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1-3 of 10 people being diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
27Sep By No Comments
Health

1-3 of 10 people being diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

One to three of 10 people are being diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which is rapidly emerging as a major public health concern closely linked with metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said on Friday. Chandra, who released the revised Operational Guidelines and Training Module of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), here said India has taken the lead in recognising it as a major non-communicable disease (NCD). "NAFLD is rapidly emerging as a major public health concern, closely linked with metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Out of 10, one to three people can have NAFLD which highlights the impact of the disease," Chandra stated. He highlighted that the release of revised ope...
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Celebrities and royals who married ‘normal’ people
27Sep By No Comments
Life Style

Celebrities and royals who married ‘normal’ people

There is something deeply satisfying about a celebrity who decides to couple up with a normie. First, because it implies that any one of us weirdos could pull an A-lister if we were simply in the right place at the right time. And second, because it raises so many interesting questions. Why? How? Where did they meet? How do they make it work? Does the normal person even understand the concept of a glam team? Does the celebrity even understand the concept of renting? It’s fascinating.As for who to direct those questions to, well, that’s what we’ll be answering here. From Riz Ahmed’s coffee shop meet-cute with his novelist wife to Sydney Sweeney’s “business guy” fiancé, here are all the celebs and royals that took a chance on kissing a frog, only for it to remain a frog. Aka ended up with us...
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UK Just Stop Oil duo jailed for throwing soup at Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
27Sep By No Comments
World News

UK Just Stop Oil duo jailed for throwing soup at Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’

The activists threw soup at the painting in a London gallery, then glued themselves to the wall. Photo: Supplied / Twitter Two climate activists from Just Stop Oil who threw soup at Vincent van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' painting in London's National Gallery were on Friday jailed for criminal damage. Phoebe Plummer, 23, and Anna Holland, 22, threw tins of Heinz tomato soup on the artwork in October 2022, before glueing themselves to the wall below the painting. The soup caused up to 10,000 pounds (NZ$21,120) worth of damage to the frame, prosecutors said, though the painting - which was behind a protective screen - was unharmed and went back on display later the same day. The pair pleaded not guilty but were convicted after a trial at London's Southwark Crown Court, where Plummer was sentenced...
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Veteran Japan lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba to be PM after ‘final battle’
27Sep By No Comments
World News

Veteran Japan lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba to be PM after ‘final battle’

By Sakura Murakami, John Geddie and Tim Kelly, Reuters Shigeru Ishiba (centre), former secretary-general of LDP, smiles after winning Japan's Liberal Democratic Party presidential election by runoff vote in Tokyo on 27 September. Photo: AFP/ Yomiuri Shimbun - Takuya Matsumoto Ruling party picks Ishiba to replace PM Kishida Veteran succeeds in fifth and final leadership bid Lone wolf popular with public, has enemies in LDP Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's prime minister after winning a closely fought contest on Friday in his fifth - and what he called final - attempt to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The 67-year-old political veteran prevailed over hard-line nationalist Sanae Takaichi in a run-off vote in what was one of the most un...
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Indonesia gold mine collapses after landslide, killing 15
27Sep By No Comments
World News

Indonesia gold mine collapses after landslide, killing 15

West Sumatra in Indonesia. (File image) Photo: SUPPLIED / AFP / ADRIANA ADIE At least 15 people have died in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's province of West Sumatra, following a landslide caused by heavy rains, an official said on Friday, while rescuers are scrambling to locate seven missing. Small-scale and illegal mining has often caused accidents in Indonesia, where mineral resources are located in remote areas in conditions difficult for authorities to regulate. The illegal gold mine in the district of Solok collapsed after a landslide on Thursday evening due to heavy rain, said Irwan Efendi, the head of the provincial disaster agency. Rescuers must trek eight hours to get to the site, which is inaccessible by road, Irwan told Reuters, adding, "The victims are t...
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Central Otago residents weigh in on what they want to see for region’s growth
27Sep By No Comments
Business

Central Otago residents weigh in on what they want to see for region’s growth

Central Otago. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton Central Otago is creating a strategy to shape its economic future with hopes it may ease the pressures from rapid growth. A recent report suggested more growth was on the horizon with the population expected to climb from 26,000 last year to 37,000 by 2048. The population had grown roughly two-and-a-half times faster than the national average over the last five years, and tourism was also on the rise. Local mayor Tim Cadogan said growth was a good problem to have, but they were grappling with a housing shortage that was putting pressure on staffing and businesses. Short term rentals were eating up a lot of the housing stock as were holiday homes. Central Otago mayor Tim Cadogan. Photo: Supplied "The biggest failure I've got as mayor has bee...
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27Sep By No Comments
Health

Mumbai teen becomes first in the world to successfully undergo hand transplant

In a historic set of events, a 15-year-old girl from Goregaon in Mumbai, who lost her right hand due to electrocution in 2022, has received a new hand. This teenager has become the youngest recipient in Asia and the first globally to undergo a shoulder-level limb transplant successfully. The hand transplant represents the 12th successful hand transplant conducted at Gleneagles Hospital, a leading transplant facility in Mumbai and Western India. Notably, this is the first time in India that a hand transplant was performed using the organ of a 9-year-old brain-dead donor from Surat, providing this teenager with an incredible gift.  The 12-hour surgery was skillfully carried out by Dr. Nilesh G. Satbhai, head of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery at Gleneagles Hospitals in Parel, ...
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ANZ backs capital gains tax – what about the other bank bosses?
27Sep By No Comments
Business

ANZ backs capital gains tax – what about the other bank bosses?

ANZ boss Antonia Watson speaking on RNZ's interview show 30 with Guyon Espiner. Photo: RNZ ANZ boss Antonia Watson might have voiced her support for a capital gains tax (CGT) this week but the heads of New Zealand's other main banks have bowed out of the conversation. Speaking on RNZ's interview show 30 with Guyon Espiner, Watson said she believed taxing investment properties at the point of sale was fair. "People are investing in housing for the purpose of getting a capital gain on it. And if that's the purpose of it, why not have that as part of the tax take?" RNZ asked the chief executives of ASB, Westpac, BNZ and Kiwibank whether they agreed. None were willing to comment. Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen said he had been a long-standing proponent of a CGT. "For the point of ta...
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Otago residents weigh in on what they want to see for region’s growth
27Sep By No Comments
Business

Otago residents weigh in on what they want to see for region’s growth

Central Otago. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton Central Otago is creating a strategy to shape its economic future with hopes it may ease the pressures from rapid growth. A recent report suggested more growth was on the horizon with the population expected to climb from 26,000 last year to 37,000 by 2048. The population had grown roughly two-and-a-half times faster than the national average over the last five years, and tourism was also on the rise. Local mayor Tim Cadogan said growth was a good problem to have, but they were grappling with a housing shortage that was putting pressure on staffing and businesses. Short term rentals were eating up a lot of the housing stock as were holiday homes. Central Otago mayor Tim Cadogan. Photo: Supplied "The biggest failure I've got as mayor has bee...
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Failed attempts on Donald Trump’s life ‘miracles’ – Melania Trump
27Sep By No Comments
World News

Failed attempts on Donald Trump’s life ‘miracles’ – Melania Trump

Former first lady Melania Trump joins Republican presidential nominee, former US president Donald Trump on stage after he officially accepted the Republican presidential nomination on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on 18 July 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo: Andrew Harnik / Getty Images via AFP The failed assassination attempts of former US president Donald Trump have been described by his wife as "miracles". Former US first lady Melania Trump gave a sit-down interview to Fox News ahead of the release of her memoir, Melania. "I believe it was the time that I tell my story and the truth because a lot of misinformation and falsehoods written about me and I want to put the record straight and people can learn some things that were never discuss...
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