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Russian missile and drone barrage kills 4 in Kyiv
AFP, Published on 28/09/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine said Sunday that Russia had pounded the country with hundreds of drones and missiles overnight for hours, killing at least four people in the capital alone.
'We don't exist': Pakistan's Ahmadi minority living in fear
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» RABWAH (PAKISTAN) - Sadia Amjad's father died for his faith, stabbed in the street by an Islamist who discovered he was part of the minority Ahmadiyya sect that has been persecuted for decades in Pakistan.
Paralympic triathlete who helped Spain fight Covid wins gold
AFP, Published on 28/08/2021
» TOKYO - During Spain's tough lockdown last year, Paralympic triathlon champion Susana Rodriguez trained furiously at home and helped fight the coronavirus in her job as a doctor.
'Abandoned' Italian hospital fears virus' march south
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» ROME: At the Locri hospital in southern Italy, patients are often sent elsewhere for lack of doctors, the lifts are endlessly in disrepair and the CT scan works one day, but not the next.
Air pollution 'pandemic' shortens lives by 3 years - study
AFP, Published on 03/03/2020
» PARIS: A "pandemic" of air pollution is shortening lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causing 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said on Tuesday.
Almost half of Americans have heart disease: study
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - Almost half of Americans have heart disease, a significant increase over prior years largely because of a newly expanded definition of high blood pressure, the American Heart Association said Thursday.
The Spanish town that wants to shed 100,000 kilos
AFP, Published on 27/09/2018
» NARóN (SPAIN) - In a remote corner of northwestern Spain, a small town has set itself the ultimate weight loss challenge: by early 2020, its residents must shed 100,000 kilos (220,500 pounds).
An egg a day may keep the doctor away, study claims
AFP, Published on 22/05/2018
» PARIS: For decades, experts warned that eating eggs raises levels of unhealthy cholesterol. But a study Tuesday said an egg a day may actually reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Study challenges 'healthy but obese' theory
AFP, Published on 16/03/2018
» PARIS - Being overweight or obese does pose a risk of heart disease, despite claims to the contrary, a study of nearly 300,000 British adults suggested Friday.
Anti-cholesterol drug Praluent cuts death risk
AFP, Published on 11/03/2018
» MIAMI - The anti-cholesterol drug Praluent (alirocumab), made by France's Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, is linked to a 15 percent lower risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke, a study said Saturday.