LIFE STYLE
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May- 2023 -31 May
Airline to weigh passengers before they board flights
More than 10,000 passengers flying with Air New Zealand throughout June will be asked to step onto the scales before they board their flight. The airline is looking for those travelling on its international network to take part in its passenger weight survey. It is an “essential” initiative to ensure “the safe and efficient operation of the aircraft”, according to Air New Zealand, and is also a requirement from the country’s Civil Aviation Authority. Fliers on the domestic network were weighed in 2021, and now that international travel has resumed following the pandemic, it’s time for international flyers to weigh in. As The Independent has reported previously, weighing every passenger before a flight can increase safety and cut the environmental harm caused by each…
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30 May
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29 May
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28 May
Book Review | So many reasons to love these proud women of Jasmine Villa…
Cover photos of the Jasmine Villa series. (Photo by arrangement) One Way to Love is the first book in Andaleeb Wajid’s Jasmine Villa series. Twenty three-year-old Tehzeeb Hasan lives in Jasmine Villa with her father Yusuf and her two younger sisters Ana and Athiya. Her mother died of cancer several years back. The family has a modest income with a non-lavish lifestyle. Tehzeeb is a beauty and it’s no wonder that well-meaning aunts bring rishtas aka proposals for her. One day Yusuf’s college friend Bakhtiyar Ahmed, who bumps into him in the mosque, asks him for Tehzeeb’s hand for his only son Ayub. Bakhtiyar is rich; he lives in a palatial villa and has an enviable lifestyle. The girls are puzzled…
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28 May
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27 May
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26 May
Musafir.com partners with AlUla Tourism to promote the destination in India
With Musafir.com’s expertise in travel planning and the Royal Commission for AlUla’s commitment to preserving the region’s heritage. Musafir.com, a leading online travel company in India, has partnered with the Royal Commission for AlUla to promote one of Saudi Arabia’s hidden gems in the Indian market. With Musafir.com’s expertise in travel planning and the Royal Commission for AlUla’s commitment to preserving the region’s heritage, this partnership promises to offer visitors a truly authentic experience of Saudi Arabia’s fascinating history and culture. Rajat Suri, CBO Musafir.com India, said, “Our partnership with The Royal Commission for AlUla aims to showcase the beauty and cultural richness of this hidden gem of Saudi Arabia which offers a truly authentic experience for Indians looking for the perfect…
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26 May
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26 May
Here’s why some Covid patients continue to have difficulty in exercising
While some individuals are able to recover from the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, others have continued to endure COVID-19 aftereffects for a very long time. The inability to exercise as much is one of these persistent COVID symptoms. But there are still unanswered issues about the reasons underpinning why some COVID patients continue to have reduced exercise ability while others recover without this issue. In a study that was just published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, a group of researchers from UC San Francisco discovered that people with Long COVID frequently had lower exercise capacities than expected, with chronotropic incompetence (inadequate heart rate increase during exercise) being the main cause. Additionally, they discovered a link between decreased exercise capacity and early post-Covid elevations…
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25 May





