A new research reported that hotels with a history of smoking still had the lingering effects of tobacco smoke pollution, known as third hand smoke. The study added that visitors who stayed in hotels that only allowed smoking in certain rooms are still exposed.
Study author Georg Matt, a psychologist from San Diego State University, said that nicotine residues and other chemical traces do not stay in the smoking rooms. She …

Honda Motor Co. plans to build a $470 million factory in Celaya, Mexico, to assemble continuously variable transmissions (CVTs).

The factory will operate alongside a plant under construction that’s scheduled to produce the next-generation Fit hatchback and a Fit-based crossover.
According to Honda’s management, the transmission plant will open in the second half of 2015 with an initial capacity of 350,000 units, …

You might want to think twice the next time you have a runny nose or you are about to sneeze, as a runny nose may signal a leaking brain fluid.
After going to a doctor for his nose that’s been runny for over a year, Arizona resident Joe Nagy discovered that his runny nose was actually brain fluid leaking out through his nasal cavity.
“I got to the point where I had tissues all the time in my pocket,” Nagy told …

Nepal’s tourism faces an increased risk after a sudden flood in Seti River shifted the course of the river. The flood has created new cliffs that threaten a number of commercial buildings along the area, which was once a popular tourist site.
Geographers and hydrologists say deposition of a great deal of mud, pebbles, sand and boulders by the flood are responsible for the changed river-course. Some houses have been deserted …

According to data released by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority, almost a quarter of childcare services failed to meet new health and safety standards.
The data from the group also suggests that more than a third of the childcare services did not meet the new standard for educational program and practices. Overall, only 55 percent of about 2000 child and family care centers assessed in …

After two years of student marches that halted Chile’s major cities, Chilean president Sebatian Pinera named the country’s new education minister on Monday. Carolina Schmidt, the head of a government agency that promotes gender equality replaces the impeached Harald Beyer.
Schmidt was previously minister of the National Womens’ Service. She is the best-rated cabinet member among Chileans with a 71 percent approval …

The Chicago Bulls did it again. For the second time this season, the Bulls put an end to a team’s winning streak after beating the Knicks in overtime 118-111 last Thursday. New York was storming the league with 13 straight wins going to the playoffs before meeting Chicago.
The Miami Heat was the first victim of the Bulls’ recent knack of clamping down on streaking teams. The Heat was in the midst of their epic 27-game run …

Vietnam, a place known for myths about dragons and the ancient world, is taking the myth and turning it into a reality.
The Vietnamese city of Da Nang has recently unveiled a new steel bridge shaped like a real dragon that literally breathes and shoots fire from its mouth.
The 1,864-foot-long, $85 million bridge features steel arches that serve as the dragon’s body, which is modeled after one from the Ly Dynasty. The Dragon …

Despite economic challenges, a Portuguese industry is making great strides. Shoemaking, one of the most traditional and oldest industries in the country is expanding its export market.
To gain attraction, some shoemakers in the country started to adopt Anglo-Saxon names, making them stand out in the competitive market.
The decision to use Anglo-Saxon names fits perfectly with today’s open and globalized economy, said …

Fox’s TV show ‘Glee’ decided to speak out on the issue of gun violence and the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting amid the gun control debates and proposed bills currently in the United States Congress.
The latest episode of Glee, titled “Shooting Star”, depicted scenes reminiscent of the school shooting less than four months ago that killed 20 children and six teachers in an elementary school in Newtown, …