Janet Yellen Fast Facts

(CNN)Here’s a look at the life of Janet Yellen, the first female Federal Reserve chair. Personal:Birth date: August 13, 1946 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York

‘Ayahuasca is changing global environmental consciousness’

David Hill: Interview with US scientist Dennis McKenna on powerful Amazon hallucinogen, plant intelligence and environmental crises Ayahuasca, as it has come to be known internationally, is a plant medicine that has been used in the Amazon for centuries for healing and spiritual purposes. Renowned for the often extraordinary visions it induces – not to […]

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Fast Facts

(CNN)Here’s a look at the life of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, president and former prime minister of Turkey. Personal:Birth date: February 26, 1954 Birth place: Istanbul, Turkey

Search engines’ role in radicalisation must be challenged, finds study

Nearly 500,000 online searches a month return Islamist material, says report that advocates multilateral approach to removing extremist sites More than 484,000 Google keyword searches a month from around the world, including at least 54,000 searches in the UK, return results dominated by Islamist extremist material, a report into the online presence of jihadism has […]

‘Jason Bourne’ reunites original band to play the fast-paced hits

(CNN)Much like its title character, “Jason Bourne” is an efficient automaton of a movie, stripping away any pesky qualifiers — “Identity,” “Supremacy,” “Ultimatum” — and getting down to what the whole exercise is about in the bare-bones title. Nine years after their last outing (and ignoring a misguided spinoff attempt), star/producer Matt Damon and director/co-writer […]