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Fifteen years after smokers quit, heart failure risk may fall to normal
Health & Fitness
June 17, 2015
Fifteen years after smokers quit, heart failure risk may fall to normal
For most former smokers who quit at least 15 years ago, the risks of heart failure and death are the…
Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers
Health & Fitness
June 16, 2015
Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers
Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use, a US study estimates. While the…
The Islamic State: A year of death and destruction
Middle East
June 8, 2015
The Islamic State: A year of death and destruction
The Islamic State jihadist group launched a sweeping offensive a year ago that overran large chunks of Iraqi territory, led…
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
Life & Style
May 30, 2015
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
India's brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as the government launched a mass education…
Egypt summons Pakistani diplomat over Pakistan’s rejection of Morsi death sentence
Egypt
May 26, 2015
Egypt summons Pakistani diplomat over Pakistan’s rejection of Morsi death sentence
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry summoned the Pakistani charge d'affaires in Cairo to inform him of Egypt's full rejection of a…
Smokers more likely to think cancer is a death sentence
Health & Fitness
May 23, 2015
Smokers more likely to think cancer is a death sentence
Smokers have more pessimistic attitudes about cancer and may be more likely to delay getting screened, according to a new…
Power plant engineers’ coalition calls for safety measures for workers
Egypt
May 18, 2015
Power plant engineers’ coalition calls for safety measures for workers
The coalition of power plant engineers has called on the Electricity Ministry to investigate the absence of industrial safety standards…
What happened to Putin? Satirists run riot online
Life & Style
March 14, 2015
What happened to Putin? Satirists run riot online
A wave of savage mockery broke over Russian President Vladimir Putin across the Internet on Friday, sparked by days of…
2 die of bird flu in Fayoum, 13 deaths in 2015
Egypt
February 15, 2015
2 die of bird flu in Fayoum, 13 deaths in 2015
Medhat Shokry, the undersecretary of the health minister in Fayoum, announced two more bird flu victims in the governorate Sunday,…
Egypt reports 10th bird flu death this year
Egypt
December 29, 2014
Egypt reports 10th bird flu death this year
Egyptian health authorities on Monday reported the country's 10th death this year from bird flu, as well as the first…