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Ultra-long-haul flights: Your body and mental health Qantas will offer non-stop ultra-long-haul flights from Australia to the US and Europe. How will the 20-hour flights affect your mental and physical health?      Long-haul flights can impact a person's mental and physical health in the air For many people, the idea of getting on a 13-hour flight is bad enough. But some airlines are...

NashStore: Russia's alternative to the Google Play store Google Play is restricted in Russia as part of Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. A domestic alternative is set to launch soon after a testing phase.      It's unclear yet whether NashStore will be widely used by Russians A Russian alternative to the Google Play store is undergoing first tests. It'll allow users to continue to...

IKEA to spend €3 billion turning stores into online distribution centres as it adapts to e-commerce IKEA franchisee Ingka Group said it would invest €3 billion by the end of 2023   -   Copyright  Zheka Kapusta / Unsplash By Tom Bateman  & Reuters  •  Updated: 09/05/2022 - 17:06 Cut price furniture retailer IKEA is investing €3 billion in its stores as it looks to capitalise on a boom in online shopping. Ingka Group, the...

Another Ecuador prison clash leaves 43 inmates dead COMMENTS By AP  •  Updated: 09/05/2022 - 23:03 Soldiers guard outside Bellavista prison where a deadly riot broke out overnight in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador, Monday, May 9, 2022.   -   Copyright  AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa SHARE THIS ARTICLE A clash between rival Ecuadorian gangs has left 43 inmates dead, officials said Monday, little...

Biden unveils pact with internet companies to reduce prices By Alexandra Alper 0 comments Posted on May 9, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Internet LAN cables are pictured in this photo illustration taken in Sydney WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Twenty internet providers, including Verizon, Comcast and AT&T, have committed to cutting prices or increasing internet speeds for millions of lower-income U.S. families, President Joe Biden said on Monday. “This is a...

Marcos rule to return to Philippines after election landslide By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales 0 comments Posted on May 9, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Lipa, Batangas province (Reuters) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the Philippines dictator deposed in a 1986 popular uprising, won a presidential election...

Stocks slide on growth fears, oil tumbles By Sinéad Carew 0 comments Posted on May 9, 2022 Traders work on the floor of the NYSE in New York NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock indexes around the world fell sharply on Monday and the dollar reversed course after hitting a two-decade high while oil prices sank as concerns about slowing growth and a tightened lockdown in Shanghai...

Oil tumbles about 6% as China COVID lockdowns weigh By Stephanie Kelly 0 comments Posted on May 9, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices sank about 6% on Monday alongside equities, as continued coronavirus lockdowns in China, the top oil importer, fed worries about the demand outlook. Brent crude...

Uber to cut costs, slow down hiring, CEO tells staff By Katanga Johnson 0 comments Posted on May 9, 2022 FILE PHOTO: An Uber office is shown in California (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc will scale back hiring and reduce expenditure on its marketing and incentive activities, according to a letter from Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi seen by Reuters. The ride-hailing company becomes the latest to...

U.S. SEC extends comment period on climate risk proposal By Katanga Johnson 0 comments Posted on May 9, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Banking Committee holds hearing to examine the Securities and Exchange Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended until June 17 the period for public comment on its landmark proposal to require U.S.-listed...

Bitcoin falls to lowest value since January as tumbling stock markets continue to hurt crypto Bitcoin and Ether both suffered losses on Monday.   -   Copyright  Canva By Reuters  •  Updated: 09/05/2022 - 08:14 Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since January on Monday as slumping equity markets continued to hurt cryptocurrencies, which are currently trading in line with so-called riskier assets like tech stocks. Bitcoin dropped to as low as $33,266...

Biggest 'floating solar park' in Europe will open this year in Portugal Portugal is building the largest floating solar park in Europe.   -   Copyright  Reuters By Maeve Campbell  with Reuters  •  Updated: 09/05/2022 - 12:14 Europe's largest floating solar park will take shape in July this year, in Portugal's Alqueva reservoir. Two tugboats are currently moving a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four football pitches, to their mooring on the reservoir. Built by...

Previous graduates of Qatar University Keywords Qatar University Ghinwa al-Alwani   Qatar University celebrates the graduation of the forty-fifth batch of its students on Wednesday, May 25th, at the Sports and Events Complex at Qatar University. The graduation ceremony for the outstanding students will be held on Thursday, the 26th of this month. The total number of graduates of this new batch is 3,710...

Why do humans eat so much meat? We know the current meat and dairy industry are harming our planet and that eating too much animal protein can even be bad for our health. So why do humans continue eating meat?      Archaelogical evidence of butchering animals may not indicate that meat was key to human evolution after all Humans have been eating meat since the...