‘Truth is Treason in an Empire of Lies’: American doctors call for vigilance as SCOTUS hears Covid censorship case

‘Truth is Treason in an Empire of Lies’: American doctors call for vigilance as SCOTUS hears Covid censorship case

“If we win, it will solidify every American’s right to free speech,” said Laura Bono, CHD executive vice president, “[And] not just ours. These cases will shape the future of free speech in America and the world.”

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Pharmacist says Covid vaccine trials were biased and Pfizer, Moderna efficacies were exaggerated

Pharmacist says Covid vaccine trials were biased and Pfizer, Moderna efficacies were exaggerated

In winter-spring 2021, when vaccine uptake was robust but limited to the elderly, vaccinated people were as a group much older than the unvaccinated and were experiencing just half the younger generation’s infection rate. This would tend to make the vaccines appear more effective at preventing infection than they were.

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UN says number of women circumcised aged between infancy and adolescence rose by 30m to 230m since 2016

UN says number of women circumcised aged between infancy and adolescence rose by 30m to 230m since 2016

The practice, incorrectly believed to control women’s sexuality, can cause serious bleeding and even death. Girls are subjected to the procedure at ages ranging from infancy to adolescence. Long term, it can lead to urinary tract infections, menstrual problems, pain, decreased sexual satisfaction and childbirth complications, as well as depression, low self-esteem and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Sudan at war: Doctors Without Borders say Sudan is ‘a death sentence for millions in desperate need’

Sudan at war: Doctors Without Borders say Sudan is ‘a death sentence for millions in desperate need’

In Sudan’s capital, hundreds of thousands of people face a daily struggle to find food as communal kitchens they depend on are threatened by dwindling supplies and a communications blackout across much of the country in recent weeks. In Darfur, some areas haven’t received any aid since the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary, went to war almost a year ago.

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Research: Junk food addicts with high ‘bliss point’ usually have low appetite for fresh fruits, vegetables and beans

Research: Junk food addicts with high ‘bliss point’ usually have low appetite for fresh fruits, vegetables and beans

A 2023 research report published in the journal Addiction found that: “Tobacco-owned foods were 29 per cent more likely to be classified as fat and sodium hyper-palatable food (HPF) and 80 per cent more likely to be classified as carbohydrate and sodium HPF than foods that were not tobacco-owned between 1988 and 2001.

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Junk food addiction: How Big Food hooks you just as cigarettes and cocaine trigger cravings

Junk food addiction: How Big Food hooks you just as cigarettes and cocaine trigger cravings

Along with speed, “addiction is also deeply enmeshed with memory and the memories we create for food are typically stronger and longer lasting than any other substance. Childhood memories of food can wield an uncanny power over our eating habits for the rest of our lives.”

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Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says after president undergoes annual physical

Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says after president undergoes annual physical

After he returned to the White House on Wednesday, Biden attended an event on combating crime and suggested that when it came to his health “everything is squared away” and “there is nothing different than last year.” He also joked about his age and people thinking “I look too young.”

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Environmentalists push Nigeria to delay Shell’s $2.4 billion sale of assets in sorely polluted Niger Delta

Environmentalists push Nigeria to delay Shell’s $2.4 billion sale of assets in sorely polluted Niger Delta

Activists say Shell has a history of poor divestment in the region. They point to a wellhead blowout in the Santa Barbara River, which flows through the Niger Delta, in 2021. The wellhead wasn’t producing but wasn’t decommissioned by Shell or its new owners, Aiteo Eastern E & P. The facility spewed crude oil and associated gas for 38 days and caused planet-warming methane to be released into the atmosphere, killed fish and devastated riverside farms.

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Nairobi, Kenya: Report warns harmful waste is going to cost the world $640 billion annually

Nairobi, Kenya: Report warns harmful waste is going to cost the world $640 billion annually

Waste prevention measures and improved waste management could reduce those costs, but there are significant barriers to change, such as weak enforcement mechanisms, the report said. A treaty to address plastics pollution, which does not biodegrade and can cause serious health impacts, is being negotiated, with a fourth round of talks scheduled for April.

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With world’s lowest fertility rate already South Korean women prefer career growth to having babies

With world’s lowest fertility rate already South Korean women prefer career growth to having babies

Since 2018, South Korea has been the only Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) member with a rate below 1, defying the billions of dollars spent by the country to try to reverse the trend that led the population to decline for a fourth straight year in 2023.

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