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Coke-funded group swayed China’s obesity efforts, researchers say
A new research paper says a food industry-funded group undermined China’s efforts to keep obesity rates in check.
Neymar sees in New Year in style with group of white-clad women as sports stars welcome 2019
Sports stars have been welcoming the New Year – including Brazilian football ace Neymar, who posted best wishes for 2019 in a picture with a group of two-dozen glamorous white-clad women in Rio de Janeiro. The Paris Saint-Germain forward is currently back in Brazil enjoying a mid-season sunshine break and has been partying with Barcelona […]
A bipartisan group of former senators put together an open letter urging current lawmakers to become ‘zealous guardians’ of America’s democracy
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A bipartisan group of 44 former US senators put together a letter to the current US Senate, saying the nation is “at an inflection point in which the foundational principles of our democracy and our national security interests are at stake.” The senators addressed the letter to their colleagues and warned of […]
Electric car industry group says Californians have now purchased 500,000 EVs
Enlarge / Nissan Leaf electric car plugged in and charging at an electric vehicle charging station in San Ramon, California, September 26, 2018. (credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) In November, California reportedly crossed the 500,000 threshold for electric vehicles sold in the state since 2010. Months of strong US sales in 2018, preceded by a strong 2017, […]
Doctors’ group slams move to allow employers to require doctor’s note for minor illnesses
A national doctors’ group is raising concerns about the Ontario government’s move to allow employers to require workers to provide a doctor’s note to explain even minor illnesses, such as the common cold.
Facebook tweaks group mentorship tool so users can choose their mentors
Facebook is still testing a mentorship tool that it announced last year, as it tries to identify how to best facilitate online and offline relationships.Read More
A group with a major role in World War I has gone overlooked on the 100th anniversary of the war’s end
Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP PARIS (AP) — Buried in French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech on the sacrifice of “young men” in World War I Sunday was a reference to the “three million widows” the fallen soldiers left behind. The role women played in the war was only mentioned in passing as dozens of world […]
French rights group files case against PSG over claims scouts 'limited number of black players'
French football club Paris Saint-Germain are facing a discrimination lawsuit over reports that scouts at the club carried out racial profiling and tried to limit the number of black players at the team’s academy. Investigative outlet Mediapart reported on Thursday that PSG scouts had subjected young players to racial profiling – which is illegal in […]
Facebook carried ads from mysterious pro-Brexit group for months
While Facebook might be making strides in clamping down on fake news and shady political ads, there appear to have been holes in its strategy. The UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee has published data showing that Facebook carried ads for a “hard Brexit” (that is, a UK exit from the European Union with […]
