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Omega-3 may boost brain power of young adults: study
AFP, Published on 30/10/2012
» A small, newly published study shows that increased omega-3 intake among young adults could serve to heighten their brain power even while they’re at the top of their ‘cognitive’ game.
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Brain power can decline from age 45: study
AFP, Published on 06/01/2012
» Cognitive skills can start to fall from the age of 45, not from around the age of 60 as is commonly thought, according to research published on Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
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Emerging from obscurity: 2019's unforeseen history-makers
AFP, Published on 04/12/2019
» PARIS: Of the many people who made history in 2019, some surprised themselves and the world by emerging from obscurity to make their mark, though one remains anonymous for the time being -- "The Whistleblower" behind the impeachment probe into US President Donald Trump.
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'Dying every two hours': Afghan women risk life to give birth
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» KHOST (AFGHANISTAN) - Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specialising in complicated cases, fearing a fate all too common among pregnant Afghan women -- her death or her child's.
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Joaquin Phoenix on playing small 'petulant tyrant' Napoleon
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» PARIS - Joaquin Phoenix said he was surprised to discover a version of Napoleon who was more like a soppy "teenager in love" than an all-conquering commander as he researched his epic new role.
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Peace prize winner smuggles message out of cell
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» OSLO - "Victory is not easy, but it is certain," imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi said in a message smuggled out of her Tehran cell and published late Tuesday.
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Biden warns US democracy in peril from 'extremist' Trump
AFP, Published on 29/09/2023
» TEMPE (UNITED STATES) - President Joe Biden launched a blistering personal attack on "extremist" Donald Trump Thursday, accusing his likely 2024 challenger of plotting to subvert the US constitution if he wins a return to power next year.
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Biden to pay tribute to McCain in Hanoi to boost unifier image
AFP, Published on 10/09/2023
» HANOI: US President Joe Biden will use a visit to Hanoi to boost his image as a unifier by saluting the memory of John McCain -- Vietnam War hero, Republican stalwart, and serial antagonist of Donald Trump.
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Martial arts superstar Bruce Lee's legacy endures 50 years on
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong businessman W. Wong still remembers the day in 1972 when he first heard neighbourhood kids rave about a figure who seemed larger than life: Bruce Lee.
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Jens Stoltenberg: NATO chief who faced Russia and Trump
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» BRUSSELS: NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg had already lined up a job as head of the central bank in his native Norway when Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed allies last year to ask him to stay on.
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