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THE WELLNESS INDUSTRY CREATED ITS OWN MYTHOLOGY Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow is back in the news. This time for curating a list of products recommended by her “functional medicine practitioner” to help ease the after-effects of Covid-19. An NHS boss has already dismissed ger recommendations. Our obsession with wellness is unhealthy. Goop and other wellness companies push pseudoscience with little actual scientific knowledge, offering up advice that is sometimes dangerous. And of course, the biggest lie, that a healthy life is expensive. The growth of Goop and, more broadly, of the multitrillion-dollar wellness industry is cause for concern. On the…

The 10 most-wanted luxury property features – Defined rooms Sotheby’s International Realty has unveiled the 10 most-wished luxury property features. The real estate company looked at what buyers are expecting when purchasing a $10 million-plus homes  – sprawling gardens, sustainable features and home spas topping the list.  But what’s on your property wish list? Take a look at what those buying a multi-million dollar home are wanting from their next abode.    Defined rooms more popular over lockdown While open floor plans still sell, some agents have noted that separate spaces for cooking, dining, and working were preferred during this…

Emirates Airline and Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will together implement digital verification of traveller medical records related to COVID-19 testing and vaccination. Offering or working towards a ‘Travel Pass’ for airlines requiring covid testing. A much-neeeded boost to the ailing global travel industry 2021. The announcement comes as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) – a global trade body representing more than 290 airlines – urges governments to adopt a global framework for COVID-19 testing and certification. Under the deal, the two will link the IT systems of DHA-approved laboratories with Emirates’ reservations and check-in systems to enable the sharing,…

India plans new social media controls after face-off with Twitter Visual Slideshow Previous Next Aljazeera says India plans to oblige social media companies to erase contentious content fast and assist investigations, according to a draft regulation. New Delhi’s planned Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code come as various nations around the world try to assert tighter control over powerful Big Tech firms. In India, Twitter ignored orders to remove content over farmers’ protests, heightening the zeal of PM Narendra Modi’s government since 2018 to tighten regulation for content it deems disinformation or unlawful. https://beautiful-jemison.213-165-92-225.plesk.page/2021/02/25/teachers-gcse-a-level-2-dead-in-drug-bust/ India plans to oblige social media companies to erase…

Thursday’s VIDEO Briefing: NHS boss issues warning over Gwyneth Paltrow’s COVID blog – New Variant in NYC – Teachers to choose school grades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwIFa3O8uxE A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachers One of UK’s largest care home firms introduces ‘no jab, no job’ policy France’s Dunkirk set for weekend lockdown amid ‘alarming’ Covid-19 situation Lebanon MPs who jumped vaccine queue defend their actions India plans new social media controls after face-off with Twitter At least 2 dead after PNP, PDEA shoot at each other in bungled ‘buy-bust operation’ New coronavirus variant found in New York City Goldman…

Daily News Briefing Brief. Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwIFa3O8uxE The top stories A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachersBBC News says GCSEs and A-levels cancelled in England by the pandemic will be replaced by grades decided by teachers, the exams watchdog Ofqual has confirmed.Schools can determine grades this summer by using a combination of mock exams, coursework and essays.There will be optional assessments set by exam boards for all subjects, but they will not be taken in exam conditions nor decide final grades.Results will be published earlier in August to allow time to appeal.Read on………………..One of UK’s largest care home…

It’s getting to the point where I no longer need to state that Manchester City won since it’s becoming such a common occurrence. Nevertheless, City dominated German side Borussia Mönchengladbach in their first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 fixture, winning 2-0 off the back of goals from Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus. City stroll to victory against Mönchengladbach Whilst City weren’t exactly creating a plethora of chances, they strolled through their Champions League evening against Mönchengladbach with ease, at times, making it look like a training match. Their first goal came in the 29th minute thanks…

Tottenham Hotspur once again cruised past RZ Pellets WAC (Wolfsberger) in a one-sided 4-0 win that sees them win 8-1 on aggregate and proceed to the next round of the Europa League. Dele Alli was the star of the show, with the Tottenham midfielder scoring 1 and assisting 2. Fantastic performance by Dele Alli Tottenham’s first goal came after just 10 minutes when Dele Alli scored a superb bicycle kick (someone was watching Olivier Giroud last night). Right back Matt Doherty played a ball into the midfielder’s feet inside the box, whose touch isn’t the best, but it bounced…

Dubai man abuses teenager inside lift Dubai: The Dubai Court of First Instance has sentenced an Indian man to three months in jail for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl inside a lift. According to official records, the female student from Comoros Island was in the lift with her two sisters at their residence in Bur Dubai area when the 38-year-old defendant abused her in August last year. “We were stepping outside the lift when he touched my backside,” said the girl in official records. She went to her father and told him about the abuse. “She told me that he…

UAE-based Hafsa Lodi discusses her new book, ‘Modesty: A Fashion Paradox’ In her new book, “Modesty: A Fashion Paradox,” which was launched at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai last month, UAE-based journalist Hafsa Lodi looks at the causes, controversies, and key players behind the worldwide modest-fashion trend. Drawing on Lodi’s own experiences and her decade-long career in fashion journalism, the book serves as a comprehensive guide to modest fashion as a mainstream trend that’s here to stay, the role modesty plays in secularism and feminism, and the concept of modest fashion in a religious context. Lodi begins…