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Michel Platini arrested: Former Uefa president taken into custody over awarding 2022 Fifa World Cup to Qatar
June 18 (Independent) - Michel Platini, the former president of Uefa and head of European football, has been arrested over the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. The former France international captain was detained by French police on Tuesday morning in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, as part of the investigation into corruption surrounding how the 2022 World Cup...
Central Asian gatherings signal Asian challenge to US
While other countries couched their anger against the West in generic terms, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told a receptive audience that the US has been “violating all the international structures and rules".
Unmarried women with no kids are the happiest, says London School Economic don
But men seem to benefit more from marriage as they "calm down" after marriage. says Prof.Paul Dolan
UK schools teach meditation and mindfulness to help kids deal with complex emotions
UK's National Health Service reports that 1 in 8 British children have mental disorders. But only 1 out of 5 children with mental issues have access to treatment.
You may be eating a credit card’s worth of plastic each week
June 17 (Reuters) - Plastic pollution is so widespread in the environment that you may be ingesting five grams a week, the equivalent of eating a credit card, a study commissioned by the environmental charity WWF International said on Wednesday. The study by Australia’s University of Newcastle said the largest source of plastic ingestion was drinking water, but another major source was shellfish,...
Meals taste better when you are seated
June 12 (Hindustan Times) - Food tastes better when you are sitting down, say scientists who found that holding a standing posture for even a few minutes prompts physical stress, muting taste buds. The research, published in the Journal of Consumer Research, looked specifically at how the vestibular sense, which is responsible for balance, posture and spatial orientation, interacts with the...
Modi’s pitching for BIMSTEC will be meaningful if he gives it leadership
Though more than 20 years old now, BIMSTEC has not taken off for lack of leadership. Being the biggest member, India is duty bound to take charge and lead the pack.
Review of ‘Sanath Jayasuriya — A Biography’
The roller coaster life of one of Sri Lanka’s biggest international sports superstars would have many more anecdotes and revelations. His is a story that deserves more pages, says Kanishkaa Balachandran.
Virat Kohli fined for washing car with drinking water
June 9 (IANS) - The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has slapped a fine of Rs 500 on Virat Kohli after his domestic help was found washing the India captain's car with drinking water. Kohli's Gurugram residence in DLF Phase-1 has half a dozen cars and ABP News reported that the 30-year-old's neighbours lodged a complaint, stating that thousands of...
Xi-Putin alliance to give the world a well-grounded and viable alternative
Chinese President Xi Jinping was in Russia from Wednesday to Friday for talks with President Putin.
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