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Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has unveiled details of a second major food scandal to rock the country this year, this time involving wolfberries smoked and soaked in prohibited chemicals.In a report aired on Sunday, the broadcaster spoke to wolfberry farmers and merchants in a region spanning 14 towns in Jingyuan County, Gansu province. The report also covered farms in Golmud, a city in Qinghai province.At least half a dozen farm workers and dealers openly described on camera how farms would soak the berries in sodium metabisulfite, a banned substance in the industry, and spray them with industrial sulfur to preserve…

A school bus ploughed into a crowd of people killing at least 11, including five students, in China’s Shandong province, state media report.Several others were injured, including one who is in critical condition.The bus appears to have rammed into the students and parents as they were standing outside the gates of a school in Tai’an city.The driver “lost control” of the vehicle, state media report, and was taken into custody as police investigate the cause of the incident. It is unclear if the incident was intentional. “So far, a total of 11 people have died (including six parents and five…

Jax Taylor is revealing the reason he went to an inpatient treatment center this summer … he says he knew something about him was off, and it turned out to be two major disorders. The ‘Valley’ star says during his multi-week stay at a treatment facility he was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and PTSD. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Jax says he’s known something was wrong with him for a long time and was scared to find out what it may be when he checked into treatment in July … and he’s still processing his diagnosis.…

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 7, 2024. Anton Vaganov | ReutersRussia has again hinted that it’s making changes to its official stance on the use of nuclear weapons, amid Ukraine’s continuing incursion into its Kursk border region.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Sunday that Russia is in the process of amending its nuclear doctrine, which sets out the conditions in which nuclear weapons can be used, because of what Russia sees as a Western-backed “escalation” of the war with Ukraine.Russia accused the West of encouraging…

Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo says 24 people were shot dead while others suffocated in the crowd.Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have said at least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from the central Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa. In a statement posted on X early on Tuesday, Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo said prisoners attempted the break out on Monday amid a fire that hit the building’s administrative buildings including the infirmary. “The provisional toll is 129 dead, including 24 by gunfire, after warning,” Lukoo said in a statement posted on X, adding that…

The start of fall is prime time for a beauty routine overhaul. Whether you need to stock up on new products for the cooling weather or are due for a new bottle of an old favorite, the DermStore Sale is happening now where you likely remember SkinStore, and the deals are almost too good to be true. Score 20% off EltaMD through September 3, and get incredible deals on other top brands during Labor Day weekend and beyond. Shop the DermStore SaleBesides the savings on cult favorites from EltaMD, get deep discounts of up to 50% off hundreds of skin care, makeup and hair…

Hewlett Packard said that it won’t drop its lawsuit with late tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s family. This news comes days after Lynch died in a tragic yacht sinking off the coast of Sicily. Lynch, along with seven others, including his daughter and his top attorney, drowned when his superyacht “Bayesian” sank. Before his death, Lynch had been embroiled in a long-drawn legal battle with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). HPE bought his company Autonomy in 2011 and later accused Lynch of valuing it inaccurately.An HPE spokesperson said on Monday that the tech group would pursue the up to $4 billion lawsuit,…

Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific has cancelled tens of flights after a plane heading from the city to Zurich was forced to turn around due to an “engine component failure”.The company says it is now inspecting all 48 of its Airbus A350 aircraft and has found that a faulty part in some of the engines needs to be replaced.Rolls-Royce has told the BBC the plane was powered by its Trent XWB-97 engines.Since Monday, Cathay Pacific has cancelled two dozen return flights, including routes linking Hong Kong to Sydney, Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, Osaka and Taipei.The airline said it expected the…

Jack Antonoff had no choice but to shake it off when a fan asked him to sign a poster referencing William Bowery, a.k.a. Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn. The funny encounter went down during a signing event at Rough Trade Berlin on Saturday, August 31. A fan approached Antonoff, 40, with a poster in the style of the “22” shirt Swift, 34, wears during her Eras Tour and read its text aloud to him: “Who’s William Bowery anyway?” In response, Antonoff shrugged and laughed, per an X video. The fan later shared a photo of the autograph Antonoff gave her,…

Hangzhou-based toy company Dodo Sugar, pictured here at the Pop Toy Show in Singapore on Aug. 23, 2024, is expanding to Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia.CNBC | Sonia HengChinese consumer brands are using Singapore as a cultural testbed in their quest to expand globally, thanks to the city-state’s unique blend of Asian and Western cultures.In August alone, Chinese tea brand Chagee opened three stores in Singapore. Pop Mart, a Beijing-based retailer of collectible toys, wrapped up its second annual toy show on the island late last month with over 50 artists.While Chinese companies have long toyed with global…