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United Kingdom: A new study found that walking faster may help significantly lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. According to the World Health Organisation, type 2 diabetes is one of the world’s major health threats, with its prevalence rising sharply in the last three decades. The latest study showed that a brisk walk or striding is better for reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes than walking at a slower pace. The data analysis was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The research team found that people who walked faster than 3 km/h were less likely…

France: France will ban smoking on all beaches, as well as in public parks, forests, and near schools, after Mr. Emmanuel Macron, France’s President, vowed to create “the first tobacco-free generation” by 2032. The French health minister, Mr. Aurélien Rousseau, stated that, “From now on, no-smoking areas will be the norm.” France currently has 7,200 tobacco-free zones, with Nice being the first. In 2012, the French League Against Cancer approved the establishment of a cigarette-free beach in Nice, located on the French Riviera. The central government announced that it would impose a national ban on smoking rather than letting local…

Italy: Pope Francis will not attend the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, due to health issues. The 86-year-old Pope was supposed to depart on Friday in order to give a speech on Saturday at the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai. He would have become the first pope to address a UN climate conference. Alongside the event on Sunday, he was scheduled to inaugurate a faith pavilion. According to Vatican spokesman Mr. Matteo Bruni Mr. Francis’s health was improving after the flu and inflammation of his respiratory tract forced him to cancel his audiences on…

Palestine: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the number of casualties from disease may surpass those from bombings in the Gaza Strip if the health and sanitation systems are not restored. Since the launch of Israeli strikes on Gaza on October 7, essential infrastructure in the besieged territory has been disrupted due to fuel and supply shortages, along with targeted attacks on hospitals and United Nations facilities. “Eventually we will see more people dying from disease than from bombardment if we are not able to put back together this health system,” Ms. Margaret Harris, a spokesperson for the…

United Kingdom: A new report has found that thousands of people in the UK are losing their lives needlessly from cancer since the country lags behind when it comes to survival rates. According to the study by Cancer Research UK, big strides have been made in treating the disease over the past 50 years, but slow and late diagnosis, along with delays in treatment, mean progress is “at risk of stalling.” The report noted that the UK has the worst survival rates for five out of seven forms of cancer compared with Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Ireland, and New Zealand.…

United States: Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” concert movie has reportedly achieved a milestone exceeding $250 million in gross sales at the global box office. This surpasses the film’s $15 million budget and puts it in the running to become the most successful concert film ever. The movie’s distributor, AMC Theatres, revealed that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour has sold $250 million worth of tickets globally, placing it in the top 20 biggest movies of 2023. After Thanksgiving weekend, Eras Tour had made $178.2 million in North America and $71.8 million abroad. It is presently ranked No. 19 on the worldwide…

United Kingdom: The Greek Prime Minister, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, criticised his British counterpart, Mr. Rishi Sunak, for cancelling a scheduled meeting in London. According to reports, the Greek PM had hoped to raise the issue of the Parthenon marbles in the meeting as disagreements over the antiquities erupted with renewed intensity. Mr. Mitsotakis told reporters that he was “deeply disappointed by the abrupt cancellation” of the meeting. “I want to express my annoyance at the fact that the British prime minister cancelled our scheduled meeting a few hours before it was due to take place,” the centre-right leader said in…

Israel: The Israel-Hamas conflict appeared to be entering its fifth day of truce as the two sides finished their fourth round of prisoner releases from Gaza in return for Palestinians detained in Israeli jails during the first four days of the agreement, although negotiators stated the process would go on. There was an agreement to extend the initial four-day truce by two days; it was set to expire on Monday. Qatar, along with Egypt, has facilitated indirect talks between Israel and Hamas. “We have an extension … two more days,” Qatar’s Ambassador to the United Nations Ms. Alya Ahmed Saif…

Australia: Australian authorities will ban imports of disposable vapes from January, which comes as part of efforts to curb nicotine addiction in children. The country will further introduce new rules to stop single-use vapes from being made, advertised, and supplied. The move comes amid a broader push to eliminate recreational vaping completely. Vaping has been marketed as a way to quit smoking. But, according to Australia’s Health Minister, Mr. Mark Butler, it has created a “new generation of nicotine dependency.” Vapes, or e-cigarettes, are lithium battery-powered devices that have cartridges filled with liquids containing nicotine, artificial flavourings, and a range…

United States: The US navy has captured five attackers who seized an Israel-linked cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden amid missile attacks from Houthi-controlled Yemen. “The destroyer USS Mason responded to a SOS call from a commercial tanker that had been taken over by armed assailants in the Gulf,” US Central Command announced. The Liberian-flagged tanker, which had been hauling phosphoric acid, was identified as the Central Park by the vessel’s company. The ship is managed by Zodiac Maritime, a London-headquartered international ship management firm owned by Israel’s Ofer family. The US military noted that the USS Mason, with…