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Slow walking speed in elderly may signal dementia risk

People who had a poorer ability to think and make decisions and those whose cognitive abilities declined more quickly were also more likely to be diagnosed with dementia.

Mar 25, 2018

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French supermarket attack: Memorial Mass held for victims

The Mass was held in the Church of Saint-Etienne in Trebes, a rural town of 5,000 people.

Mar 25, 2018

New antibiotic may help combat superbug infection

Teixobactin was also heralded as a "gamechanger" in the battle against antibiotic-resistant pathogens such as MRSA and VRE.

Mar 25, 2018

Egypt launches WhatsApp hotline for reporting fake news

Egypt's citizens can report any of the fabricated news violations by sending messages to the General Prosecution office via the WhatsApp hotline.

Mar 25, 2018

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A view shows Morocco's northern town of Al-Hoceima

Morocco positions itself as gateway for African outreach

Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani was the first head of the government to participate in the CMF, which is annually being held in this city since 2015.

Mar 25, 2018

Hollywood celebs join protests against gun violence

Actress Connie Britton brought her son, who is in first standard, to the march.

Mar 25, 2018

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Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA)

Lupita Nyong'o wants own Marvel movie

The actress trained hard for her role and said doing her own stunts left her feeling like she could achieve anything.

Mar 25, 2018

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BANGKOK, Feb. 8, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with smartphone on Feb. 8, 2018 shows air pollution over the city in Bangkok, Thailand. (Xinhua/Yang Zhou/IANS)

Beijing issues orange smog alert

Under China's four-tier warning system, red is the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

Mar 25, 2018

SpaceX founder Elon Musk waves at a press conference following the first launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Center

Nothing political, I just don't like Facebook: Musk

Prior to the deletion, both the two pages had over 2.6 million Likes and Follows, and super high engagement rates.

Mar 25, 2018

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The rain continues to fall in Cape Town during day three of the first Test match between South Africa and India at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town,

BCCI office bearers meet 'informally', go hammer and tongs against COA

The BCCI officials also discussed how COA was appointing people at exorbitant salaries without consulting the members or following any procedure.

Mar 25, 2018

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Trump moves to ban most transgenders in military

LGBT advocates quickly denounced the move, The Trump-Pence Administration is going all in on its discriminatory, unconstitutional and despicable ban on transgender troops, saod Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin.

Mar 25, 2018

#DeleteFacebook catches up, Elon Musk deletes SpaceX, Tesla Facebook pages

Responding to a Twitter call to take down the SpaceX, Tesla and Musk official pages in support of the #DeleteFacebook movement by saying "I didn't realize there was one. Will do."

Mar 25, 2018

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Ravi Kishan collaborates with Thai actor Guy Ratchanont Suprakob

Actor Ravi Kishan and Guy Ratchanont Suprakob from Thailand have joined hands for an Indo-Thai project.

Mar 24, 2018

Singapore: Couple opens home to pregnant women amidst Zika threat

Skin care tips for pregnant women during summer

Incorporating the right products in your skin care regimen is essential to avoid summer skin problems like prickly heat, heat rashes, stretched skin, and stretch marks.

Mar 24, 2018

Brazil beat Russia in World Cup test run

Inter Milan defender Miranda also scored with a second-half header at the recently refurbished Luzhniki Stadium on Friday.

Mar 24, 2018

Life goes on, says Djokovic after Miami Open exit

Djokovic only battled for one hour before losing the match in straight sets, dropping serve four times and striking some poor groundstrokes at baseline.

Mar 24, 2018

Mount Etna sliding towards sea: Report

The UK-led team of scientists have said the situation will need careful monitoring because it may lead to increased hazards at Etna in the future.

Mar 24, 2018

Bariatric surgery may halve heart disease risk in obese teenagers: Study

Teenagers with severe obesity are at high risk for having a premature cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack, stroke, heart failure and others by the time they are 50.

Mar 24, 2018

Novel AI tool may help tackle substance abuse in youth

Survey data gathered voluntarily from homeless youth, as well as behavioural theories and observations of previous interventions, were used to build a computational model of the interventions.

Mar 24, 2018

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Musk deletes SpaceX, Tesla Facebook pages, Sonos withdraws ads

Mozilla announced that it was pulling its Facebook ads in light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and continued concerns over data security.

Mar 24, 2018

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