630,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar while 6700 have been killed in just one month ! More than half the children under the age of five killed in Myanmar were reportedly shot, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres. At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed over the course of a month during a crackdown by Myanmar's security forces, according to a charity. Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres or MSF) says its survey of refugee camps in Bangladesh put the death toll at around 9,000 between 25 A…
A mysterious cigar-shaped object in space is not an alien craft, according to initial scans carried out by scientists. The large unidentified object, thought to be an asteroid, was scanned for radio signals after its unique shape sparked speculation it could be an alien ship. Researchers from the £75m Seti project, Breakthrough Listen, used a telescope in West Virginia to keep an ear on the mystery body, which has been named Oumuamua by astronomers. They said while monitoring and analysis continued, the first signs wer…
In a stunning victory, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's Senate election Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual assault claims. Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's Senate election It was the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter-century in Alabama, one of the reddest of red states, and proved anew that party loyalty is anything but sure in the age of Trump. The Republican loss was a ma…
Meat, fruits, and vegetables – studies have suggested that these foods have the potential to boost mood and mental health. But which are best? Well, according to new research, the effects of specific foods on psychological well-being are highly dependent on a person's age. Researchers from the State University of New York at Binghamton have found that certain foods affect the mood and mental wellness of young adults differently to that of older adults, and vice versa. Study co-author Lina Begdache, who is an assistant pr…
Security services missed vital clues in the days leading up to several of the terror atrocities that have hit Britain this year, it has been revealed. London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt had been hiding in plain sight, even appearing on TV documentary The Jihadi Next Door. He is pictured, third from the left, in the back row London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt had been hiding in plain sight, even appearing on TV documentary The Jihadi Next Door. He is pictured, third from the left, in the back row It is now t…
A new study shows that when women exercise, their body processes oxygen a lot faster than men's. This indicates superior aerobic fitness, explain the researchers. In other words, As society is making more and more progress in the sociopolitical realm of gender equality, there are fields where, in addition to equality and fairness, physical differences between the sexes matter a great deal. Athletic training is one such field. But new research challenges the traditional belief that men are athletically superior to women. In…
If you're a cheese lover, you will welcome the results of this new study with open arms. Researchers suggest that eating around 40 grams (or 1.41 ounces) of cheese every day could help to reduce the risk of heart disease and strope. These new findings come from an analysis of 15 observational studies that looked at the effects of cheese intake on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Study co-author Li-Qiang Qin — who works in the Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene at Soochow University's School of Public He…
Blood pressure declines 14 to 18 years before death. It's normal for blood pressure to trend lower in the elderly--but it foreshadows the end. Blood pressure in the elderly gradually begins to decrease about 14 or so years before death, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine. Researchers from UConn Health and the University of Exeter Medical School in the U.K. looked at the electronic medical records of 46,634 British citizens who…
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