Makeup & Skincare

FUTURE HEAT WAVES ARE COMING, AND THESE COUNTRIES ARE MOST AT RISK

05 MAY 2023 Global temperatures are rising at an alarming rate, and that means more extreme heat waves more of the time. To better prepare for what lies ahead, researchers from across the UK have identified the countries most at risk from heat wave harm. This isn’t just countries where heat waves are …

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NIGERIA RELEASES CREW OF VLCC HEROIC IDUN, ENDING NINE-MONTH ORDEAL

04 MAY 2023  Nigeria has released the long-imprisoned crew of the VLCC Heroic Idun, who were accused of attempting to lift oil from an offshore platform and held without bail since last year. Heroic Idun’s ordeal began on August 8, when the tanker arrived as scheduled to take on a cargo from the …

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FIRE ON “SHADOW” TANKER OFF MALAYSIA IS EXTINGUISHED, SEARCH CONTINUES

03 MAY 2023  The fire aboard the Aframax crude oil tanker Pablo has been extinguished but the Malaysian authorities are saying it remained too dangerous today to board the vessel to begin their investigation and search for three missing crewmembers. At the same time, investigations are highlighting the vessel’s operation in the …

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TANKER FIRE OFF MALAYSIA WITH 3 CREW MISSING, 23 RESCUED

01 MAY 2023  A search and rescue operation is continuing for three missing crewmembers from an Aframax tanker that caught fire in southern Malaysian waters. The majority of the crew has reportedly been rescued by another tanker in the area as well as the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The …

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BRAIN CAN CREATE A FALSE MEMORY QUICKER THAN YOU THINK

23 APR 2023 Research suggests people can generate false memories within the blink of an eye. In a series of four experiments led by the University of Amsterdam, researchers showed 534 people letters of the Western alphabet in actual and mirrored orientations. After some participants were shown an interference slide …

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EARTH’S POPULATION COULD SOON START FALLING. HERE’S WHY

19 APR 2023 The number of humans on Earth reached 8 billion in November 2022. Now a new report suggests that the world’s population may peak at just 9 billion by 2050, a number far lower than previously thought. Compared to other more well-known estimates, such as those from the United Nations, …

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BLACK CARBON: THE “LOW-HANGING FRUIT” FOR CLEAN SHIPPING

15 APR 2023 Shipping is a highly polluting industry. Between 2007 and 2012, it was responsible for roughly three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use and industrial processes, or around one billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. Ship exhaust may also contain “black carbon” – sooty …

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DEMENTIA LINKED TO BRAIN ABNORMALITIES FROM HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

13 APR 2023 The areas most affected by high systolic blood pressure (red) and areas are also affected but to a lesser extent (yellow).  More than a billion adults around the world live with elevated blood pressure, a condition that puts individuals at risk of damaging a variety of organs, including the …

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ANALYSTS SEE CONTINUED PROFIT DECLINES FOR SHIPPING IN 2023

11 APR 2023  As the investment community prepares for the start of earnings season with the first of the reports scheduled to be released as early as next week, speculation focuses on what the outlook is for the shipping industry’s financial results. There has been extensive focus on the dramatic …

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DEATH TOLL RISES IN OUTBREAK LINKED TO CONTAMINATED EYE DROPS

08 APR 2023 Weeks after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned health care providers to stop using a popular brand of eye drops in the wake of infections that led to one known death, an additional two people have reportedly lost their lives. As of March 14, 68 patients across 16 …

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