining settlement from the 1870s is now a ghost town that lures the occasional tourist, but the […]
Blog: Grizzlies’ Parsons to continue rehabilitation in Los Angeles – Xinhua | English.news.cn – Xinhua
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons has chosen to continue his rehabilitation from knee injury in Los Angeles, said General Manager Chris Wallance in a statement on Sunday. “We met with Chandler and spoke with him and his representations numerous times during his rehab process, laying out a […]
Blog: NBA 2018-19: Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks – Match preview and predictions – Sportskeeda
NBA 2018-19: Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks – Match preview and predictions Preview 39 // 07 Jan 2019, 12:25 IST SHARE Dallas Mavericks v Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers face the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center in the second game of their back to back. The Lakers had earlier […]
Blog: Los Angeles Times: Japan should join the majority of countries and stop whaling – Omaha World-Herald
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times. Gone are the days when the great whales were hunted around the world. A worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling that went into effect 33 years ago has mostly ended the practice, reviving the numbers and prospects of the majestic sea creatures — although […]
Blog: Three Chargers are selected for first-team All-Pro honors – Los Angeles Times
“I can’t even put it into words,” Phillips said of making the All-Pro team, which is chosen by a national panel of 50 media members. “I believed in myself ever since I started playing football. My parents, my whole family, taught me to keep grinding, keep the faith in God and don’t worry about the […]