Canada and the US offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources have said, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where most of them were covertly deported last week. Thailand has defended the deportation, which came despite calls from United Nations human rights…
Sugar is a siren song to many people. But some friendly gut bacteria might help you resist its lure. At least that’s what ads for some probiotics claim. For years consumers have been bombarded with supposed health benefits of taking probiotics: improve gut health, get more energy and “feel lighter.” Some also claim to reduce…
What the Mavericks-Lakers trade means for LeBron James Jeff Zillgitt breaks down the winners and losers from this trade, and what it means for LeBron James future with the Lakers. With the trade deadline approaching, the Dallas Mavericks rattled the basketball world with the decision to feature Luka Doncic in a trade that involved the…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander debuts first signature shoe with Converse Converse and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Kick Off New Era with Signature Sneaker: the Converse SHAI 001 The NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off its second of three nights Saturday with the skills competition. Damian Lillard is attempting to win the 3-point shooting contest for a third consecutive year. And…
Israel orders negotiators back to Qatar for next stage of ceasefire talks Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered negotiators on Saturday to return to Qatar to continue ceasefire talks with Hamas after the fifth hostage-prisoner swap agreed under the truce was completed, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency reports. Netanyahu repeated his pledge to crush…
Today’s septuagenarians are different from the ones who came before. “Many transitions that are happening now at 70 are the types of transitions people in previous generations might have experienced in their early 60s,” says Jeffrey Stokes, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston who studies ageing. People in this group are becoming…