Category: News

  • Kids using fingers in math fare better in school, new study reveals

    Kids using fingers in math fare better in school, new study reveals

    Can children learn math better by using their fingers? A new study, conducted by Professor Tim Jay of Sheffield Hallam University and independent researcher Dr. Julie Betenson and published in the Frontiers in Education, said so, as opposed to the frequent advice of teachers to refrain from using fingers in math. The researchers grouped together…

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  • Selfless heroism isn’t always good during disasters. Here’s why

    Selfless heroism isn’t always good during disasters. Here’s why

    Helping weaker individuals in a life-and-death situation resulted in lower overall survival rate, as revealed in a new study from the University of Waterloo, seemingly indicating that selfless heroism isn’t always a good thing. Eishiro Higo, a Civil Engineering PhD candidate at said university, led the research after being greatly motivated by the disastrous earthquake…

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  • Self-medication misuse rampant in Middle East

    Self-medication misuse rampant in Middle East

    There is danger in self-medicating. In the Middle East especially, medicines can be bought without prescription, but those who pop a pill without proper medical advice can result in unnecessary risk and potential misuse, according to a new review published in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives.  Together with colleagues, Dr. Malak Khalifeh, from Bordeaux University in France,…

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  • Tokyo plans to re-energize its economy

    Tokyo plans to re-energize its economy

    In order to regain the status of Tokyo as the “top global financial city in Asia,” the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has devised a new plan known as the “Financial System Reform in Tokyo — Tokyo’s Big Bang.” This new plan seeks to develop FinTech business as well as initiatives to encourage the development of new businesses. TMG has…

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  • Solar energy can possibly cover over 80% of heating needs in Nordic countries

    Solar energy can possibly cover over 80% of heating needs in Nordic countries

    Solar energy could supply more than 80% of heating energy needed for every household in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and other places at the same latitudes. This was the result of a recent study from Aalto University researchers. “Of course, local conditions have some effect on this,” Hassam ur Rehman, a doctoral candidate at said university,…

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  • What’s the key to keeping a growing city safe?

    What’s the key to keeping a growing city safe?

    The world is growing and about half of the global population of people is now living in cities — but how do you protect these growing cities from potential natural dangers such as earthquakes and the like? Professor Xiaoxiang Zhu, who is lead expert of the study, and a team of scientists have discovered how…

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  • Those who feel closer to God have higher sense of well-being, says study

    Those who feel closer to God have higher sense of well-being, says study

    Older people who feel closer to God have a sense of well-being as opposed to those who feel distant. In addition, frequent prayer heightens the feeling all the more. A recent study by Baylor University, published in the Journal of Aging and Health, centers on three parts of wellbeing: contentment with life, self-esteem, and optimism. In…

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  • Mom-shaming trends, according to a national poll

    Mom-shaming trends, according to a national poll

    We are all aware of stories of bullying that target the youth today, but little did we know that even our own moms could suffer massive shaming about their parenting style. In the studies of C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the University of Michigan, six out of 10 mothers of…

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  • UK to establish new commission to counter terrorism, following Finsbury attack

    UK to establish new commission to counter terrorism, following Finsbury attack

    In the wee hours of June 19, a van driven by 48-year old Darren Osborne of Cardiff rammed into pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque, north of London, killing one man and injuring 8 people — barely a few days after the tragic fire that killed 79 people at Grenfell Tower in London. The incident was…

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  • Customs find smuggled ivory at HK airport

    Customs find smuggled ivory at HK airport

    Hong Kong authorities seized about 57.6 kilograms of suspected worked ivory concealed in three tailor-made vests inside three pieces of luggage unclaimed, which arrived from Zimbabwe at the Hong Kong International airport last June 14. The ivory, turned over to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department for further investigation, has an estimated value of $1.15 Million…

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  • Greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced in coming years even as US withdraws from Paris Agreement – European Parliament

    Greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced in coming years even as US withdraws from Paris Agreement – European Parliament

    Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) backed plans for new compulsory cuts on greenhouse gas to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050, after a parliament debate about the recent announcement of U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. The European Union (EU) is said to be committed to these…

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  • ‘All of us can and must be prepared to speak out’ to halt abuse of older persons – UN rights expert

    ‘All of us can and must be prepared to speak out’ to halt abuse of older persons – UN rights expert

    Many older persons are at risk of being abused by their own relatives, a United Nations human rights expert has warned, urging greater vigilance and more reporting of suspected cases, especially since many fear on the part of older persons may not speak up for fear of reprisals – or to protect family members from…

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