Mobile technology can help in prevention of diabetes: Study

The Times of India | 2016-08-09

NEW YORK: Text messages sent via mobile phones that advise healthy behaviours such as to exercise, eat less fats and consume more fruits and vegetables have the potential to prevent the risk of developing diabetes, reveals a study. The study has broad implications for diabetes prevention at the...

Parched India Village Uses Crowdfunding to Build Canal

Bloomberg | 2016-08-09

When farmers in the scorched village of Horti in Western India were struggling to raise money for a canal, they turned to an unlikely source: a crowdfunding website called FuelADream. The farmers had never heard of crowdfunding before, but a local non-profit group suggested the site and helped...

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Amish House Dust Found To Protect Kids Against Asthma

IFL Science | 2016-08-04

The Amish might be better known for beards and "barn-raising" than biomedical studies, but a new study has found a fascinating link between low asthma rates in Amish children and their house’s dust. The research, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that the “Amish environment”...

There's Very Little Evidence That Flossing Actually Works

IFL Science | 2016-08-03

Don't lie, everybody exaggerates how often they floss when they go to the dentist. However, maybe there’s no need to feel wracked with guilt the next time you skip a flossing session – there’s surprisingly little scientific evidence that flossing is good for your dental...

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Olympics: Samba and smiles as Bolt warms up for Olympic swansong

Khaleej Times | 2016-08-09

Shimmying amid a troupe of semi-naked samba dancers and wise-cracking with journalists, Usain Bolt is determined to bow out of the Olympics with a flourish. The 29-year-old Jamaican sprint star took centre-stage on Monday at his first major Press conference since arriving in Rio de Janeiro for his...

Sonny Bill Williams injured, ruled out of Olympic tournament

Atlanta Journal | 2016-08-09

Sonny Bill Williams has been ruled out of the Olympic rugby sevens tournament after injuring his left ankle in New Zealand's shocking 14-12 opening loss to Japan. The highest-profile player involved in rugby's return to the...

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The Independent | 2016-08-09

Swedish church to use drones to drop Bibles on Isis territory in Iraq

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WorldNews.com | 2016-08-09

German Prosecutors Discover 8 Additional Nazi Camp Suspects

Applying new legal reasoning, German prosecutors say they have tracked down eight people who allegedly worked at the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during...

BBC News | 2016-08-09

Franz Kafka: Israeli library wins legal battle over unpublished papers

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that a collection of unpublished Franz Kafka manuscripts must be transferred from an Israeli family to the country's national...

CNN | 2016-08-09

'Iron Lady of Manipur': World's longest hunger strike to end

(CNN)After nearly 16 years, the world's longest hunger strike is due to come to an end Tuesday. Human rights activist Irom Sharmila started her strike in 2000,...

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