US bans dye Red No. 3 from foods, saying it causes cancer in lab rats
The ban by US regulators on Wednesday in food items comes more than three decades after the additive was barred from cosmetics. The United States has banned the use of a synthetic food dye that gives some candies, cakes and certain oral medications a cherry-red colour, following evidence that the dye causes cancer in laboratory
Can Russia and Iran challenge the Western-led global order?
Iran and Russia to sign a 20-year strategic partnership agreement. Relations between Russia and Iran have strengthened since the start of the war in Ukraine. Tehran has supplied the Russian military with drones and short-range missiles. Now, the two countries are cementing their alliance with a 20-year strategic partnership agreement. The wide-ranging arrangement is expected
How the Trump administration threatens internet freedoms
United States President-elect Donald Trump will soon take office, and while much attention has been paid to his stances on immigration, abortion rights and democracy, less has been paid to how he may threaten internet freedoms. His appointments to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other government agencies appear inclined
Rescuers recover 36 bodies and 82 survivors from South African gold mine
Hundreds more survivors and dozens more bodies still underground, according to a miners rights group. South African rescuers have pulled 36 bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine in two days of operations, police say, adding that the survivors would face illegal mining and immigration charges. After nine bodies were recovered on Monday, 27
Who is Nawaf Salam, Lebanon’s PM-designate amid political shift?
Beirut, Lebanon – The appointment of Nawaf Salam, the president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as prime minister of Lebanon has many Lebanese feeling optimistic. His success in securing enough votes in parliament on Monday caps off a rapid period of political change after Joseph Aoun was elected president last week, filling a position
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