Ryanair calls for airports to BAN morning alcohol sales and limit drinks per passenger

Ryanair has called for a two-drink limit for passengers and a ban on alcohol sales in airports before 10am to prevent inebriated behaviour on board their aircraft. The rallying cry comes after three passengers on a flight from Dublin to Ibiza on Saturday became highly disruptive and the plane had to be diverted over safety […]

Egypt could follow China’s lead and keep the current president in power for longer than the original term limit

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, who was re-elected without any real competition this week, may stay in power beyond his current term limits.  Sisi’s allies want to change the country’s constitution to allow Sisi to remain president past his current two-term limit. The push is inspired by China’s moves to eliminate presidential term limits to […]

Facebook will limit data advertisers can use to target ads

Facebook is still determined to reassure jittery users in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data sharing scandal, and that now includes restricting what advertisers can do. The social network is closing down a Partner Categories service that let third-party data providers offer their ad targeting directly through Facebook. Instead, they’ll have to rely either […]

Trump moves to limit transgender individuals from military service

REUTERS/Mike Segar President Donald Trump signed a memorandum that limits transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military. But the memo will give the military some authority to implement their own guidelines.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Why 555 is always used for phone numbers on TV and in movies […]

US legislation to limit Palestinian aid over the country’s “martyr fund” is set to pass through Congress

Reuters Legislation to sharply reduce the annual $ 300 million in US aid to the Palestinian Authority is set to be passed by the US Congress this week. The White House has expressed concern that Palestine is using US aid money to fund stipends to convicted terrorists and their families. The measure, known as the […]

The NRA files federal lawsuit over new Florida law that raises age limit for gun purchases from 18 to 21

Reuters/Kevin Lamarque The National Rifle Association is suing over a new Florida law that raises the age to buy guns from 18 to 21. Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed the legislation into law on Friday. Lawyers for the NRA want a federal judge to block the new age restriction from taking effect. The National Rifle […]

Wanna limit global warming to 1.5°C? Get cracking

Enlarge / Coal: it’s not an option. (credit: Kym Farnik) One surprise in the international Paris Agreement on greenhouse gas emissions was the addition of the aspirational goal of limiting global warming to just 1.5 degrees Celsius. Nations have long stated that their aim was to avoid exceeding 2-degree warming (though they’ve largely failed to […]

Walmart raises gun purchase age limit to 21, stops online sales of items resembling assault rifles

US retail giant Walmart became the second major arms seller in a day to impose restrictions on firearm sales, raising the age limit to 21. It comes after Dick’s Sporting Goods said it is halting the sales of assault-style weapons. Keeping ahead of the gun control debate and the profit-hurting wave of liberal fury, Walmart, […]