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A US scientist is questioning the widely held view that yoyo dieting is harmful after his study showed serial slimming led to longer lives among obese mice.
"Very few" healthcare apps are based on scientific evidence, says a US researcher, who's singled out step-counting apps as doing more harm than good.
Rambling on might be considered a part of old age but those who become more and more long-winded could be showing early signs of dementia, scientists warn.
More than 350 migrants stormed the border between Morocco and Spain's Ceuta on Monday, officials said, days after one of the largest rush of arrivals over the...
Norway has joined an international initiative to raise millions of dollars to replace shortfalls left by US President Donald Trump's ban on US-funded groups...
US President Donald Trump's remarks over the weekend that Sweden is paying a high price for its generous asylum policy, including mention of a non-existent terror...
British MPs have debated whether US President Donald Trump should be given a lavish meeting with the Queen as protesters opposed his state visit.
US President Donald Trump is strongly committed to working with the European Union, Vice President Mike Pence says.
US Vice President Mike Pence told nervous Europeans Monday that Donald Trump will remain committed to transatlantic ties, but warned NATO allies they must boost...
Adolf Hitler's personal telephone, which the Fuehrer used to dictate many of his deadly World War II commands, sold at auction on Sunday for US$243,000, the US...
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Search engine giants Google and Bing have signed up to a voluntary code to protect users' safety and prevent them from visiting disreputable content providers.
The Israel branch of Swedish furniture giant IKEA has apologised for publishing a catalogue that doesn’t feature any female models.
US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to clarify comments he made at a rally in Florida when he referred to Sweden as the site of a recent terror incident.
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