WASHINGTON, June 13, (APP/AFP) – An anti-diabetic drug that lowers blood sugar levels for type 2 diabetes sufferers also significantly cuts the risk of cardiovascular and kidney disease, according to a study published Monday. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, came in a clinical trial of more than 10,000 patients in […]
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Anti-diabetes drug also ‘lessens kidney, heart disease’ risk
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Tropical peat forests risk turning from carbon “drains” to emitters
WASHINGTON, June 13, (APP/AFP) – Peat bogs in tropical forests, long key outlets for greenhouse gases, could dry up due to farming and global warming, further accelerating climate change and putting more pressure on wetlands, a study out Monday found. The vast swamplands, located largely in southeast Asia, have long helped store atmospheric carbon dioxide […]
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EU weighs post-Brexit jab against London finance hub
BRUSSELS, June 13, (APP/AFP) – The EU on Tuesday is to unveil new rules that could require a huge slice of London’s banking business to leave after Brexit in a blow to the city’s supremacy as a global financial hub. If confirmed, the rules would be seen as a hostile move against Britain ahead of […]
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Trump’s first cabinet meeting becomes festival of praise
WASHINGTON, June 13 (APP/AFP): A first full meeting of Donald Trump’s cabinet featured effusive praise of the embattled president Monday, a bid to project success that prompted ridicule and criticism from some quarters. Trump kicked off the meeting by claiming that his White House had achieved “amazing results” and had “been about as active as […]
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NY charges Bangladesh diplomat with labor trafficking
NEW YORK, June 13, (APP/AFP) – Bangladesh’s deputy consul general in New York appeared in court Monday, charged with labor trafficking and assault for allegedly forcing a household helper to work 18 hours a day without pay for four years. Md Shaheldul Islam, 45, faced a 33-count indictment for grand larceny, assault, labor trafficking, unlawful […]
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US congressman-elect avoids jail for assaulting reporter
WASHINGTON, June 13 (APP/AFP) – A Montana judge Monday sentenced congressman-elect Greg Gianforte to community service, 20 hours of anger management and a fine, but no jail time, after pleading guilty to assaulting a reporter on the eve of his election. Gianforte, a wealthy businessman, told a packed courtroom in Bozeman, Montana that he had […]