First Known Case of a Human Who Urinates Alcohol Reported
A Pittsburgh woman has become the first documented case in a human of an untypical condition where alcohol naturally infuses in the bladder from yeast fermentation. The condition, which experts propose to call either ‘urinary auto-brewery syndrome’ or ‘bladder fermentation syndrome’, is similar to another super rare ailment, auto-brewery syndrome, where merely consuming carbohydrates can…
As its covid-19 epidemic slows, China tries to get back to work
IF CHINA IS the world’s factory, Yiwu International Trade City is the factory’s showroom. It is the world’s biggest wholesale market, spacious enough to fit 770 football pitches, with stalls selling everything from leather purses to motorcycle mufflers. On February 24th, as is customary for its reopening after the lunar new year, performers held long…
Hosni Mubarak, ex-despot of Egypt, died on February 25th, aged 91
Feb 25th 2020BACK IN 1981, when assassins’ bullets felled Anwar Sadat at a military parade and propelled Hosni Mubarak to Egypt’s highest office, no one dreamed he would fill it for longer than his two predecessors put together. As Sadat’s vice-president, the former air-force commander had kept the low profile of a stolid, trusted retainer.…