Bittersweet news: WHO survey finds fewer child smokers, more girls with weight worries on March 16, 2016Fewer school-age children in Europe and North America smoke or drink alcohol, while many girls believe they are too fat, according to a survey of almost a quarter of a million children published on Tuesday. The report was based on school-based surveys in 42 countries conducted 2013-14, the Copenhagen-based European office of the World Health […]
No pain at all?: Some people pass kidney stones without noticing, health agency says on March 16, 2016Some people pass small kidney stones without even noticing, but larger stones often make the sufferer double up in extreme pain, an independent German health advisory agency says. Hard deposits often consisting of calcium salts, kidney stones can form in people who either don’t drink enough fluids or lose too much fluid, for example by […]
Turkeys violence spreads from east to west with no end in sight on March 15, 2016ISTANBUL: November’s parliamentary elections in Turkey were a vote for stability, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed as his party swept the polls and formed a single-party government. Since then, the violence in the country has only intensified, with Sunday night’s car bombing in Ankara that killed 37 people a brutal reminder that without any […]
Mens fashion: Pleats and baggier pants are back on the streets on March 14, 2016Fashion frequently witnesses counter-trends. As soon as one trend has established itself with the wider public, the first adopters have already moved on. Even as every half-trendy man pulls on his slim-fit pants, the trend is already out of fashion. “If you want to be ahead of the pack, you won’t do that wearing skinnies […]
Myanmar military chooses hardliner to work with Suu Kyis proxy president on March 12, 2016NAYPYITAW: Myanmar’s military nominated a former junta stalwart who remains on a US sanctions list as its choice for vice president on Friday, pointing to battles ahead for National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her hand-picked president. Myanmar’s first democratically elected government for more than 50 years faces a formidable […]
Dont delay : Your child has chickenpox? Phone the doctor first, says paediatrician on March 9, 2016Dozens of small, red bumps and blisters scattered across the body bring back long-forgotten memories of the itchy illness that affected most of us as children: the dreaded chickenpox. Highly contagious, infected children can spread the chickenpox for four to six days, says paediatrician Hermann Josef Kahl. “Children should stay at home until the last […]
Five years on, tsunami survivors in Japan face long road to recovery on March 8, 2016YAMAMOTO: It took Keiko Habu nearly five years to regain enough health to work full-time again on her family’s strawberry farm, after a tsunami struck the small north-eastern Japanese town of Yamamoto. The family-run business and their laid-back lifestyle were violently interrupted on March 11, 2011 when the waves swept away their house and […]
Unique names: Godsgift gets nod from German baby names expert, Wikileaks tossed out on March 8, 2016Germany’s birth register features an increasingly diverse range of first names, according to one expert, whose work in checking a growing number of new entries has swelled because of high migration and trendy parents. Authorities in Germany must approve the name given to a newborn, with every previously unheard-of name facing a strict vetting process. […]
UN registered 99 sex crime allegations against its staff in 2015 on March 5, 2016NITED NATIONS: There were 99 new allegations of sexual exploitation or sexual abuse against United Nations staff members across the UN system last year, a sharp increase from the 80 allegations in 2014, according to a new UN report. The majority of those allegations – 69 in all – involved personnel in 10 peacekeeping […]
A rarity!: Red panda twins make debut appearance at Melbourne Zoo on March 3, 2016A pair of red panda twins born in Australia made their first short public appearance on Wednesday at Melbourne Zoo when they were brought in for a check-up and vaccinations. The mother Roshani, meaning light in Nepalese, gave birth to the twin cubs Keta and Mandu on December 10. Keta means boy and Mandu is […]