Author: Mike Harrison

Dao Thi Huyen, 29, said she shed 5 centimeters off her waist thanks to this rule. For every meal, she eats a fist-sized portion of vegetables, a palm-sized portion of protein, a cupped-hand portion of carbohydrates, and a finger-sized portion of fat.Huyen is 1.68-meter tall and weighs 55 kilograms, which is balanced. However, her waist is 71 centimeters, which means fat tends to go to her waist. She wants a slimmer waist without having to follow an intensive diet.She attended a class about the basis of nutrients, learned how to have healthy and balanced meals, and managed to do that.Huyen…

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By Reuters &nbspJuly 1, 2023 | 06:00 am GMT+7 An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. Photo by Reuters/Mike Segar Apple Inc’s market capitalization on Friday breached the $3 trillion mark for the first time since January last year, as investors bet on the iPhone maker’s ability to grow its revenue even as it explores new markets such as virtual reality. Shares of Apple, which is also the world’s most valuable-listed company, were up 1.3% at $191.99 in morning trading.Apple’s market value…

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By Reuters &nbspJune 30, 2023 | 01:30pm GMT+7 A parent pushes a stroller with a baby in a park in Shanghai, China, April 2, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Aly Song Trip.com Group said on Friday it would pay 50,000 yuan (US$6,897.69) to employees for each child they have starting July 1 – the first such initiative by a large private company in China as the country struggles with an aging population. The company, one of the world’s largest online travel agencies, with 400 million users, said it would pay a parental cash subsidy of 10,000 yuan annually for five years for…

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By AFP &nbspJune 30, 2023 | 12:56 p.m. GMT+7 Navy personnel retrieve parts of the Chinese spy balloon after it was shot down over the weekend. Photo by US Navy The Chinese spy balloon shot down by a US fighter jet over the Atlantic in February did not collect intelligence as it flew across the United States, the Pentagon said Thursday. “It’s been our assessment now that it did not collect while it was transiting the United States or overflying the United States,” said Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder.Ryder said the US “took steps to mitigate” intelligence collection by the balloon.”Certainly…

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As in several parts of the world, the use of “night soil” to fertilize crops was once common in Japan.However, the advent of sawage systems and treatment facilities, as well as chemical fertilizers, saw it fall out of fashion.About a decade ago, Japanese treatment facilities wondered if they could revive interest in avoiding sewage sludge disposal — a costly and potentially environmentally damaging process.But enthusiasm was limited until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent the cost of chemical fertilizers soaring.That has been a bonanza for a facility in northern Japan’s Tome, where sales of shimogoe were up 160% year-on-year by March…

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Jisoo’s full name is Kim Ji-soo. She became a trainee for YG Entertainment before debuting with Jennie, Lisa and Rose as Blackpink in 2016. Jisoo is currently a global fashion and beauty ambassador of Dior. Blackpink, one of the most famous K-pop girl group in the world, will perform two nights at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on July 29 and 30. . Source: Internet

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By Linh On &nbspJune 30, 2023 | 09:40 am GMT+7 The father of a grade 1 student in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan has alleged that his son’s teacher locked his boy in a metal cage as a punishment. The man, identified as Azuan, shared on his Twitter account Tuesday that his son’s teacher informed the parents through WhatsApp texts, accompanied with images of the cage, that he had locked one of the students up because “he [the student] would not keep quiet and kept disturbing his friends,” reported The Strait Times. The cage in which the student was…

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By AFP &nbspJune 30, 2023 | 07:26am GMT+7 Pedestrians shield themselves from the sun in the city of Guadalajara in Mexico’s Jalisco state. Photo by AFP/Ulises Ruiz More than 100 people have died due to extreme heat in Mexico in June, the government said, following a series of heatwaves in the Latin American nation. Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with many countries experiencing record high temperatures.Over 1,000 heat-related emergencies were reported in Mexico between June 12 and 25, of which 104 resulted in deaths, according to health ministry figures released on Wednesday.Authorities had already reported eight deaths…

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Alphabet-owned Google will remove links to Canadian news from search results and other products in Canada when the law takes effect in about six months.Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc made a similar announcement last week after the passage of Bill C-18, or the Online News Act.Canada’s media industry has called for tighter regulation of internet giants to allow news businesses to recoup financial losses suffered in the years that Facebook and Google gained a greater share of the online advertising market.The independent budgetary watchdog in Canada estimated last year that news businesses could receive about C$330 million ($249 million) per year…

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