The $500 billion beauty industry's 'green' ambitions are a patchwork at best. And they're falling short
www.cnn.com The escalating climate crisis is shifting many people’s purchasing patterns and this extends to the $500 billion dollar global beauty industry which is grappling with a range of sustainability challenges across product manufacturing, packaging and disposal.… Read More
Kwame Brathwaite, photographer of 'Black is Beautiful' movement, dies at 85
www.cnn.com Kwame Brathwaite, the pioneering activist and photographer whose work helped define the aesthetics of the “Black is Beautiful” movement of the 1960s and beyond, died on April 1, aged 85.… Read More
Micron Technology: China probes US chip maker for cybersecurity risks as tech tension escalates
www.cnn.com China has launched a cybersecurity probe into Micron Technology, one of America’s largest memory chip makers, in apparent retaliation after US allies in Asia and Europe announced new restrictions on the sale of key technology to Beijing.… Read More
What OPEC's surprise oil cut means for gas prices
www.cnn.com OPEC and its allies’ surprise move to slash oil production will soon be felt at US gas pumps.… Read More
Study finds slightly higher risk of autism diagnosis in areas with more lithium in drinking water, but experts say more research is needed
www.cnn.com A new study found a moderately higher risk of autism spectrum disorder in children born to pregnant people exposed to tap water with higher levels of lithium, but experts caution that this association does not show a direct link between the two.… Read More
Erdogan's political fate may be determined by Turkey's Kurds
www.cnn.com Turkey’s persecuted pro-Kurdish party has emerged as a kingmaker in the country’s upcoming election, playing a decisive role that may just tip the balance enough to unseat two-decade ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan.… Read More
This boiled bag of offal is banned in the US. In Scotland it's a fine-dining treat
www.cnn.com Anthony Bourdain loved haggis. But even the late, great American chef, writer and television host recognized that Scotland’s national dish, with its “sinister sheep parts” wrapped in a shroud of mystery and half-invented history, could be a hard sell.… Read More
Giving Marjorie Taylor Greene a platform isn't good for America
www.cnn.com Last year, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia spoke at a white nationalist event organized by Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes that caused Republican leaders to denounce her.… Read More
CEOs are tired of being held responsible for gun regulation
www.cnn.com Americans have grown used to corporate executives treading the well-worn paths of the Northeast corridor to convene alongside elected officials in Washington, DC, and discuss geopolitics, policy and all that’s in-between.… Read More
The haunting Masters meltdown that changed Rory McIlroy's career
www.cnn.com Slumped on his club, head buried in his arm, Rory McIlroy looked on the verge of tears.… Read More
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Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
