Month: July 2021

“Since the mid-1990s, when I started working in Cambodia, the situation has been pretty constant, with home distillers operating ramshackle stills inside their houses or shops, and selling this home-produced rice whiskey to their neighbours,” said Jonathan Padwe, an anthropologist who has worked in the country. Source link

Amazon says: “As an alternative to Alexa, we also offer several other wake words customers can choose from, including Echo, Computer, and Amazon. We value feedback from customers, and as with everything we do, we will continue to look for ways to offer them more choice in this area.” Source […]

Ishleen Kaur was passionate about yoga movement Sivananda, until she found allegations of sexual abuse. Source link

Lebanon is going through an unprecedented economic crisis. At its heart is a dysfunctional electricity sector, responsible for almost half of the country’s national debt. BBC News Arabic has been investigating allegations of widespread corruption in Lebanon’s energy sector, including reports of contamination in the country’s fuel oil. And it’s […]

“During a single trip, a passenger may interact with up to 10 different entities – from airlines, government, ground handlers to at least two airports – all of which requires the secure exchange of data on baggage, flight and travel documents,” points out Jacques Demael, senior vice president of strategy […]

Health workers once on the frontline of the pandemic are now embroiled in a row over vaccine mandates. In Houston, a group of nurses is standing up against the state’s largest hospital system, which is requiring them to get vaccinated or lose their jobs. As more Americans return to the […]

At the news conference, President Biden noted that many of the victims’ families mentioned potential causes, such as rising sea levels and climate change. But, he said, “I don’t think there is at this point any definitive judgement as to why it collapsed”. Source link

The Bessemer Trust only officially entered the arrangement as co-conservators on Wednesday after a US judge denied a request to remove Jamie Spears from the agreement. That decision, which did not factor in last week’s hearing, was in response to a request by the singer’s court-appointed lawyer last year asking […]