German brewers to add calorie information to beer labels

    PA: Curious how you ended up with that beer belly?Germany’s brewers are here to help. Starting this year, German brewers say they will begin adding information to their labels, explaining exactly how many calories you’re consuming each time you put back a bottle. Although the European Commission has threatened to require such labelling, the German…

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      Aircraft redelivery delay costs SriLankan over Rs. 1 bn

      Daily News: The national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, has paid over USD 12 million (over. Rs. one billion) as the delay cost for the aircraft leased out from various lessors when those were redelivered, Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the Malpractices at the SriLankan Airlines (SLA), SriLankan Catering and the Mihin Lanka (Pvt.) Limited came…

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        Miley Cyrus refutes pregnancy rumors with viral egg pic

        NDTV: Miley Cyrus shut down reports suggesting that she is expecting a baby with her husband Liam Hemsworth like a boss! The 26-year-old singer took to Twitter to put a stop to all the pregnancy rumours using the viral egg meme. Under a Daily Mail Twitter post to a story titled “Miley Cyrus and Liam…

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          Scientists find brain cells that make pain hurt

          Tech Explorist: A team of scientists at Stanford University has identified a bundle of brain cells in mice responsible for the latter—that is, the negative emotions of pain. Supported by animal-brain imaging and molecular testing, the analysts have discovered an ensemble of cells in the amygdala, a region of the brain traditionally connected with feeling…

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            Understanding link between extreme rainfall events and floods

            Science Alert: It has been reported that extreme rainfall events are increasing over India and widespread floods have increased threefold over the last several decades from an average of two events per year to six events per year. But the link between extreme rainfall events and rising incidence of floods remains tenuous. There is scientific…

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              Sloths are better at adapting than we ever gave them credit for

              Science Alert: Unless you live in the tropical rainforests of South or Central America, most of the sloths you’ll encounter will be two-toed sloths (Choloepus sp.). This is because they are able to eat quite a varied diet and are therefore relatively easy to keep in captivity. Their relatives, the three-toed sloths (Bradypus sp.), on…

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