Everyone knows that maintaining a clean kitchen is essential for safe food preparation. Failing to properly sanitize utensils after use can lead to foodborne illnesses from bacterial growth. Alongside dish sponges, cutting boards — particularly those used for raw meat — are hotspots for bacteria. Instead of relying solely on human-devised cleaning methods to combat…
By Krystal Gibbens, from RNZ A woman gave birth to an air flight from New Zealand from Auckland to New Plymouth, understands RNZ. A -Air New Zealand’s door said that after flight NZ5041 landed in New Plymouth on Wednesday, a customer remained on board to receive medical attention. An airport passenger said an ambulance could…
Peter Spencer … victim of Australian administrative law? By Michael SlovanosOn February 20, the United States Department of Justice made a very brief, but radical and deep announcement with respect to the so -called administrative law system. “Today, the Department of Justice determined that multiple layers of elimination restrictions that protect the judges of Administrative…
Last month, Lethbridge University announced its first scholarship for the program, Dr. Komika’s Excellence Rural Medicine Scholarship. The scholarship will provide a minimum of $2,000 per year to a Ulethbridge student in the Alberta Medical Program. It was created through a $25,000 gift from Dr. Aileen Cormican, who will be granted and matched by the…
Buffy and Gossip Girl actress Michelle Trachtenburg Dead Your support helps us tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, the Independent is on the ground when the story develops. Whether it is investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or our latest documentary ‘The A Word’, which shines a…
Immigrants’ rights and immigration experts raise concerns after the Ministry of Homeland Security has announced that he has been creating an online database designed to monitor migrants over the age of 14 who live illegally in the country. Migrants who are in the United States without permission must register their information in a database that…
Daniel Dadzie BBC News, Accra BBC A ship the size of a football field, crewed by more than 50 engineers and technicians, cruises the oceans around Africa to keep the continent online. It provides a vital service, as last year’s internet blackout showed when internet cables buried deep under the sea were damaged. Millions from…
A mysterious disease with Ebola-like symptoms has emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the World Health Organization, the disease was first detected on January 21, and over the past five weeks hundreds have been infected and more than 50 people have died in the northwest of the country. Health officials are…
Mumbai: Madhabi Puri Buch’s three-year tumultuous stint as the tenth chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will end on Friday. According to Sebi watchers, her efforts to make equity investing safer for investors were partly eclipsed by controversies around conflicts of interest and leadership style, which critics termed temperamental. A look…
Reading Time: 3 minutes As you may have heard by now, tragedy has once again struck Hollywood: Michelle Trachtenberg, an actress best known for roles on Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has passed away at a very young age. She was only 39 years old. The star was found “unconscious and unresponsive” by…