July 2019
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A new study suggests that future travelers to Mars may want to consider packing a few boxes of red wine. Or, more practically, supplements of a compound found in red wine that can help keep muscles from withering away, per a release at Eureka Alert. Harvard researchers make the assertion in a NASA-funded study at Frontiers in…
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BACKGROUND The oil sector has been a major energy supplier since the industrial revolution, and the discovery of oil has, so far, exposed the vulnerable and dependent nature of world economies (Ferrier & Fursenko, 2016; Frank et al., 2016). The oil and gas sector has not only contributed to the economic growth of nations like…
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More than 1,100 people died from drugs in Scotland last year, new figures indicate, the worst level since records began. There were 1,187 drug-related deaths registered in 2018 – above 1,000 for the first time and up 253 (27%) on the previous year. The National Records of Scotland statistics indicate Scotland’s drug death rate is…
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A four-page Democratic resolution said the U.S. House of Representatives “strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color”. It said Mr Trump’s slights “do not belong in congress or in the United States of America”. The resolution included a full page…
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The US House of Representatives has voted to condemn Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen, despite protestations by the President that he has not got “a racist bone in my body”. Two days after Mr Trump tweeted that four Democratic politicians should “go back” to their home countries – although all are citizens and three were born in the…
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Beyonce’s make-up for ‘The Lion King’ European premiere was inspired by the characters Nala and Simba. The 37-year-old R&B superstar voices lioness Nala – Simba’s childhood best friend and future love interest in the remake of the Disney classic – and her long-time beauty guru Sir John has revealed he “played around with different textures”…
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Hailey Bieber has branded Tool’s Maynard James Keenan “childish and hurtful” after he expressed his disappointment that her husband Justin Bieber is a fan of his band. The 22-year-old model hit out at the 55-year-old singer after he claimed it was a “bummer” that Justin, 25, is a long-time fan of his group’s music. Taking…
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been included on Time magazine’s list of 25th most influential people on the internet alongside the likes of Ariana Grande, Lil Nas X and President Donald Trump. The royal couple – who have their own independent Instagram followers – have been included on the annual ranking alongside the…
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A YouTuber was killed in the UK’s first fatal electric scooter crash. Emily Hartridge was set to host a women’s meet up about mental health at Green Park in London on Saturday afternoon (13.07.19) however was killed prior to the event when she had a collision with a lorry while on the scooter on Friday…
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Last week, the United States won the 2019 Women’s World Cup championship. The tournament, Franklin Foer wrote, was “an exhibition of excellence, a noble step in the struggle for gender equity.” In contrast, he argued, the 2022 Men’s World Cup, set to take place in Qatar, “will be an authoritarian regime’s vulgar vanity project, allegedly made…
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Real Madrid were forced to adapt their pre-season plans in Montreal in Zinedine Zidane’s absence, and the French coach has said an emotional goodbye to his brother, Farid, declaring that he had always shown him the way. Zidane uploaded a picture of himself and his late brother on social networking websites on Sunday afternoon, with Farid’s illness finally claiming…




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