A court in the Netherlands ruled Friday that a group of Dutch families can conduct DNA tests to determine whether their children were fathered by the deceased director of a fertility clinic who’s suspected of substituting his own sperm for that of listed donors. Midway through the BBC’s write-up of this strange case is this […]
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UKIP in crisis? Biggest donor & party spokesman jump ship amid ‘war on Muslims’ row
Not a full day had passed since the UK Independence Party (UKIP) launched its new ‘integration agenda’ when already two of its senior figures were denouncing the policy and resigning their posts. Read more First, its largest donor Arron Banks came out to call the set of policies a “war on Muslim religion,” withdrawing his […]
Should organ donor consent be assumed? N.L health minister not convinced
Newfoundland and Labrador is looking at reforming how organ donation is done but the health minister says it’s unlikely the province will adopt a system that assumes everyone is a donor unless they choose to opt out. CBC | Health News
UKIP’s biggest donor launches ‘UKIP 2.0, the Force Awakens’ after being ‘suspended’
Published time: 14 Mar, 2017 15:45 UKIP’s last big donor, Arron Banks, has announced he will be launching a new movement he labeled ‘UKIP 2.0, the Force Awakens.’ The businessman, who gave UKIP £1 million (US$ 1.21 million at current rates) ahead of the 2015 general election, set tongues wagging when he tweeted that his […]
Private donor steps in where government ‘failed’ on First Nation suicide crisis, chief says
An anonymous donor is pledging $ 380,000 for a plan to prevent more young people from dying by suicide on Wapekeka First Nation in northern Ontario, after Health Canada denied funding last summer. CBC | Health News