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France approves Rwanda genocide suspect's transfer to UN tribunal
AFP, Published on 30/09/2020
» PARIS - France's top appeals court ruled Wednesday that alleged Rwandan genocide financier Felicien Kabuga be transferred to a UN tribunal in Tanzania to stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Industry 'leveraging pandemic' to peddle unhealthy products: NGOs
AFP, Published on 10/09/2020
» PARIS: Food and drink producers are leveraging the coronavirus pandemic to push unhealthy products such as alcohol, sugar-laden soft drinks and fatty fast food on consumers, an international coalition of health charities said Thursday.
World 'falling behind' on goal to cut chronic disease deaths
AFP, Published on 04/09/2020
» LONDON: Only six high-income countries are doing enough to tackle deaths from chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, a global report said Friday, warning the coronavirus pandemic exposes the urgent need to combat underlying conditions.
Junk food linked to age-marker in chromosomes: study
AFP, Published on 01/09/2020
» PARIS: People who eat a lot of industrially processed junk food are more likely to exhibit a change in their chromosomes linked to ageing, according to research presented Tuesday at an online medical conference.
Dogged by lockdown loneliness, Indians adopt man's best friend
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» CHENNAI, India: When Lakshmi Sundar brought a malnourished stray puppy into her home in the Indian city of Chennai, she thought the brown-and-white bundle of energy would be a guest for just a few weeks.
'A total lie': False ads, bad advice puts China's mums off breastfeeding
AFP, Published on 20/08/2020
» BEIJING - Unregulated, aggressive promotion of formula milk, poor medical advice, short maternity leave and workplaces hostile to nursing mothers mean China has among the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world and is falling well short of its own targets, experts warn.
Stem cell treatment offers new hope for diabetics
AFP, Published on 20/08/2020
» TOKYO - A new technique that grows insulin-producing cells and can protect them from immune attack after they are transplanted may offer new hope for treating some people with diabetes.
Injury, obesity, stress: eSports starts wising up to health problems
AFP, Published on 04/08/2020
» SINGAPORE - Growing concern over health standards in eSports has prompted a new federation to pledge to address the problem, as players fall victim to conditions ranging from wrist injuries to obesity, stress and diabetes.
A decade on, hero Chilean miners are bitter and divided
AFP, Published on 31/07/2020
» COPIAPó (CHILE) - A decade ago, 33 Chilean miners became a symbol of hope and solidarity after surviving for more than two months trapped deep underground in the Atacama desert.
When coronavirus robs you of your sense of smell
AFP, Published on 06/07/2020
» PARIS: "What I miss most is the smell of my son when I kiss him, the smell of my wife's body," said Jean-Michel Maillard.