March 3, 2014 12:45 PM EST The Environmental Protection Agency announced new, tough guidelines on oil companies Thursday, aimed at reducing sulfur emissions from gasoline. Oil refineries will now have to remove sulfur from gasoline, decreasing total sulfur levels by 60 percent. The expected reduction in smog will help Americans with respiratory problems like asthma and emphysema, said the EPA. The agency calculates that the new measures will prevent up to 2,000 premature deaths each year and 50,000 cases of respiratory disease in children, and save Americans between $6.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has warned that COVID-19 tests from public health facilities won’t be accepted for travel purposes. Naija News reports that Sanwo-Olu stated this while providing an update on the COVID-19 situation in the state on Sunday. According to the Lagos governor, outbound an inbound travellers should make use of the 21 private laboratories accredited by the Lagos state government for COVID-19 testing. “Anyone wishing to test as a requirement for either outbound or inbound travel or other work-related requirements must do so at any of the 21 private laboratories accredited by Lagos State for COVID testing,” Sanwo-Olu said.

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has declared that zoning is a good concept but should not be the only consideration in determining the next President of Nigeria. According to him, there are people who have the qualifications to solve Nigeria’s problems and they should not be denied the opportunity. Naija News reports Dr. Saraki made his view known on Sunday during an interview with Channels Television where he spoke on the forthcoming 2023 presidential election.

Colombian singer-songwriter whose 2006 song "Hips Don't Lie" became a #1 hit. She initially gained fame from her 1995 major-label debut album, Pies Descalzos, and found international success with her 2002 track "Whenever, Wherever." Before Fame She was known as the belly dancer girl to those in her school, and wrote a poem called "The Crystal Rose" when she was four. When she was attending UCLA, she would wear dark sunglasses and a hat so that people wouldn't gawk at her.

Author P.L. Travers was notoriously wary of signing over the rights to her famous children’s character, Mary Poppins, to Walt Disney. In fact, an entire movie—2013’s Saving Mr. Banks—was made about Disney’s overtures to the author. But eventually, as we now know, Travers caved. Her trepidations were founded: Disney’s 1964 movie added a dose of sweetness to Mary Poppins to make her more palatable to children. But the rewrite proved popular: Mary Poppins became one of the most successful and beloved musicals in cinematic history.