David A Andelmana, Former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and CBS News/BDnews24 If you want to know why Donald Trump shouldn’t expect to win a trade war against China, look no further than Alibaba, the country’s giant e-commerce version of Amazon. Last month, I had two in-depth conversations with Ming Zeng, the e-commerce…
Nigerian Tribune: MR Eigege Ejegbolo, a Psychologist with Mind-Set Integrated Services, said on Monday that sleeping for less than eight hours daily could lead to a weak immune system and mental health challenges. Ejegbolo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos that sleeping for less than eight hours daily was considered a poor…
IT Pro Portal: A recent report from the Wall Street Journal blew Facebook’s aims in the financial services sector out of proportion leading to backlash from users concerned over how the social media giant might misuse their financial data. However, the company is not interested in building a dedicated banking feature nor is it asking for…
Straits Times, Singapore: Food chains Fish & Co and Delifrance Singapore have lost their halal certifications after failing to renew them this year. Fish & Co’s certification expired in March and Delifrance’s in June.An Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) spokesman said Fish & Co’s 12 outlets have not been halal certified since April 1.He…
Desk Report: Ruby Rose better be getting her superhero suit ready, with the Aussie star signing on to play famous comic book hero, Batwoman, in a new US TV series. Rose’s character will first make her debut in US TV network CW’s annual crossover episode between four of the network’s DC shows: The Flash, Arrow,…
Phys.Org: Twitter chief Jack Dorsey defended Tuesday his company’s decision to allow far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to use the platform to spread his message, saying he hasn’t broken user rules. Apple, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube have all banned Jones, who runs the website Infowars.In a series of tweets on the subject, Dorsey said Twitter…
Eurek Alert: Alzheimer’s disease is difficult to diagnose as well as treat, but researchers now have a promising new screening tool using the window to the brain: the eye. A study of 3,877 randomly selected patients found a significant link between three degenerative eye diseases – age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma – and…
Eurek Alert: Some relationships can be complicated. Take the one between sweet potato crops and soil nitrogen, for example. Too little nitrogen and sweet potato plants don’t grow well and have low yields. Too much nitrogen, however, boosts the growth of leaves and branches at the expense of storage roots. That also leads to low…
Science Focus: We all think we know our cats. They are often portrayed as wily, self-interested creatures that do precisely what they feel like doing. But cats are no more self-interested than any other animal – evolution quickly sidelines those who don’t look out for themselves. Cats are very fond of cream, which they value…
Sky News: Archaeo-logists find skeletons belonging to a civilisation once dominant but which mysteriously abandoned its cities around 900AD. The remains of an ancient civilisation have been discovered by archaeologists in Mexico. The bones are thought to be up to 7,000 years old, placing them at around the time when humans shifted from being hunters…