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Overweight young adults can reduce diabetes risk if they lose weight early enough: study
Health & Fitness
January 7, 2016
Overweight young adults can reduce diabetes risk if they lose weight early enough: study
New research has found that the risk of diabetes associated with obesity can be reversed if obese young people make…
Fears of more Iraq strife as regional Sunni-Shiite row escalates
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Fears of more Iraq strife as regional Sunni-Shiite row escalates
Sectarian attacks south of Baghdad have aroused local fears that an escalating row between the region's Sunni and Shi'ite powerhouses…
Ivory Coast government resigns ahead of reshuffle
World
January 6, 2016
Ivory Coast government resigns ahead of reshuffle
Ivory Coast's government resigned on Wednesday ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle that President Alassane Ouattara said would lead to…
Mumbai to get ‘world’s first slum museum’
Life & Style
January 6, 2016
Mumbai to get ‘world’s first slum museum’
The teeming Indian metropolis of Mumbai – home to the neighborhood made famous by the film "Slumdog Millionaire" – is…
Tweets too short? Twitter mulling 10,000 characters, says report
Science
January 6, 2016
Tweets too short? Twitter mulling 10,000 characters, says report
Twitter's 140-character limit on tweets has long frustrated and challenged its most verbose users. Now the company could offer a solution,…
US bestseller list in 2015
Books
January 6, 2016
US bestseller list in 2015
Harper Lee's second novel "Go Set a Watchman" topped the US bestseller list in 2015, selling 1.6 million copies more…
Model Kelly Rohrbach cast as Pamela Anderson’s character in ‘Baywatch’ reboot
Cinema/TV
January 6, 2016
Model Kelly Rohrbach cast as Pamela Anderson’s character in ‘Baywatch’ reboot
The role of Pamela Anderson's C.J.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg declares 2016 the ‘Year of Running’
Health & Fitness
January 6, 2016
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg declares 2016 the ‘Year of Running’
Mark Zuckerberg has announced that his New Year challenge for 2016 will be to take up running and is urging…
How to boost your immune system when the temperature drops
Health & Fitness
January 6, 2016
How to boost your immune system when the temperature drops
Sudden changes in temperature have a negative effect on our bodies, which are weakened at the end of the year…
Iraq FM in Iran for talks on Saudi crisis
Middle East
January 6, 2016
Iraq FM in Iran for talks on Saudi crisis
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari held talks in Tehran Wednesday with the crisis between Saudi Arabia and Iran in focus…