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Cardiovascular disease, diabetes cost India $6.2 trillion: WHO
--> Inadequate planning for the "inevitable increase in urbanisation" in India, the report warns is creating a socially and environmentally "unsustainable" situation. Non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular, diabetes and cancer can cost the Indian economy a whopping $6.2 trillion during the...
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150 million Chinese will have the disease by 2040 if habits don't change, WHO says An increasing number of children in China face an elevated risk of developing diabetes, mainly because of unhealthy diets and a lack of physical exercise, experts warned on Thursday, which was World Health Day. About...
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Belgian Police Capture Paris Attacks Suspect Mohamed Abrini
Belgian Police Capture Paris Attacks Suspect Mohamed Abrini
Law enforcement’s most-wanted man, Paris massacre suspect Mohamed Abrini, has reportedly been arrested in raids relating to the Brussels attacks, multiple news sources are reporting. Belgian authorities announced the...
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Astrophysicists have outlined what Planet Nine might be like - if indeed it exists. In January, researchers at Caltech in the US suggested a large, additional planet might be lurking in the icy outer reaches of the Solar...
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Kerry's visit to Hiroshima grabbing spotlight at G-7 meeting
Kerry's visit to Hiroshima grabbing spotlight at G-7 meeting
TOKYO (AP) - Next week, Secretary of State John Kerry will become the highest-ranking American government official to visit Hiroshima, where 140,000 Japanese died from the first of two atomic bombs dropped by the U.S. in...
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Pope insists conscience, not rules, must lead faithful
Pope insists conscience, not rules, must lead faithful
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis insisted that individual conscience be the guiding principle for Catholics negotiating the complexities of sex, marriage and family life in a major document released Friday that rejects...
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Cameron offshore trust row: PM accused of 'hypocrisy'
Cameron offshore trust row: PM accused of 'hypocrisy'
Media captionDavid Cameron: "It was subject to all the UK taxes in all the normal ways" Labour has accused David Cameron of "hypocrisy" after he revealed he had owned shares in an offshore trust set up by his late...
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Sanders vs. Clinton: Who's qualified to be president?
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(CNN)Many uncomplimentary things have been said about Hillary Clinton during this presidential campaign, but until now no one has said she isn't qualified to hold the presidency. Indeed, love her or hate her, it's hard...
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Kolkata flyover collapse was 'God's message', says Indian Prime Minister
Kolkata flyover collapse was 'God's message', says Indian Prime Minister
India’s Prime Minister has said the collapse of a flyover in Kolkata, that killed more than 20 people, was a “message from God” telling the people of Bengal they must be saved from...
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Pakistan calls off peace talks with India unilaterally
Pakistan calls off peace talks with India unilaterally
--> Pakistan on Thursday suspended the peace talks with India, with its high commissioner in New Delhi, Abdul Basit, saying that Jammu and Kashmir was the root...
Kerry calls on Iran to help end Middle Eastern wars
Kerry calls on Iran to help end Middle Eastern wars
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Iran to help end the ongoing wars in the Middle East as Washington’s allies continue bombing Yemen and...
G20 Summit to help China play better role
G20 Summit to help China play better role
The global economy faced many challenges in 2015. In fact, it registered the lowest growth rate in six years, owing to factors such as very low growth of global...
Top Brazil Prosecutor Recommends Blocking Lula From Cabinet Job
Top Brazil Prosecutor Recommends Blocking Lula From Cabinet Job
Brazil’s top prosecutor recommended the Supreme Court prevent former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from joining his successor’s cabinet, saying the...
Panama Papers: David Cameron admits he had stake in father's fund
Panama Papers: David Cameron admits he had stake in father's fund
UK Prime Minister David Cameron had a stake in an offshore fund set up by his late father, Ian, until six years ago, he said, answering for the first time the...
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Bernie Is Crashing America's Two-Party System—That’s Why Establishment Democrats Are so Afraid of Him
Bernie Is Crashing America's Two-Party System—That’s Why Establishment Democrats Are so Afraid of Him
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How the Republican Party and Movement Conservatives Are Victims of Their Own Success
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In Landmark Document, Pope Francis Tells Church to Welcome Gay People and Single Parents (Video)
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The Pope’s exhaustive three-year examination of the church’s view on family issues also rejects...
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