Group Finds 70% of Dry Shampoos Tested Had Cancer-Causing Chemical

By Jenna Fletcher on November 8, 2022 — Fact checked by Michael Crescione A new report finds that a known carcinogen may be more common in dry shampoo than previously thought. Valisure, an independent laboratory in New Haven, Connecticut, that tests and provides quality assurance checks on different products, analyzed 148 unique batches from 34 different brands of dry shampoo. Isabel…

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Donald Trump warns Ron DeSantis against 2024 presidential bid

By Gareth Evans Donald Trump has warned Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis against running for president in 2024, saying doing so would harm the Republican Party. “I think he would be making a mistake. I think the base would not like it,” the former president told Fox News. He also threatened to release unflattering information about…

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Court orders striking Kenya Airways pilots back to work

A Nairobi court has ordered striking Kenya Airways pilots to return to work by Wednesday morning after the days-long walkout forced dozens of flight cancellations and left thousands of passengers stranded. The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) launched the strike at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Saturday, defying a court order issued last week…

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Uganda’s first satellite goes into space.

Uganda’s first-ever satellite, PearlAfricaSat-1 has been launched into space, aboard an American Spaceship. The satellite is expected to be deployed in the low earth orbit for observation and data collection in weeks after docking at the international space station.

World population at 8 billion humans, still growing

The United Nations estimates that the global human population will reach eight billion by mid-November, and will continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace and with regional disparities, in the decades to come. Here are some key takeaways from the UN analysis:  Population growth slowdown The UN Population Division estimates that the number of humans…

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More than 25 countries agree to protect forests

Nearly 25 countries at the COP27 climate conference that began on Monday in Egypt launched a group to hold each other accountable for a pledge to end deforestation by 2030, announcing billions of dollars in additional financing for the effort. The first meeting of the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership, chaired by the United States…

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COP 27: UN Boss warns world is on path to ‘climate hell’

“Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt. He urged an energy pact between the world’s richest and poorest countries. Humanity must cooperate on cutting carbon emissions or face a bleak future, UN chief Antonio Guterres told the opening of the COP27 climate…

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