European ministers to discuss sending rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs pred 11 urami in 39 minutami Exclusive: Council of Europe to meet in Moldova on Friday, with human rights body expected to recognise countries’ right to control bordersEurope live – latest updatesEuropean ministers will this week discuss plans to send thousands of rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs, the head of the continent’s human rights body has told the Guardian.Alain Berset, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, said discussions about the removal of people who arrived in Europe by irregular routes would take place “at a multilateral level” at a meeting in Moldova on Friday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Some Women Are Obsessively Testing Their Vaginas to Optimize Them pred 11 urami in 39 minutami Biohacker Bryan Johnson recently bragged about his girlfriend's “top 1%” vagina as the at-home vaginal microbiome test industry is thriving. But experts are skeptical.(Wired)
Why Soccer Still Defies Statistical Analysis pred 11 urami in 39 minutami Sarah Rudd, who once ran analytics for Arsenal, made her name applying the tenets of probability theory to movements on the pitch. Even she admits not everything can be solved with data.(Wired)
WHO head tells countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases pred 11 urami in 43 minutami Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praises Spain’s ‘compassion and solidarity’ in evacuating virus-hit cruise shipThe head of the World Health Organization has told countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases after the outbreak onboard the MV Hondius, and thanked Spain for the “compassion and solidarity” it had shown by taking in the stricken cruise ship and evacuating its passengers and crew.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged authorities to follow the WHO’s advice and recommendations, which include a 42-day quarantine and constant monitoring of high-risk contacts. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The Iran War Is Taking the Color Out of Japan’s Best-Known Snack Bags pred 11 urami in 50 minutami The food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in inks, were forcing it to switch to black-and-white packaging for its salty products.(New York Times)