Global Hunger Index: A survey that trivialised hunger

The UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 has several terms grouped together, as befits one goal: hunger, food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture. That does not mean that these terms are synonyms. Only the foolhardy will attempt to measure the sustainability of agriculture through nutrition data. Therefore, refining the goals, SDG-2 has separate targets on … Read more

Genotoxic carcinogens found in 60pc of cooking oil samples: consumer watchdog

Oil is an essential ingredient for cooking. According to a recent Consumer Council test on 50 cooking oil samples, 94% were found to contain 1 or more types of harmful contaminants. 29 samples were detected with the genotoxic carcinogen glycidol, 2 of which even exceeded the European Union standard. The Council obtained 50 … Read more

Fitness fanatics flocked gyms at midnight

A 24-hour gym saw several people working out in the early hours. Long-awaited fitness fanatics rushed to work out in the early hours of Thursday to celebrate the reopening of fitness rooms. Gyms, museums and cinemas can reopen from Thursday, while restaurants can stay open for dinner until 10 p.m. and can have up … Read more

Gym chain Fitness First shuts down

File photo. Fitness First, with eight branches across the city, announced its closure on Tuesday, marking the fitness industry’s “first blood” since the government ordered all gyms to close. An international brand based in the UK, Fitness First operates in Hong Kong under a franchise. Local operations had at least 100 workers, including … Read more