Can you really use make-up without damaging your skin? Most people will say, “no.” To them, I say, “challenge accepted!” When you love make-up as much, you have to find ways to get around its ill effects. Many have spent…
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A day that’s been five years in the making: Barack
Mostafa Kamal, Tomorrow is a day that’s been five years in the making. In the aftermath of the killing of Trayvon Martin, I called on Americans to take action on behalf of our nation’s boys and young men of colour.…
How to eat to save the World
By Modi Mwatsama and Howard Frumkin London – There is not a country in the world that is not grappling with the serious health and environmental consequences of their people’s diets. There has to be a better way to feed…
Canada implements new guidelines on food, not food waste
By Stephen Leahy ONTARIO, Canada, Feb 8 2019 (IPS) – Canada introduced a new healthy eating food guide in January 2019 and, for the first time, the meat, dairy and processed food and beverage industries were not involved. Based on…
RU Pathok Forum gets new committee
Rajshahi, Jan 31 – Making Rashedul Islam of Folklore department president and Abdul Alim of Economics general secretary a new executive committee of Rajshahi University Sangbadpatra Pathok Forum has been formed for the next consecutive session. Other office bearer are…
5 burning questions ahead of Tuesday’s Oscar nominations
The Oscars still don’t have a host, but on Tuesday morning, they’ll at least have nominees.
BURGER KING TM receives A+ from BFSA
BURGER KING TM, the famous US fast food chain, has been awarded A+ Green Grade Certificate by BFSA from Bangladesh Food Minister based on the compliance they maintained so far inspecting all their 7 outlets. Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA),…
Traditional diverse food systems can help solve malnutrition
Worldwide, 2 billion people are affected by hidden hunger (micronutrient deficiency), of which 225 million (or 9%) are from India. There, 14.5% of the total population are undernourished, 21% of all children in the age group 0-5 suffer from wasting,…
India baby rescued after mother’s suicide dies
Dhaka, Dec 22 – The baby born during his mother’s suicide in India’s Bhopal Katni town early Thursday died on Friday.
Herbicides increase antibiotic resistance evolution in bacteria
Antibiotic resistance in our pathogens is caused by human activity and is a major challenge for public health. Recent research has found that some of the world’s most widely used herbicides like Roundup (glyphosate) and Kamba (dicamba) can increase the…
COP24: Huge untapped potential in greener construction: UNEP
Dec 7 – Noting some progress in greening the global construction industry, the United Nations environment agency (UNEP) co-released a report on Friday at the COP24 climate conference in Katowice, Poland, sounding the alarm on the need for “dramatic action”…
Stop making petrol, diesel cars: Mayors warn manufacturers
“The health of our children is more important than the health of your profits,” they say New WHO report finds 630 million children under 5 years old are exposed to unsafe air globally Children are at greater risk than adults…
Parents’ effect on a child’s behaviour
Tazlina Zamila Khan Children are the most vulnerable as they are always in need of support, either from parents or from teachers. A child’s behaviour varies from time to time. Usually, toddlers communicate in a strong way, which needs our…
Sponsor downplays Ronaldo on website; Juventus shares drop
New York, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo’s image is vanishing from the website of a key sponsor. The stock price for his Juventus team dropped 10 percent on Friday.
Meet the farmers of the future: Robots
Brandon Alexander would like to introduce you to Angus, the farmer of the future. He’s heavyset, weighing in at nearly 1,000 pounds, not to mention a bit slow. But he’s strong enough to hoist 800-pound pallets of maturing vegetables and…
L’Oreal hosts 1st show on Seine in Paris; Valentino delights
As Paris Fashion Week heads toward the finish line, Sunday’s shows went up a gear as L’Oreal Paris claimed to have staged the first runway show in history on the Seine River.
Modern tech turns agricultural livelihoods in BD commercial
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Livelihood of people based on agricultural productions has turned commercial due to the introduction of modernized technology from traditional production system in the country, Matia Chowdhury has said.
Juggling duties, New Zealand leader brings baby to UN
Jacinda Ardern knows all about juggling her role as a mother with the requirements of her job.
Bill Cosby: ‘America’s Dad” to sexually violent predator
Nada Tawfik, BBC News, Pennsylvania Bill Cosby showed little emotion and no remorse during his sentencing. At this defining moment in his life, there were no family members or former cast mates with him for moral supp ort.
Dior and Gucci theatrically kick off Paris Fashion Week
Dance and theatricality were at the heart of Paris Fashion Week’s first day of spring shows, as American stars Blake Lively and Shailene Woodley gushed over Dior’s balletic presentation at the famed Longchamps racecourse.
Greater awareness about fungal infection urged
Country’s dermatology experts on Sunday called for more research works and forming uniform guidelines for all dermatologists to ensure control over skin diseases.
Excessive drinking killed over 3 mn people in 2016: UN
Geneva, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — Drinking too much alcohol killed more than 3 million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization said. The U.N. health agency also warned that current policy responses are not sufficient to reverse trends…
Freezing in UAE’s high rise buildings as heat soars outside
By Amna Khaishgi DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sep 20 2018 (IPS) – “Look at these tall, beautiful buildings. I have worked as a mason during the construction and was one of those who laid [the brickwork] brick by brick,” says…
Have your food and eat the wrapper too
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from New York City! I’m at the Food, Farming, and Sustainability Conference, where I’ll be speaking on the panel “Women in Agriculture” with Karen Karp, President of Karen Karp & Partners, and Karen Washington, co-owner of…
New Miss America glad, didn’t have to don swimsweet to win
The first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit says she’s glad she didn’t have to.
How agroecology can ensure dietary diversity, high nutrition
Around the world, there is a major shift in dietary patterns underway towards uniformity. This ‘global dietary transition’ phenomenon is historically unprecedented and is occurring fastest in the urban areas of developing countries. About 3 billion people currently have low-quality…
Pizza Hut pledges antibiotic-free chicken in US by 2022
Thanks to competition, Pizza Hut announced in June its commitment to serve chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicines in the US by 2022.
Wisconsin, Florida earn preliminary Miss America
Contestants from Florida and Wisconsin scored the first preliminary wins in the post-swimsuit era of the Miss America pageant Wednesday night, and proclaimed a new day had arrived for a piece of Americana that’s trying to reboot itself in a…
Caning of 2 women doesn’t reflect Islamic justice: Mahathir
The Malaysian Cabinet thinks the caning of the two women convicted of lesbian sex in Terengganu gives a bad impression of Islam, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
India’s top court decriminalises homosexual acts
India’s top court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a landmark victory for gay rights in the world’s largest democracy.