In the past 20 years, the average rate of obesity among adults in the United States has risen by approximately 30 percent, but the rate of those with the most severe forms of obesity, or those with a body mass index, or BMI, of more than 60…
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Urine test could reveal early prostate cancer
A newly published study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet indicates that prostate cancer can be diagnosed at an early stage through a simple urine sample. With the aid of AI and extensive analyses of gene activity in tumours, they…
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Daily World Briefing, April 29
Putin announces three-day truce from midnight May 8Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a three-day truce starting from midnight May 8 (2100 GMT May 7).The Kremlin said that Putin had ordered a full cessation of hostilities to…
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How they shaped the Catholic Church during the Roman Empire
Catherine HeathwoodBBC World Service
Getty ImagesPope Victor I (L), Pope Gelasius I and Pope Militades (R) are all believed to be of North African descent Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic…
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Washington “just wants a deal” in the Russia-Ukraine war
Russia declares 72-hour ceasefire. Rachel Rizzo assesses if peace is possible after Trump’s Vatican talks with Zelenskyy
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US lost seven multi-million-dollar drones in Yemen area since March
The United States has lost seven multi-million-dollar MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Yemen area since March 15, a US official said Monday, as the Navy announced a costly warplane fell off an aircraft carrier into the Red Sea.
Washington launched the…
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Initial studies: Failure to observe safety standards blamed for inferno in Iranian port
TEHRAN – Initial studies show that “negligence” in observing “safety standards” is the cause of the Saturday huge inferno at Shahid Rajaei Port in southern Iran, the committee tasked to investigate the incident said in press release on…
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Two arrested in connection with theft of Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag
Authorities arrested two men in connection with the theft of a designer handbag belonging to US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Noem’s bag was stolen on Easter Sunday while she was dining in a popular Washington DC restaurant.
On Saturday,…
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Hope and fear as tourists trickle back to Pahalgam after attack
Raghvendra RaoBBC Hindi, Pahalgam
Nikhil InamdarBBC News, London
Seraj AliSome tourists decided to stay back in Pahalgam because flight tickets back home were expensive One week after a devastating militant attack near the mountain resort of…
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Hezbollah leader says Lebanese gov’t must do more to end Israeli attacks | Hezbollah News
Naim Qassem’s comments came as the Israeli military said it carried out more than 50 strikes in Lebanon this month.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has called on Lebanon’s government to work harder to end Israel’s daily attacks in the country,…
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