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Ever wonder how much bacteria is growing on your kitchen towel? A new study suggests that it may be a lot, and that the amount increases with family size and frequency of meat consumption. Researchers cultured bacteria from 100 kitchen towels after one month of use to determine both the type and amount of bacterial growth. They found that 49% of the towels exhibited growth of bacteria normally found in or on the human body. "In this study, we investigated the potential role of kitchen towels in cross-contamination in the kitchen and various factors affecting the microbial profile and load of kitchen towels," said  Susheela D. Biranjia-Hurdoyal , senior lecturer of health sciences at the University of Mauritius and a lead author on the study presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology . Of the 49 towels showing bacterial growth, almost three-quarters grew bacteria normally found in the intestines, such as E. coli   and Enteroco

Amazon said it has called on a supplier to clean up its act at a Chinese factory where a watchdog group says it observed harsh conditions and mistreatment of workers. Amazon said it had discovered "two issues of concern" at the Foxconn factory in Hengyang earlier this year. The concerns involved treatment of dispatch workers and overtime pay, Amazon spokesman Ty Rogers said. He did not respond to a request for further details. Amazon's admission comes after an investigation by the US-based watchdog group China Labor Watch, and  The Observer  — The Guardian's weekly newspaper — into worker conditions at the Hengyang factory, where Echo smart speakers and Kindle e-readers are made. A report about the investigation, which was carried out between August 2017 and April 2018,  published on China Labor Watch's website  Sunday. It alleges multiple violations of Chinese labor law at the factory. It also describes an environment where 60-hour workweeks are

A cyberheist at a little-known virtual currency exchange helped wipe billions of dollars off the value of bitcoin and other digital currencies. The price of bitcoin slumped more than 7% after South Korea's Coinrail announced that it had been targeted by cyberthieves. In a statement Monday, the exchange said that it had a suffered a security breach in which hackers stole about 30% of its virtual currencies. Coinrail said it had temporarily suspended trading in digital currencies and was fully cooperating with investigators to try to track down the missing funds. The exchange did not disclose the value of tokens stolen. The theft was of less well-known cryptocurrencies rather than bitcoin itself. South Korea has emerged as a hotbed for trading in virtual currencies over the last year. Coinrail is one of its less-well-known trading platforms. Still, the news sent shock waves through virtual currency markets. As well as bitcoin, prices for other commonly traded digital c

- Real Madrid star Gareth Bale could be on his way back to the Premier League this summer  - He is said to have told Los Blancos' chiefs that he wants to leave the club  - Gareth Bale is a target for Manchester United Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale has reportedly told the club's chiefs that he wants a return to the Premier League if he quits the Spanish giants. The news will come as a good development for Manchester United who are said to be interested in his signature this summer. The former Tottenham star helped Los Blancos to beat Liverpool in the Champions League final, and he has since threw his future into doubt at the Bernabeu. According to the latest report by UK Sun, the 28-year-old is considering a return to the Premier League in England. Real Madrid are said to have named their price for star winger Gareth Bale who has emerged as a transfer target for many clubs. Real Madrid are said according to the report to be considering selling Gareth Bale only

The Presidency on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari had not been in the good reckoning of a vocal section of the country’s elite because of his performance in office. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this in an opinion titled “June 12 tsunami and the ones who won’t forgive Buhari” made available to journalists in Abuja. Although Shehu did not mention names, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been in the forefront of the anti-Buhari campaign, asking the President not to seek re-election over alleged non-performance. Only on Friday, Obasanjo claimed that the President was planning to move against him because of his anti-government stand. Shehu said the unnamed elite ganging up against Buhari knew that they would lose once a corruption-free governance was put in place and economic growth was guaranteed as the President was doing. Shehu said, “In normal times, even before the shocking master stroke honouring Abi

Nigerian indigenous rappers, Olamide and Phyno, have released a World Cup theme tune to support the Super Eagles at the finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The song, tittled “Dem Go Hear Am” produced by Pheelz, is powered by Aiteo, a main sponsor of the Super Eagles for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Aiteo Grou, founded in February 2008, is an integrated, global-focused Nigerian Energy conglomerate that partnered with the Nigerian football Federation, to give quality treatment and support to the players and technical crew of the Super Eagles throughout their World Cup campaign. Phyno announced the release of the tune on his Twitter and Instagram accounts @Phynofino: “Dem go hear am!!!! Out everywhere now Fam” The official theme song will be launched at an event in Lagos featuring a host of Nigerian Performers, including Phyno, Olamide, Small Doctor, Ay and Bovi. The Lyrics of the song paid tribute to some ex-Super Eagles players like Sunday Oliseh, Rashidi Yekini and Sa

Our habits tend to define who we are. If you make it a point to drive recklessly every day, nobody will be surprised when you eventually get into a traffic accident. This seems obvious to us. Yet the financial equivalent of this principle, tolerating bad monetary habits on a regular basis until you're driven into poverty, seems less obvious. For the most part, the richest people in the world didn't get to their position overnight. They didn't stumble into money, and it wasn't given to them as a gift. They accumulated it, and continue to maintain it, as a direct result of their daily habits and their underlying philosophies. These are seven things you'll never catch the world's richest people doing: 1. Playing the lottery.  The lottery comes with a bold promise: a chance to win more money than you'd ever know what to do with. But the odds of winning are astronomically low, and logically, you have a far better chance of creating your own wealth than gett

Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has denied police allegations indicting him in the Offa bank robbery saga, saying he has never sponsored, funded or supported political thuggery.  In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication, Muyideen Akorede, this evening, the Governor described the allegations as false and baseless.  The statement in part reads “Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed denies the allegations of supporting political thuggery or any other acts of criminality as alleged by the Nigeria Police or the suspects allegedly arrested in connection with the tragic Offa robbery. Neither has he at any time funded or provided arms to any individual or group in the state or anywhere in the country. To set the records straight, the Kwara State Government has a well-known empowerment scheme under the Small And Medium Enterprises platform which is used to move women and youths groups into entrepreneurship. Consequently, several