17 h. ago The signs your hangover could be deadly – including headaches that might be meningitis & exhaustion that’s a blood clot

A POUNDING headache, upset stomach or incessant thirst - we all experience hangovers differently.  But one thing we can all agree on is that they are pretty unpleasant.  Thankfully, they are usually short-lived - easing up within a few hours and gone completely the following day.  However, sometimes our typical hangover symptoms might actually be...

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4 d. ago High blood pressure rates in children nearly doubled in 20 years, global review finds

Poor diet, inactivity and obesity believed to have caused hypertension for millions of under-19s around the worldThe rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity, according to the largest review of its kind.Experts said 114 million children who have developed hypertension even before reaching adulthood were facing potentially deadly and lifelong harm, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and a myriad of serious health complications. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Tanzania officials seek arrest of opposition leaders after fatal election protests

Incumbent president won with 98% of vote but opposition was barred from running and say result was fraudulentTanzania is seeking the arrest of 10 people, including senior opposition figures, it has blamed for the deadly protests during elections last week.More than 1,000 people were killed by security forces during the demonstrations, according to the main opposition party, Chadema, and human rights bodies. The Tanzanian government has said these figures were exaggerated but did not give its own figures. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Air India flight captain not to blame for crash that killed hundreds, says court

India's Supreme Court told the grieving dad of Air India captain Sumeet Sabharwal that his son was not to blame for the crash that left 241 dead, including 52 Brits

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1 week ago UPS plane crash: Mum feared dead is pictured amid hunt for 12 killed in inferno

A plane burst into a fireball on Tuesday evening in Louisville, Kentucky - with 12 including one child dead - and many people still remain missing following the tragic incident

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1 week ago Man United transfer 'chaos' comes to an end as deadline day theory denied

Ruben Amorim's Manchester United made four first-team signings in the summer transfer window, including goalkeeper Senne Lammes on deadline day

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1 week ago Jamaica PM says hurricane Melissa caused damage equivalent to nearly one

At least 75 people were confirmed dead across the Caribbean, including 43 in Haiti and 32 in JamaicaJamaican prime minister Andrew Holness has said last week’s Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit the country’s shores, caused damage to homes and key infrastructure equivalent to roughly 28% to 32% of last year’s gross domestic product.Holness told the Caribbean nation’s lower house the $6bn to $7bn estimate was conservative, based on damages assessed so far, and short-term economic output could decline by 8% to 13%. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Walk to stave off bowel cancer: Experts pinpoint how many hours of exercise a week can help to prevent deadly disease

Walking for just five hours a week could dramatically reduce your risk of developing or dying from deady digestive system cancers, including bowel, liver and pancreatic cancer .

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3 w. ago Patch notes for Helldivers 2 update 4.1.0 attach lasers to Leviathans, for some twisted reason

Helldivers 2 has received a new patch, and it's a big one - here's everything that's changed in the latest update, including some deadly changes to the Leviathan

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3 w. ago Popular hair products associated with multiple cancers... including one of the deadliest

Researchers from Emory University in Georgia analyzed data from a long-term health study involving more than 50,000 US women.

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3 w. ago Paris tornado: One dead and multiple injured as twister blasts through area as cranes toppled

The freak tornado has left one dead and at least nine people injured - including four seriously - after sweeping through an area just a few miles from Paris, sparking a major emergency response

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3 w. ago Paris tornado: One dead and multiple injured as twister blasts through area and topples cranes

The freak tornado has left one dead and at least nine people injured - including four seriously - after sweeping through an area just a few miles from Paris, sparking a major emergency response

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4 w. ago One dead and 13 injured, including a toddler, after driver crashes into child’s birthday party

The suspect initially fled from the scene but has since turned himself in, police said

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