CANBERRA, (MILLAT/APP/Xinhua): Fiber supplements could be used as a treatment to asthma, an Australian study has shown. As an estimated 300 million people worldwide are suffering from asthma, a breathing condition which affects the airways to the lungs, the Australian-led research has shown that fiber supplements can be used to treat asthma in a world-first, […]
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High fiber diet key to reducing effects of asthma: Aussie research
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Three soldiers killed in clashes in Ukraine’s rebel east
KIEV, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Three Ukrainian soldiers died in fresh clashes in the country’s rebel east, the military said on Sunday. “Three officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed as a result of shelling near the Avdiivka base”, some 12 kilometres (about 7 miles) north from the rebel stronghold Donetsk, the army said. Kiev […]
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Nadal rallies to reach fourth round in Miami
MIAMI, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Rafael Nadal came back from an awful first set to defeat Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 and advance to the fourth round of the Miami Open on Sunday. The Spaniard, playing his 1,000th ATP match, suffered just the 14th 0-6 set of his career, claiming just 33 percent of first serve […]
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Top-ranked Johnson beats Rahm for WGC Match Play crown
LOS ANGELES, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – World number one Dustin Johnson defeated Spain’s Jon Rahm 1 up on Sunday to win the World Golf Championships Match Play crown in Austin, Texas. America’s Johnson, who won the WGC Mexico Championship earlier this month, became the first player to win each of the four prestigious WGC events. He also […]
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Wall Street’s Trump rally overpriced, economists say
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Wall Street’s historic rallies since Donald Trump’s election overvalue the president’s pledged pro-business tax and regulatory policies, according to a survey of economists released Monday. But the survey by the National Association for Business Economics also found economists more optimistic about this year’s prospects for job growth and fourth-quarter economic expansion than […]
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Bulgaria’s Borisov seeks third time lucky
SOFIA, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Bulgaria’s veteran political bruiser Boyko Borisov was due Monday to begin tough talks to form a lasting government and become prime minister for the third time. On Sunday Borisov’s pro-EU centre-right GERB party came first in a snap election in the European Union’s poorest country with 33 percent of the vote, according […]