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New York eyes shark fin trade ban

NEW YORK, Feb 22 – A group of New York legislators yesterday unveiled a draft law banning trade in shark fins, saying the practice, which serves the market for Chinese shark fin soup, was decimating the ocean predators.

If enacted, New York would join California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington as US states outlawing the sale, possession and ... Read More
Young members of The North Side Skull and Bone Gang rest at a church doorway on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Louisiana February 21, 2012. — Reuters pic
Young members of The North Side Skull and Bone Gang rest at a church doorway on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Louisiana February 21, 2012. — Reuters pic

Milan fashion warms up for frosty A/W 2012 season

MILAN, Feb 22 – Italian designers will do their best to grab the attention of free-spending Asian consumers and any remaining luxury shoppers in austerity-hit Europe when they send their autumn/winter ... Read More

Potato chips that release salt on tongue early could help cut sodium levels

LONDON, Feb 22 – Pass the chips, nix the salt. In the ongoing crusade to reduce sodium levels in food, British scientists are working on a way to create a potato chip that releases the flavour of salt ... Read More

Arsenic found in US infant formulas and cereal bars

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — A new US study published last week reports that arsenic has been found in some foods that use organic brown rice syrup as a sweetener, including infant formula and cereal and energy ... Read More

Shark fin soups not endangering sharks, marine experts say

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Banning the sale of shark fins is pointless as it does not endanger the fish, marine experts said, swimming against the tide of popular misconceptions surrounding the consumption of ... Read More

Heart attack with no chest pain more likely in women

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — Women, especially younger women, are more likely than men to show up at the hospital with no chest pain or discomfort after having a heart attack — and they are also more likely to die ... Read More

Gender ‘non-conformity’ tied to abuse, study says

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — Girls who dress or act like boys, and boys who act more feminine, may be more likely to be abused and end up with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a US study.Researchers ... Read More

Scientists regenerate a plant — 30,000 years on

WASHINGTON, Feb 22 — Fruit seeds stored away by squirrels more than 30,000 years ago and found in Siberian permafrost have been regenerated into full flowering plants by scientists in Russia, a new study ... Read More

Bluetooth toothbrush tracks your brushing habits

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — Data-loving consumers have plenty of options for tracking fitness and sleep, but now you can add dental hygiene into the mix with a new Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush and app launching ... Read More

Former ‘slaves’ build Brazil World Cup stadium

CUIABA, Feb 21 – Nivaldo Inacio da Silva has a word to describe what it’s like to wake up at 6am, strap on a hardhat and endure suffocating 100-degree heat on the construction site of one of Brazil’s new ... Read More

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