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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...
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...
You’re accidentally eating more than 50,000 plastic particles a year
June 6 (CNET) - Think you know what you're consuming each day? Think again. A recent study reports that the average American eats at least 50,000 particles of microplastic every year. Yum? The news comes from a report published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. The scientists behind the study used data from 25 earlier studies covering common...
“Is Niqab really a good idea?”: Asiff Hussein answers
Asiff Hussein quotes chapter and verse to say that the Niqab is not obligatory in Islam and asks: "Can society function properly in an environment where women are veiled from top to toe?"
For wrapping, supermarkets in South East Asia switch from plastic to banana leaves
“When I see vegetables wrapped in these beautiful banana leaves I’m more willing to buy in larger quantities,” a customer said.
Japanese scientist got Nobel Prize for explaining benefits of fasting
Looking at all the research, it is hard to find any other intervention that has such compelling benefits on health and longevity than eating just 20-30% less food.
Taiwan celebrates Asia’s first same-sex marriages as couples tie knot
May 24, (Reuters) - Same-sex couples tied the knot in emotional scenes in Taiwan on Friday, the first legal marriages in Asia hailed by activists as a social revolution for the region. Taiwan’s parliament passed a bill last week that endorsed same-sex marriage, although the measure could complicate President Tsai Ing-wen’s bid for re-election next year. More than 360 same-sex...
Avengers Endgame Spoiler Free Review
Colombo, May 5 (Oshitha Narangoda) - It was a rainy day in 2012 when I headed to the cinema to watch The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, for the first time. That day and the movie itself are two things I'll never forget in my life. Seeing an epic superhero ensemble in the cinema for the first time was such...
The Ohana Project – Mental health awareness for general public in Sri Lanka
Colombo, April 27 (newsin.asia) - The Ohana Project has been created by a multidisciplinary group of professionals from diverse backgrounds such as; Medicine, Psychology, Counseling, Education, and Public Health in Sri Lanka. The Ohana Project Team Despite notable efforts to increase awareness and transparency surrounding mental health issues in Sri Lanka, the stigma associated with the need for...
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