Saturday 31 December 2022
Hershey's faces a lawsuit over heavy metals in its dark chocolate bars
The Hershey Co. is being sued for allegedly failing to disclose the presence of lead and cadmium in several of its dark chocolate bars.
$7,600 per child to move out of Tokyo Iris Jung -Japan offering families
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Japan is offering families 1 million yen (approximately $7,627) per child to move out of Tokyo in hopes of reducing overcrowding.
First pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95-Benedict XVI
Thursday 29 December 2022
Massive fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 19
A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino that lasted more than 12 hours killed at least 19 people and injured more than 60, while other victims were apparently not yet accounted for Thursday. Neighboring Thailand sent firetrucks and emergency workers to help cope with the crisis in the bustling border town of Poipet.
India: Calls to lower age of consent to 16 over teen romance
In India, any sexual contact with person under 18 is classified as rape. But a senior court is now calling for a change in policy, pointing to teen couples who are also impacted by it.
For every Emirati not appointed according to 2022 target fine AED72,000
Physicists Discover a New Way to 'See' Objects Without Looking at Them
Friday 23 December 2022
A Star Came too Close to a Black Hole. It Didn’t End Well
Black holes are confounding objects that stretch physics to its limits. The most massive ones lurk in the centers of large galaxies like ours. They dominate the galactic center, and when a star gets too close, the black hole’s powerful gravitational force tears the star apart as they feed on it. Not even the most massive stars can resist.
Americans brace for ‘once in a generation’ winter storm chaos
Dreams of a white Christmas week deteriorated to panic over whiteout conditions Thursday as Americans braced for what forecasters called “once in a generation” winter storm chaos.
Monday 19 December 2022
Uganda president lifts all Ebola-related movement restrictions
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