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Third-party developers have added features to "The Sims" that allow players' characters to access abortions. The video game -- popular for the progressive vision instilled in its simulations -- had not previously opened up abortion rights to characters. These unofficial features have become particularly popular and continue to be downloaded with the recent repeal of abortion rights in the United States. Fans of the video game "The Sims" have added features that allow characters to have virtual abortions. These new features have become very popular within the community of the world's most famou...
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With Thailand's decriminalization of cannabis this past June, a growing number of weed connoisseurs and curious onlookers are browsing stores and stalls selling various cannabist products. It's a change in policy that could boost tourism as the country reopens its borders with the world. However, Thailand's health minister warns tourists that it's not an open invitation for foreigners to come to the country to smoke joints freely. Thailand decriminalized the use of cannabis on June 9, 2022, becoming the first country in Asia to allow the cultivation and sale of hemp products. In the aftermath,...
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Negative news and information is increasingly plentiful and accessible online, favoring doomscrolling. This practice is constantly growing, accentuated by the pandemic, and could have mental health implications. Doomscrolling, the compulsive scrolling through negative news on your smartphone and on social networks, is a growing phenomenon, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdowns and restrictions served to increase the amount of time spent using electronic devices, whether for work or for leisure, and favoring, by extension, the time spent viewing predominantly negative news. Earlier ...
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Conjoined twins born in Brazil with a fused head and brain have been separated in what doctors described Monday as the most complex surgery of its kind, which they prepared for using virtual reality. Arthur and Bernardo Lima were born in 2018 in the state of Roraima in northern Brazil as craniopagus twins, an extremely rare condition in which the siblings are fused at the cranium. Joined at the top of the head for nearly four years -- most of that spent in a hospital room outfitted with a custom bed -- the brothers are now able to look each other in the face for the first time, after a series ...
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Street Fighter player Shunya Hatakeyama has muscular dystrophy, so he uses his chin to launch devastating combos. He is not the only Japanese gamer proving that disability is no barrier in eSports. Naoya Kitamura, who is blind and relies on sound to play beat 'em up game Tekken 7, also hopes that his skills in a billion-dollar industry will help make society more open-minded. "I'll block a move and the sound it makes will tell me what kind of move it was," Kitamura said. "Then I'll react and make my move," he told AFP, demonstrating a dizzying attack with Tekken character Lucky Chloe. Competit...
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From spirulina to soy, chia seeds and squash, alternatives to meat are popular because they offer a new way to fill up on protein. But if you've decided to choose these options to reduce the environmental impact of your diet, bear in mind that eating too much of these foods might not be so wise either. In fact, it could contribute to nitrogen pollution. We get protein from rib-eye, but also from fried eggs, a bowl of lentils or a salad of beansprouts. Protein is an essential part of our diet, helping the body to build muscle tissue and to renew cells in bones, hair and nails. Whether of animal...
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Could rethinking the breathalyzer make it more practical to monitor your alcohol consumption while out and about? During a music festival in Finland earlier this summer, those attending wore a wristband that they could lick to check their blood alcohol concentration. Whether at a (too) drunken party or in the middle of a festival, the breathalyzer's lack of practicality is a brake on the use of this essential self-testing tool, especially before getting behind the wheel. We don't necessarily think of slipping one into our bag or pocket before a night out. But rethinking devices to monitor alco...
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YouTube on Thursday said it will start removing videos containing false or unsafe claims about abortion in a crackdown on misinformation about the medical procedure. The move comes as women seek reliable pregnancy-related information online in the wake of the right to abortions being revoked in many areas across the United States. "We believe it's important to connect people to content from authoritative sources regarding health topics, and we continuously review our policies and products as real world events unfold," a YouTube spokesperson said in response to an AFP inquiry. "Starting today a...
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If you love watermelon, then it's time to think twice about discarding the rind! In fact, the skin of this fruit is full of goodness. So why not reap the benefits while also cutting down on waste? Refreshing, low-calorie and tasty -- watermelon is without a doubt the star fruit of summer! Especially in hot weather, since this fruit is composed mostly of water (90%). But if you're a fan of this fruit, it will probably not have escaped your attention that it also creates its share of waste. Indeed, the rind is often discarded once the juicy pink part has been devoured. However, throwing watermel...
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Better than expiry dates, our sense of smell can often be relied upon to check whether foods are still edible. Indeed, more and more voices are being raised to promote the use of this sense as a tool for checking the freshness of food. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, a student has developed a hand-held smell sensor that detects the freshness level of fruit. In the UK, the fight against food waste is regularly in the news, with headlines calling out the expiry date system as one of its driving forces. Indeed, an estimated 6.6 million tonnes of food are thrown away each year by British househo...
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