News Mash-up: New Zealand Posted March 1, 2022 Maori in NZ ask protesters to stop using haka A Maori tribe that claims New Zealand’s most famous haka a…
UK: Young women boycott nightclubs, bars to protest drink and needle spiking Posted January 14, 2022 Young women across the U.K. boycotted nightclubs and pubs on Oct. 27. The boycott was a protest against reports of drink spiking and needle spiki…
News Mash-up: Celebrity Troubles Posted January 5, 2022 Actress Selma Blair’s struggles with MS depicted in new documentary In October 2018, Selma Blair announced to her fans that she had been diagnosed with multipl…
News Mash-up: COVID-19 Posted December 23, 2021 NZ drops COVID-19 elimination strategy New Zealand on Oct. 4 abandoned its long-standing strategy of
News Mash-up: COVID-19 Treatments Posted December 10, 2021 Viper venom may help fight coronavirus: study Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibit…
News Mash-up: Recent Research Posted December 3, 2021 A robot’s gaze can affect the human brain It has long been known that making eye contact with a robot ca…
News Mash-up: Concerning Health Trends Posted November 11, 2021 Diabetes surges among US youths: study The number of young people with the most prevalent form of diabet…
Tsai Ing-wen gets jab of Medigen shot, Taiwan’s first domestic COVID-19 vaccine Posted November 8, 2021 President Tsai Ing-wen got vaccinated with Taiwan’s first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine on Aug. 23, giving it her stamp of approval as the island begins…
Robot made out of trash helps COVID-19 patients in Indonesian village Posted October 21, 2021 Meet “Delta Robot.” It’s built out of household items like pots, pans and an old television monitor. And it’s bringing a smile to COVID-19 patients in a village i…
Man with COVID disguises as wife on flight Posted October 15, 2021 An Indonesian man with the coronavirus boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying fake IDs and a nega…