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No link between sports concussions and cognitive problems: Study
9Sep By No Comments
Health

No link between sports concussions and cognitive problems: Study

Sports-related concussions (SRC) may not be linked to long-term cognitive problems for non-professional players, according to a study on Wednesday.   The research, published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP), showed that people who reported having any SRC in their lives performed marginally better cognitively than those with no concussion history. In fact, participants who had sustained SRC actually performed better cognitively in some domains than those who had never had a concussion, suggesting that sports activity may have preventive effects. Led by researchers from the University of New South Wales, Australia, an international team from the US, and the UK analysed data from over 15,000 participants aged 50 to 90. The research aimed to comprehend cogniti...
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Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown
9Sep By No Comments
World News

Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown

By Alexander Ratz and Sarah Marsh, Reuters Police officers stand by a frequently used route by migrants across the German-Polish border near Forst, eastern Germany on 11 October 2023, during a patrol near the border with Poland. Germany will extend temporary controls to all of its borders to crack down on irregular migration into the country, a government source told AFP on 9 September 2024. Photo: JENS SCHLUETER / AFP Germany's government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country's land borders in what it called an attempt to tackle irregular migration and protect the public from threats such as Islamist extremism. The controls within what is normally a wide area of free movement - the European Schengen zone - will start on 16 September and initially last for ...
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Unfinished Auckland apartment block ‘a blight on the Epsom landscape’
9Sep By No Comments
Business

Unfinished Auckland apartment block ‘a blight on the Epsom landscape’

The half-finished apartment building in Auckland's Epsom has been left derelict for the past five years. Photo: RNZ / Melanie Earley A year after a troubled, half-finished Auckland apartment block found a new owner, neighbouring businesses are still waiting for the building to be finished - or knocked down. The Epsom Central Apartments Project halted five years ago, after Auckland Council found it had not complied with building consent. The original partnership, Epsom Central Apartments LP, was put into receivership in 2022, and purchased by Xiao Liu, the director of a company named Reeheng Limited, in September 2023. Since then, community members and business owners have said there has been an air of mystery around what will happen to the building, which at one point was filled with ra...
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Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery – report
9Sep By No Comments
World News

Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery – report

By Eric Beech and Lisa Richwine, Reuters Photo: ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein had emergency heart surgery on Monday after experiencing chest pains the previous evening at a New York City jail, ABC News reported, citing unnamed sources. Weinstein, 72, is due in court this week where prosecutors had been presenting evidence to a New York grand jury as they work to secure a new indictment against him on sex crimes charges, ABC reported. Weinstein, who has denied having any non-consensual sexual encounters with anyone, was found guilty on rape charges in February 2020. The New York Court of Appeals threw out the conviction in April, finding Weinstein did not get a fair trial because a judge improperly allowed testimony by accusers he was not formally c...
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Nervous wait for Winstone Pulp mill workers unsure if they still have jobs
9Sep By No Comments
Business

Nervous wait for Winstone Pulp mill workers unsure if they still have jobs

About 230 workers await news about whether they still have jobs at Winstone Pulp. Photo: Alexa Cook/RNZ It is an anxious time for 230 North Island mill workers who are waiting for a meeting where they will learn if their company is closing down or not. Winstone Pulp International has proposed closing two of its mills near Ohakune because of high wholesale power prices. For the past few weeks Winstone has been meeting with energy company Mercury and ministers to try and find a way to stay open. A petition was launched last week to save the mill - as there are fears the nearby communities will turn into ghost towns because Winstone is the main employer in the area. The final decision was expected on Monday, but it was extended until Tuesday afternoon, and the company planned to meet with ...
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Apple announces iPhone 16, new watch and Airpods
9Sep By No Comments
Business

Apple announces iPhone 16, new watch and Airpods

By Max A. Cherney and Kenrick Cai, Reuters Apple held an event Tuesday morning to showcase the new iPhone 16, Airpods and Apple Watch models. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP Apple unveiled updated Watches and AirPods at an event focused on its AI-enhanced iPhone 16, although Apple's product showcase risks being overshadowed by Chinese rival Huawei's tri-fold phone, unofficially announced earlier in the day. The Chinese company's website showed on Tuesday that it had garnered more than 3 million pre-orders for its Z-shaped tri-fold phone. This underscores Huawei's ability to navigate US sanctions and solidifies its position against Apple in China, where consumers are hankering for more AI features and are willing to pay for them. Apple shares were barely changed in early after...
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‘Loving and being loved’: Catherine, Princess of Wales says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy
9Sep By No Comments
World News

‘Loving and being loved’: Catherine, Princess of Wales says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy

By Michael Holden, Reuters Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said she had finished her course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer, saying the treatment had given her a new perspective and made her grateful for "simply loving and being loved". Kate, 42, wife of heir-to-the-throne Prince William, had major abdominal surgery in January which revealed the presence of cancer and has been undergoing treatment since then. In a personal message accompanying an intimate video of her with her husband and their three young children, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Princes George, 11, and Louis, 6, Kate said she would be carrying out a handful of public engagements later this year. But she cautioned her path to full recovery would be long, and her focus was to remain cancer free. Catherine, Princ...
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ANI sues Netflix over IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack for copyright infringement
9Sep By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

ANI sues Netflix over IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack for copyright infringement

There seems no end to the troubles for IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack and its streaming platform Netflix. According to a report by Bar and Bench, ANI sues Netflix and makers of IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack for alleged infringement of copyright and trademark. ANI says the show uses its footages showing the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, General Parvez Musharraf and terrorist Masood Azhar without licence." According to Reuters, the news agency has demanded that four episodes from the show be taken down as they used ANI content without license.  Following this Delhi HC issued notice to Netflix and the show`s other producers. The matter was briefly heard by Justice Mini Pushkarna and ordered the production houses associated with the show- Matchbox Shots, Benaras Mediaworks, and Netflix- to file...
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How to calm your anxiety and stop feeling stressed-out
9Sep By No Comments
Life Style

How to calm your anxiety and stop feeling stressed-out

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Night owls may be at a higher risk of diabetes, finds study
9Sep By No Comments
Health

Night owls may be at a higher risk of diabetes, finds study

Night owls -- a person who is habitually active or wakeful at night -- tend to have a higher body mass index (BMI), larger waists, and more hidden body fat and thus are almost 50 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) than those who go to bed earlier, shows new research on Monday. Previous studies have indicated that late chronotype -- people who prefer to go to bed late and wake up late -- live an unhealthy lifestyle, and are at higher risk of obesity and metabolic disorders including type 2 diabetes. The new study showed that a late chronotype had a 46 per cent higher risk of developing diabetes, which suggests that the increased risk of T2D can`t be explained by lifestyle alone. "We believe that other mechanisms are also at play," said lead researcher Dr. Jeroen van de...
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