WHO EMRO | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal special edition: How taxes on tobacco, nicotine and sugar sweetened beverages help save lives | News
5 December 2024 – The Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (EMJH) has published a special edition examining the role of taxation in addressing the public health challenges posed by the consumption of tobacco and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Consumption of SSBs and tobacco and nicotine products increases the risk of contracting noncommunicable diseases […]
Help! Ryanair Won’t Send Flight Compensation to a U.S. Bank Account
Dear Tripped Up, Last March, my daughter and I were headed from Berlin, where she was studying, to Italy for her spring break. Our 8:50 p.m. Ryanair flight to Rome was delayed for several hours and eventually postponed to the next morning at 6 a.m. We were given the address of a hotel and told […]
How Much Does It Cost to Visit Peru in 2025?
Peru is one of the best places I have ever visited (and that’s saying something). I loved every moment (this blog post goes into more detail why). Besides being incredible, it’s also an extremely affordable destination (provided you limit your fine dining in Lima and guided hikes). If you’re heading to Peru and wondering how […]
Why The USA Almost Had A Different Capital City
Washington DC may be the heart of US politics today, but it wasn’t always destined to be the nation’s capital. In fact, there were moments in history when other cities held that prestigious title. So, how did we arrive at today’s capital, and why wasn’t it always a certainty? During the Revolutionary War – a […]
Your Outer Ear Used To Be A Bit Of Respiratory Equipment
Mammalian ears are pretty damn strange. For humans, they’re a bit unsightly, they’re made of cartilage yet somehow sneak in three bones, and they get bigger as we age. Now, we’ve got a new weird ear fact to add to the list: they started out as gills. Our ears used to be gills? The outer […]
Florida Cop Watching Porn Rear-Ends Car Stopped for School Bus
Play video content Lake County Sheriff’s Office A Florida cop’s outta work after a wild incident — his own body cam captured him slamming his patrol car into a civilian’s vehicle … while he was distracted by porn on his phone. The video shows Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Tristan Macomber slamming into another vehicle, his […]
Wait Ends As Women’s Hockey India League Set To Begin On January 12
Representational Image.© PTI Delhi SG Pipers will take on Odisha Warriors to get the ball rolling in the Women’s Hockey India League (WHIL) in Ranchi on Sunday. Matches will be at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Hockey Stadium, which has hosted top world events such as the FIH Olympic Qualifiers and the Women’s […]
WHO EMRO | Universal Health Coverage Day 2024: WHO urges governments to prioritize financial protection for health | News
12 December 2024, Cairo, Egypt — Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day is celebrated annually on 12 December. This year’s theme, “Health: It’s on the government”, underscores the role governments play in ensuring that no one is forced to choose between health care and necessities such as food. To mark UHC Day 2024, the World Health […]
JetBlue Fined $2 Million for Chronic Delays
The Transportation Department announced on Friday a $2 million penalty against JetBlue Airways for operating several flights on the East Coast that chronically arrived late in 2022 and 2023. Half of the money collected will go to the impacted passengers. The penalty is the first time that the D.O.T. has fined an airline for chronic […]
Power Company’s Industrial Megaproject Plans Threaten World’s Darkest And Clearest Skies
The Atacama Desert in Chile is home to some of the most pristine dark skies on the planet. Among the astronomical sites, Cerro Paranal has the darkest and clearest skies – it is no accident that some of the most advanced observatories are located there. Now, all of them are being threatened by a new […]
