The Daily Populous

China causes outrage by banning online content of 'abnormal' homosexual relationships

The China Netcasting Services Association (CNSA) is targeting what they consider "abnormal" sexual activity.

The rules which were issued on Friday demand that online video platforms hire at least three “professional censors”.

They were ordered to view entire programmes and take down any considered not sticking to the “correct political and aesthetic standards,” according to the latest regulations.

The move is seen by human rights groups as the latest tightening of censorship in China.

Other online material deemed offensive include damaging the national image, criticising revolutionary leaders or portraying the supernatural such as “conjuring spirits”.

In 2016, Freedom House, which promotes democracy and human rights, condemned China as the “worst abuser of internet freedom” in the world.

Homosexuality in China was decriminalised in 1997 and remained on the official list of mental illnesses until 2001. »

Research Shows Magic Mushrooms Can Offer Real Benefits in Depression Therapy

Authored by sciencealert.com

Psychedelics such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin have a reputation more as a party drug than as forms of therapeutic medication.

Studies have found patients with severe depression have improved after taking small amounts of psilocybin alongside supportive therapy sessions, with evidence that their brains have strengthened links across previously disconnected regions.

A review by researchers in California has shown such studies aren't outliers, prompting a need to step forward with testing. »

China tests self-sustaining space station in Beijing

Authored by reuters.com

Reporters peek inside a simulated space cabin in which volunteers temporarily live as a part of the scientistic Lunar Palace 365 Project, at Beihang University in Beijing, China July 9, 2017.

Volunteers check on plants inside a simulated space cabin in which they temporarily live as a part of the scientistic Lunar Palace 365 Project, at Beihang University in Beijing, China July 9, 2017.

A man peeks inside a simulated space cabin in which volunteers temporarily live as a part of the scientistic Lunar Palace 365 Project, at Beihang University in Beijing, China July 9, 2017. »

Dogs trapped in 167-degree car rescued by police in Georgia

Authored by abc7chicago.com

Police in Georgia released video Thursday morning of two dogs being rescued from a boiling hot car in a movie theater parking lot over the weekend.A concerned citizen called 911 after finding a dog left in a hot car Sunday afternoon, WSB reports .

There was no shade for this car," Roswell Police Officer Lisa Holland said.After freeing one of the dogs, officers discovered a second dog inside.

They asked the public to call 911 if they see an animal trapped inside a hot car to prevent future tragedies. »

Bananas: Scientists Create Vitamin A-Rich Fruit That Could Save Hundreds of Thousands of Children’s Lives

Authored by newsweek.com

Scientists in Australia have created golden-orange-fleshed bananas rich in pro-vitamin A that could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of children who die from a deficiency of this vitamin every year.

Researchers from Queensland University of Technology have been developing the bananas over the last 10 years thanks to $7.6 million funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Cooked bananas is a staple food in rural parts of the country, so growing these provitamin A-rich bananas will help people meet the dietary requirement. »