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Thailand warns of coronavirus danger of sharing drinks, cigarettes
FILE PHOTO: Women wait for costumers in a handicraft shop on Khaosan Road as tourism has decreased after the coronavirus outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand issued a new coronavirus warning to the party-going public on Friday after a cluster of 13 cases was traced to a group …
Two standard alcoholic drinks a day no longer safe, health officials say | Society
It is no longer safe to have two standard drinks a day, Australian health officials have warned. Released just in time for Christmas, the National Health and Medical Research Council on Monday published a draft report which updated Australia’s alcohol guidelines for the first time since 2009. The new guidelines warn that adults should have …
Companies Dust Off Old Technology in Search of High-Quality Recycled Plastic
Big makers and users of plastic packaging are betting on a recycling technology that has failed for decades to take off, as a public backlash and new rules push them to find ways to cut waste and greenhouse-gas emissions tied to plastic. Plastic makers like BP PLC and Dow Inc., and packaging users like Coca-Cola …
Smart cocktail-making devices that can holiday drinks
Barsys Smart Coaster. Image: courtesy of Barsys via AFP Relaxnews As the holiday party season continues to draw nearer, here is a collection of artificial intelligence-powered (AI) bartenders and cocktail makers that could be whipping up concoctions for your party guests or fixing your order to perfection in a bar. As a holiday host, you’re …
‘A couple of drinks with dinner’: Chicago police chief found asleep in his car | US news
The top police officer in Chicago told the mayor he had “a couple of drinks with dinner” before he fell asleep at a stop sign while driving home on Thursday, an incident the chief contends was related to a change in his blood pressure medication. Superintendent Eddie Johnson did not mention having anything to drink …
Both sugar-sweetened and diet soft drinks linked to a higher risk of death, says study
Consuming two glasses (at around 250ml each) of soft drinks per day was tied to associated with a higher risk of death in the population-based cohort study of 451,743 people across 10 European countries. The authors found that greater consumption of artificially sweetened soft drinks was positively associated with deaths from circulatory diseases, and sugar-sweetened …
Europe’s Winemakers Break With Tradition as Temperatures Rise
PARIS—Volatile summer weather in Europe, including the record-breaking heat waves that recently scorched the continent, is wreaking havoc on wine country. Temperatures rose to an unprecedented high of 115 degrees in parts of France, causing grapes to ripen before their acidity fully developed, a crucial part of any wine’s flavor profile. This summer’s drought followed …
French Riviera Palace—Once the World’s Most Expensive Home—Finds a Buyer
Villa Les Cedres was once asking €350 million. AFP/GETTY IMAGES Text size The nearly 200-year-old mansion in the South of France that once reigned as the most expensive home in the world has found a buyer. A mystery buyer has agreed to pay €200 million (US$221 million) for Villa Les Cedres, an imposing 18,000-square-foot mansion …
CO2 and how it links manure and fizzy drinks
Scientists from round the world are meeting in Germany to discuss how to money can be made from carbon dioxide. The aim is to transform some of the CO2 that’s overheating the planet into products to benefit humanity instead. While the technology may not solve climate change, they insist it will help a little. BBC …
