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Dangers Of using cotton swabs or cleaning ears
6May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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Dangers Of using cotton swabs or cleaning ears

    Whenever you come across cotton swabs, your mind is bound to associate it with the image of someone cleaning their ears with a Q-tip. Despite being the most obvious connection most people would make, this is not a safe method recommended for removing earwax. Wait, what? But I've seen many people use them. Swabs were invented in the 1920s for the purpose of ear-cleaning. Due to relatively low public awareness, the practice has persisted even after doctors and manufacturers alike have pointed out how dangerous they are. The warning label on Q-Tip boxes reads CAUTION: Do not enter ear canal.… Entering the ear canal could cause injury. Curious children often try to use them, which is particularly dangerous as their ears are delicate. According to a 2017 study, more tha...
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Meghan and Harry reportedly cut down guest list
6May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Meghan and Harry reportedly cut down guest list

    As many of you will already know, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have invited 600 guests to their royal wedding on 19 May at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. And yes, while we’re still mourning the factthe couple decided to bump us off their original guest list, is it bad that we’re slightly smug at hearing the pair decided to cut down the number of attendees? According to E!, the famous chapel can hold approximately 800 people. However, the soon-to-be married couple reportedly decided to cut 200 potential guests to the church ceremony in order to accomodate an altered seating plan. An insider told the publication the couple have considered spreading out the chapel's pews or arranging them diagonally so guests can get a better view of the altar. Basically, Hazz...
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The thing women are doing to avoid job interview discrimination
6May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
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The thing women are doing to avoid job interview discrimination

    Nearly three in ten married or engaged women remove their rings before a job interview, a new survey has found. Though employers aren't allowed to ask candidates whether they're married or have children, 29% of married or engaged women told Credit Angel that they take off their rings to avoid potential discrimination. American recruiter Bruce Hurwitz caused a huge controversy two years ago when he wrote an article for LinkedIn titled: When interviewing for a job, lose the ring! The article, which is still online, features the horrifically sexist and backwards advice: When a man sees that ring he immediately assumes you are high maintenance. When the woman at the office who has the largest diamond on her finger, sees that ring, she will realise that if you are hire...
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Reveal extent of NHS crisis
6May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Reveal extent of NHS crisis

    The UK was found to have a third the number of hospital beds per head compared with Germany. The NHS has among the lowest per capita numbers of doctors, nurses and hospital beds in the western world, a new study of international health spending has revealed. The stark findings come from a new King’s Fund analysis of health data from 21 countries, collected by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. They reveal that only Poland has fewer doctors and nurses than the UK, while only Canada, Denmark and Sweden have fewer hospital beds, and that Britain also falls short when it comes to scanners. If the 21 countries were a football league then the UK would be in the relegation zone in terms of the resources we put into our healthcare system, as measu...
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May bringing back project fear
6May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

May bringing back project fear

    Theresa May has been accused of resurrecting Project Fear after her Business Secretary warned that thousands of jobs will be at risk unless the Government adopts a Customs partnership with the EU. Eurosceptics Cabinet ministers thought they had killed off the plans after a meeting of the Brexit wars Cabinet last week amid concerns it would lead to a climbdown over Brexit and see Britain staying in the Customs Union. However Mrs May has insisted that the partnership is still on the table, with the issue set to be decided at another meeting of the Brexit war cabinet on Thursday. Greg Clark, the Business Secretary, disclosed that he spoke to Toyota last week and as he raised concerns that 3,500 jobs could be at risk if the company decides to locate a new plant in Euro...
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Friendship Apps: A Good Way To Meet People
5May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, Technology

Friendship Apps: A Good Way To Meet People

    I recently bumped into someone I went to school with and because I wasn’t doing anything in particular we ended up in a bar together. After a few glasses of wine, the friend, Tara, admitted that she was really, really lonely. I was expecting her to bemoan a lack of romantic life, but she didn’t. Instead, she went on to describe how, since leaving university and getting a job, she’d lost touch with a lot of her friends, and was struggling to make new ones. The problem is, by the time you're an adult, you are supposed to have a set of friends for life. But I don’t. And how am I supposed to go out as a grownup and make new ones? It's so tragic, but when I look at my social media friends and see their lives are a whirl of parties, weddings and holidays... I feel like a...
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Plan to ban hybrid cars from 2040
5May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Plan to ban hybrid cars from 2040

    New cars unable to travel at least 50 miles on electric power might be banned by 2040, it has been reported. It was announced last year that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars would be banned by 2040, but the impact on hybrids was unclear. Only cars with a zero emissions range of at least 50 miles may escape the ban, according to Autocar. The measure will be included in the Government’s Road To Zero Strategy aimed at tackling air pollution, the car magazine reported. Some 99% of new cars available now would be outlawed if such a rule is introduced, including popular hybrid models such as the Toyota Prius. A Department for Transport (DfT) spokeswoman said: “It is categorically untrue that Government is planning to ban the sale of hybrid cars in the UK by 2040....
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May and Corbyn strike positive note after local elections
5May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

May and Corbyn strike positive note after local elections

    Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have both talked up the performances of their parties following the local elections. Fears of a difficult set of results for the Tories proved unfounded, as they managed to hold on to a number of London councils and make gains in Brexit-supporting areas of the North and Midlands, suffering a net loss of 30 seats. There were bright spots for Labour - including its best performance in London since 1971 and victories in Kirklees and Plymouth - but the party failed to match pre-poll expectations of widespread gains. The Liberal Democrats saw an uptick in fortunes, gaining control of four councils and performing well in Remain-backing areas. UKIP, meanwhile, experienced an electoral bloodbath, losing more than 120 councillors. The performa...
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UK seeks to sabotage EU satellites
5May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Europe, Featured

UK seeks to sabotage EU satellites

    Galileo is Europe’s rival to the global positioning system developed and controlled by the US in the multibillion-dollar satnav market Philip Hammond wants to sabotage the EU’s €10bn Galileo satellite navigation project by attempting to disrupt the transfer of sensitive encryption technology from Britain. In an escalation of a row over UK participation in Galileo after Brexit, the chancellor told cabinet colleagues last week that the government could seek retribution after Brussels proposed banning British companies from sensitive parts of the project. The move comes as Downing Street confirmed that Britain would seek to launch its own satellite navigation system by the mid-2020s, as revealed by the Financial Times, should the European Commission maintain its stance...
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North Korea changes time zone to match South Korea
5May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, Featured

North Korea changes time zone to match South Korea

    North Koreans will set their clocks ahead by 30 minutes on Saturday, as the country moves to match its time zone to South Korea's for the first time since 2015. The country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday that the North would adjust its timezone in order to speed up the process for the North and the South to become one. The BBC provided a translation of the report. The adjustment comes hours after President Trump announced that he had set a date and time for a key meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, though he did not say when or where that encounter would take place. Trump is expected to meet with Kim in late May or sometime in June. The talks will mark the first such meeting between a sitting U.S. president and a North Ko...
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