INTERNATIONALBecause of an editing error, an article on Saturday about Ursula von der Leyen, who was recently nominated as the next president of the European Commission, referred incorrectly to a defense expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations. The expert, Ulrike Franke, is a woman. BUSINESSAn article on Tuesday about commercial whaling in Japan misstated the availability of whale meat in school lunches in Japan after 1987. SCIENCE TIMESBecause of an editing error, an article last Tuesday about vertigo misstated the location of the “stones” that help maintain balance. The “stones” are present on the ends of hair cells, not follicles.

Source: International New York Times July 09, 2019 00:33 UTC