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Rise in weight gain between pregnancies, study shows

Around one in six Irish women becomes overweight or obese by their second pregnancy, according to new research.

Understanding the link between genes and lung cancer

The projected incidence of patients with cancer in India among males is 679,421 (94.1 per 100,000) and among females 712,758 (103.6 per 100,000) for...

Do China tech giants pose a risk for European banks?

China's Ant Group may have been dealt a setback with the shelving of its IPO (Initial public offering) but European banks remain wary that...

In Afghanistan, fears of assassination overshadow hopes of peace

When he wasn’t chasing stories, Elyas Dayee loved tending to his flowers, cooking with his wife and playing with his toddler daughter, the only...

China to launch Moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the Moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation...

After malaria and COVID, British man survives cobra bite in India

A British charity worker who survived coronavirus, dengue and malaria was recovering after a potentially deadly snake bite in western India's Rajasthan state.

Chocolate Santas in marzipan masks, a coronavirus Christmas in Hungary

When confectioner Laszlo Rimoczi decided to put masks on his chocolate Santas in his small workshop in rural Hungary, he intended it as a...

Motorist crashes into West Yorkshire house, drives off with front door lodged in windscreen

A motorist crashed into a house before driving off with the property's front door lodged in the vehicle.

Liver cancer is fought from its environment

The second deadliest cancer in the world is liver cancer. It is particularly fatal when it affects the bile ducts. It has been studied...

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