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Exercising on weekends only may cut risk of mental decline, study shows | UK News
30Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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Exercising on weekends only may cut risk of mental decline, study shows | UK News

Exercising at the weekends only may be just as beneficial for slowing mental decline as working out throughout the week, researchers have said.A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that exercising on just one or two days was more effective at reducing the risk of mild dementia than more regular workouts. It adds to a growing body of evidence that it is not when you exercise, but the fact you are doing it, that improves health.A separate study published last month found that being a weekend exercise "warrior" cuts the risk of developing more than 200 diseases ranging from high blood pressure and diabetes to mood disorders and kidney disease.The latest study concluded: "The weekend warrior physical activity pattern may be a more convenient option for busy people around the ...
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Several bodies found in flood-hit areas of southeast Spain
30Oct By No Comments
World News

Several bodies found in flood-hit areas of southeast Spain

By Emma Pinedo and David Latona A flooded street in Alora, near Malaga, on 29 October, 2024, after heavy rain hit southern Spain. Photo: AFP An unspecified number of bodies have been found in areas hit by flash flooding in southeastern Spain, the leader of the Valencia region told reporters early on Wednesday. Torrential rains caused by a cold front moving across southeastern Spain flooding roads and towns on Tuesday, prompting authorities in the worst-hit areas to advise citizens to stay at home and avoid all non-essential travel. "Dead bodies have been found, but out of respect for the families, we are not going to provide any further data," said the regional leader of Valencia Carlos Mazon. Spain's state weather agency AEMET declared a red alert in the eastern Valencia region, wi...
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Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency, at Jan 6 speech site
30Oct By No Comments
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Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency, at Jan 6 speech site

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, Reuters US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gestures as she arrives to speak on The Ellipse, just south of the White House. Photo: AFP Harris issues warning at site where Trump urged supporters to march on US Capitol in 2021 Campaign says over 75,000 gathered at event near White House Trump says New York rally where his allies made racist remarks was 'lovefest' Democrat Kamala Harris has warned the tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington at her biggest-ever rally that her Republican opponent Donald Trump was seeking unchecked power as their race for the White House enters its final week. Harris spoke on Tuesday evening to an outdoor rally estimated by her campaign to number more than 75,000 people, at ...
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Oasis is cancelling reunion tour tickets sold by resellers
30Oct By No Comments
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Oasis is cancelling reunion tour tickets sold by resellers

By John Towfighi, CNN A photograph taken on 2 September 2024 shows a mural created by artist Scott Wilcock aka Snow Graffiti, depicting Liam Gallagher (L) and Noel Gallagher (R) members of the British rock band Oasis, and painted outside the pub Whitefield, near Heaton Park, in Manchester, northern England. Photo: AFP / PAUL ELLIS Oasis is cancelling around 50,000 tickets for its British tour dates that were resold on secondary websites like StubHub and Viagogo. The band's tour promoters are cancelling tickets resold through unofficial secondary sites to stop price gouging, a spokesperson for Live Nation and SJM, the Oasis tour promoters, told CNN. Oasis fans are the latest to deal with the issue of ticket scalpers, who purchase tickets at face value and resell them for profit. The p...
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Alberta applying for judicial review of ‘unfair’ federal carbon price heating oil exemption
30Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Alberta applying for judicial review of ‘unfair’ federal carbon price heating oil exemption

Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta has applied for a judicial review of Ottawa’s exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil. At a Tuesday announcement, Smith said it is “blatantly” unfair to Albertans who rely on natural gas to heat their homes, and relief can’t wait with cold winter weather coming.Justice Minister Mickey Amery said it took about a year for the province to assemble its legal argument and he expects it will take another year to work its way through Federal Court.The province is asking the court to declare the exemption both unconstitutional and unlawful in hopes of seeing the carbon levy axed altogether.“The federal carbon tax has always been unfair, but the selective way it’s being applied now is also unconstitutional, and the impacts on Albertans will only get wors...
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Gaza situation ‘disastrous’ and Israel ban on aid agency UNRWA ‘extremely worrying’ – UN peacekeeping chief | World News
29Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Gaza situation ‘disastrous’ and Israel ban on aid agency UNRWA ‘extremely worrying’ – UN peacekeeping chief | World News

Israel's decision to ban the main aid agency providing most of the humanitarian relief in Gaza is "extremely worrying", says the United Nations' peacekeeping chief.Jean-Pierre Lacroix told Sky News' The World With Yalda Hakim that UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) is "absolutely essential" to the delivery of such assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, where access is controlled by Israel. More than a year into the war which was sparked by Hamas's massacre in southern Israel on 7 October last year, the population in Gaza is in a "disastrous situation", he said.Latest updates: Israel warns new Hezbollah leaderThe Israeli parliament's decision on Monday to vote to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, citing the alleged role of some local staff in the attack,...
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US election live: Watch as Kamala Harris gives final major speech
29Oct By No Comments
World News

US election live: Watch as Kamala Harris gives final major speech

The latest polls have vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump even in the critical southwest states of Arizona and Nevada. At 12.30pm on Wednesday (NZT), Harris will give her final speech on the Ellipse - the patch of park where Trump rallied his supporters on 6 January 2021, within view of the White House. Trump is still working to distance himself from the controversial Madison Square Gardens rally insisting he is "the opposite of a Nazi". Keep up to date with the latest US election coverage here: Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. Source link
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Report calls on Ottawa to launch 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children
29Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Report calls on Ottawa to launch 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children

A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is calling on the federal government to create an Indigenous-led national commission with a 20-year mandate to investigate missing and disappeared Indigenous children. It’s also calling on Canada to refer itself to the International Criminal Court for investigation.Kimberly Murray, Canada’s special interlocutor on unmarked graves, released her final report Tuesday in Gatineau, Que., during a gathering with Indigenous residential school survivors and experts from across the country.More than 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools, the last of which closed in 1996. An estimated 6,000 children died in the schools, though experts say the actual number could be much higher.Many of thei...
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Placenta plays a hidden role in maternal anxiety, depression: Study
29Oct By No Comments
Health

Placenta plays a hidden role in maternal anxiety, depression: Study

In groundbreaking research, a team of Australian researchers has identified the placenta`s unexpected influence on maternal mental health. The finding may potentially revolutionise the understanding of pregnancy-related anxiety and depression and help develop a treatment for the conditions. Scientists at the Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland identified 13 distinct glucocorticoid receptor isoforms in the placenta, with one particular variant showing a surprising response to maternal stress. "We have discovered that the placenta has 13 different isoforms of the glucocorticoid receptor, with one isoform expressed in the presence of maternal stress, anxiety, and depression that activates an inflammatory response in the placenta in the presence of high cortisol concentrations,...
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Several missing as flash floods sweep cars through the streets in Spain | World News
29Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Several missing as flash floods sweep cars through the streets in Spain | World News

Several people have been reported missing after flash floods struck Spain, sweeping cars through the streets.Shocking images and videos have emerged from eastern and southern parts of Spain, showing heavy rainfall turning once-busy roads into muddy rivers. Flooding caused havoc, running from the provinces of Malaga in the south to Valencia in the east. Image: A man looks on at the destruction caused by the flash floods in Malaga province. Pic: AP Image: Cars are swept away by the water in Alora, Malaga province. Pic: AP Image: Pic: AP Videos shared by Spanish broadcasters showed floodwate...
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