Author: Trainee Reporter

Being overweight is a common problem in today’s world and it leads to many health problems including cancer. Although people are conscious of fitness and a healthy body, there are still many overweight people out there due to busy lifestyles and all. Recent studies have shown that obesity is associated with at least 13 types of cancer. In some regions, such as North America, Europe, and the Middle East, obesity rates contribute up to 9 percent of all cancer cases. Within the next 25 years, obesity could surpass smoking as the leading cause of cancer in women in the UK.…

United States: Joe Biden has confused Gaza with Ukraine twice while announcing US humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The US President assured that humanitarian assistance would be airdropped into Gaza and said that the United States would ‘insist’ Israel did more to facilitate help for those affected by famine and the effects of war, stating that, “Children’s lives are on the line.” Reports suggest that the president’s fitness for duty has been questioned as his memory was found to be limited during a physical fitness test. However, Biden’s doctor declared him ‘fit for duty’ after conducting a detailed neurological exam that found…

Paris: Animal rights activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), have disrupted Victoria Beckham’s fashion show during Paris Fashion Week to protest fashion’s use of animal skins. During the event, a PETA activists wearing a t-shirt with the slogan “Animals aren’t fabric” and holding a sign that read “Viva vegan leather” briefly stopped the runway show, joining Beckham’s models on the catwalk. Victoria Beckham’s fashion brand avoids using fur or exotic skins, but Peta pointed out that some designs utilize leather. Mimi Bekhechi, PETA’s European president, highlighted the brutality implicated in using animal skins for fashion. She…

United States: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed food manufacturers to claim that eating yoghurt can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. In 2018, Danone North America, the company that owns major food brands such as Dannon, Activia, Wallaby Organic, and Silk, submitted a petition to the FDA. They requested that the FDA acknowledge that they would not object if Danone marketed their yoghurt as a product that can reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. The decision was made in response to this petition. The FDA has confirmed that it will not object to the claim…

Argentina: Javier Milei, the libertarian President of Argentina, has vowed to pursue his radical economic liberalisation plans with or without the backing of parliament. In a State of the Union-style speech to lawmakers, Milei announced his plans for economic reforms to lift the country out of decades of decline. “We are going to change the country for good, with or without the support of political leaders, with all the legal resources of the executive. If you look for conflict, you will have conflict,” the President said. Milei handed over a gauntlet to parliament after legislators last month denied his omnibus…

Do you feel midnight hunger or lose sleep over food cravings? Many factors can cause you to wake up hungry at night, including lifestyle, eating habits, and metabolism. But it can be remedied by taking a few steps to help improve your sleep and well-being. In today’s world, people are more conscious of their health, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. But they mostly prefer to use drugs or other options that affect them badly in the future. Here, too, we can try some healthy and simple ways like eating a balanced dinner, avoiding heavy meals before bed, managing stress, and establishing…

United States: Iris Apfel, a fashion icon, who found fame as an octogenarian, has died at her home in Palm Beach, Florida at age 102. Apfel’s estate spokesman, Stu Loeser confirmed that she died of natural causes surrounded by longtime caregivers. Apfel was a renowned expert on antique textiles, and often provided consultation on restoration projects, including those at the White House. She was the subject of various museum exhibitions and a documentary and was featured in campaigns for H&M, eBay, and Citroën. A Barbie doll was even made in her likeness. The fashion tastemaker had a unique personal style…

Kenya: William Ruto, President of Kenya, has announced that Kenya and Haiti signed a “reciprocal” agreement to deploy police from the East African nation to lead a United Nations-backed law and order mission in the gang-ridden Caribbean nation. Ruto said that he and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry had “discussed the next steps to enable the fast-tracking of the deployment, but it was not immediately clear whether the agreement would counter a court ruling in January that branded the deployment unconstitutional.” Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, wracked by deadly gang-related violence, forcing the closure of businesses and schools and cancelling flights, leading up…

San Francisco: Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. Musk accused them of abandoning the company’s founding mission to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI), “for the benefit of humanity broadly.” In the legal case filed with a San Francisco court, Musk’s attorneys noted that the tech billionaire was approached in 2015 by Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman to form a non-profit lab that would develop artificial general intelligence for the “benefit of humanity.” “To this day, OpenAI, Inc.’s website continues to profess that its charter is to ensure that AGI benefits all…

United Kingdom: A recent global analysis has found that the worldwide obesity rate exceeded one billion. Participants in the research included health scientists from around the world affiliated with the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration and the World Health Organization (WHO). The study, published in the journal ‘The Lancet’, indicated that 879 million adults and 159 million children were obese in 2022. Research shows that 16.8 million people in the UK suffer from obesity, including 8 million women, 7.4 million men, 760,000 boys, and 590,000 girls. From 1990 to 2022, obesity rates among children and adolescents have quadrupled globally, while rates…