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This figure points to «the need for increased legislation and primary prevention efforts to keep children safe,» the researchers wrote in the study. ADVERTISEMENT One in 12 children in the …

A Nordic country has the world’s highest rate of childhood type 1 diabetes, according to a new analysis. ADVERTISEMENT The number of children with diabetes has surged nearly 40 per …

On a sun-parched plateau, high in South Africa’s rugged Cederberg mountains, Boltwin Tamboer harvests rooibos tea in much the same way his forefathers would have done. Watched over by a …

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in major cities around the world to condemn the Israeli military operations in Gaza as the war in the Palestinian …

The world has at least 58 million US dollar millionaires, accounting for 1.5 percent of the global adult population, according to the 2024 UBS Global Wealth Report (PDF), which sampled …

The glitch was caused by a corrupted update which caused computers running Windows to crash, causing havoc across much of the world. ADVERTISEMENT Microsoft has estimated that around 8.5 million …

While both China and Russia have improved their standing in the world over the past year, the US has seen its approval rating deteriorate in the Middle East and even …

UN agency reports that the number of victims worldwide has now reached 230 million, even as efforts to curtail female genital mutilation show progress in some countries. ADVERTISEMENT More than …

Obesity prevalence rates have increased dramatically among children, teenagers, and adults, with the condition now affecting more than one billion people in the world, a new study shows. ADVERTISEMENT More …

Dry weather and warm temperatures have worsened the Italian city’s smog problem. ADVERTISEMENT Air pollution in the Lombardy region of Italy has pushed authorities to introduce strict new rules. Restrictions …