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WHO- 422 million have diabetes; healthy lifestyle best prevention
On the occasion of World Health Day 2016, United Nations health agency has revealed in a new report that the number of people with diabetes quadrupled during the last quarter of a century. The World Health...April 6, 2016 847 0 -
Panama Papers implications begin with Iceland PM exit – What next?
FEATURED IMAGE above shows Iceland PM and a British Poster on safe havens Photo via Wikimedia Commons A mammoth data of more than 11 million documents – released from the leaked database of a Panama-based law...April 5, 2016 994 0 -
Obama for joint efforts to address evolving threat of nuclear terror
President Barack Obama Friday called for continued collective efforts to stave off the risk of nuclear terrorism, saying the threat continues to persist and evolve despite considerable progress toward reducing the risk. “By working together,...April 1, 2016 828 0 -
Pakistan imports American cows to bolster dairy output
Pakistanis, having a special love for foreign and imported items, will soon have an opportunity to relish milk of cows of American origin as some 300 Holstein heifers have reached commercial farms in agriculture-rich Punjab province....March 31, 2016 1157 0 -
Terrorist attack kills 71 in the heart of Pakistan
After a one-year lull, terrorists struck Lahore, killing 71 citizens in a packed recreational park, with children and women being majority of victims. The attack took place on the occasion of Easter and injured more than...March 28, 2016 1168 0 -
Obama terms Cruz’s Muslim surveillance plan as un-American
President Barack Obama has denounced Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz’s proposal of instituting special surveillance of American Muslims to prevent radicalization, reminding the senator that kind of measure belongs to oppressive regimes, not democratic and culturally...March 24, 2016 859 0 -
New Report : Curbing violent extremism takes more than use of force
World leaders need to blend use of force with political options and invest more in preventing crises than just in containing violent extremists to stem the current and so far the most perilous wave of militant violence,...March 17, 2016 827 0 -
Angelina Jolie meets Syrian refugee family; reminds world of duty
Angelina Jolie Pitt – who met a Syrian family in Lebanon’s Bekka valley, made an impassioned call on the international community to commit itself to resolution of the refugees crisis and the conflict that entered its fifth year on...March 15, 2016 1449 0 -
Sanders stuns Clinton & Democratic Party; Trump defies GOP plans
A wave of disaffection against economic disparity and income inequality carried Tuesday’s contests for presidential nomination race, helping Democrat Bernie Sanders to pull off a stunning win in Michigan and cementing Donald Trump’s position as the...March 9, 2016 874 0 -
Warmest winter in US giving way to early spring
The United States experienced the warmest winter this year, partly due to a strong El Nino phenomenon, the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration says – indicating that the current year may be even hotter than last...March 8, 2016 919 0