The Daily Populous

Sunday May 6th, 2018 night edition

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RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered protection for employees who report financial and administrative corruption, Al Arabiya TV reported on Sunday, as part of an effort to combat graft that saw dozens of royals and top businessmen detained last year.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is seen during the 29th Arab Summit in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia April 15, 2018.

Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS.

The decree shields whistleblowers from “violation of their privileges or rights”, the Saudi-run broadcaster said in an online report, without providing details.

Most of the people detained in the anti-corruption drive, including global investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, were released from Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel after being exonerated or reaching financial settlements with the government.

The anti-corruption campaign is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s push to transform an oil-dependent economy, long plagued by graft, that must now cope with lower crude prices.

But it remains shrouded in secrecy, with few details of the allegations or the financial settlements disclosed. »

Supposedly extinct kangaroo rat resurfaces after 30 years

Authored by sciencemag.org

Supposedly extinct kangaroo rat resurfaces after 30 years.

The last time anyone saw the San Quintin kangaroo rat was more than 30 years ago, in the arid scrublands of Baja California in Mexico.

So biologists couldn't believe their eyes when not one, but four San Quintin kangaroo rats (Dipodomys gravipes) hopped into their survey traps in 2017. »

Is Texas Becoming A Stellar Green State?

Authored by post-journal.com

The first Earth Day” (1970) was excellent, in that the left and right united to change the American landscape and the world.

If you are in this group, please consider this fact: Texas is not only Red, but Green.

The 781.5MW Roscoe Wind Farm in Texas, US, currently ranks as the world’s third largest wind farm. »

Fasting boosts stem cells’ regenerative capacity

Authored by news.mit.edu

This age-related loss of stem cell function can be reversed by a 24-hour fast, according to a new study from MIT biologists.

The researchers found that fasting dramatically improves stem cells’ ability to regenerate, in both aged and young mice.

“This study provided evidence that fasting induces a metabolic switch in the intestinal stem cells, from utilizing carbohydrates to burning fat,” Sabatini says. »

Woman fined after urine sample damages 7-Eleven microwave, police say

Authored by foxnews.com

The clerk then called police and told them she noticed “yellow liquid dripping from the microwave and the smell was unquestionably urine.”.

“When I reminded her that urine blew up where people prepare their food, she told me it was not real urine,” a police officer wrote in his report.

“When I reminded her that urine blew up where people prepare their food, she told me it was not real urine.” »