Irregular and long menstrual cycles in adolescence and adulthood are associated with a greater risk of early death (before age 70), finds a study published by The BMJ today. These associations were stronger for deaths related to cardiovascular disease and when long and irregular cycles were consistently present during adolescence and throughout adulthood. They were also slightly stronger among women who smoked. The results highlight the need to consider the menstrual cycle as a vital sign of general health in women throughout their reproductiv…
A Japanese man has pleaded guilty to murdering nine people after contacting them on Twitter, in a high-profile case that has shocked the country. Dubbed the "Twitter killer", Takahiro Shiraishi was arrested in 2017 after body parts were found in his flat. He told a court in Tokyo on Wednesday that the allegations against him "are all correct". But his lawyers argue that his charges should be reduced because his victims apparently gave consent to be killed. If convicted of murder, Mr Shiraishi faces the death penalty, which …
Over 73Mln Watch US Presidential Debate, Down 13% From 2016 More than 73 million people watched the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden, the Nielsen marketing research firm said in a press release. To compare, more than 84 million people watched the first debate between Trump and Clinton on 26 September 2016. "An estimated 73.1 million people tuned in to watch the first debate of the 2020 presidential election on Tuesday, 29 September 2020", the release said on …
The two presidential candidates have pressured each other on a range of issues - starting from the coronavirus pandemic and finishing with election integrity, with their views clashing on almost every point. US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have had an intense first presidential debate in Cleveland on Tuesday. During the debate, Trump and Biden were constantly interrupting and sniping at each other, making it hard for moderator Chris Wallace to follow the time limits set for each speaker. He even had to raise his voic…
Pope Francis Declines to Meet Mike Pompeo After Secretary of State Slams Vatican-China Ties. The Pope was to meet the US top diplomat to discuss the would-be renewal of the Vatican-China deal, which oversees the procedure of appointment of Chinese bishops. The Pope was to meet the US top diplomat to discuss the would-be renewal of the Vatican-China deal, which oversees the procedure of appointment of Chinese bishops. Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will not meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is going …
A woman is suffering from the Black Death after eating an infected marmot 'delicatessen'. 'Black Death' outbreak in Mongolia in the province of Khovd. The 25-year-old is being held in isolation in Khovd province, Mongolia, along with 19 people she had contact with. Another unrelated case in Khentii province is also being investigated, say reports. Separately in China a three year old boy in the southwest Yunnan province is feared to have contracted plague, also known as the Black Death. The Chinese incident emerged after thre…
US President Donald Trump will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett, of the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, to fill the seat of late Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to emerging reports on the decision, which is set to be announced on Saturday . Judge Amy Coney Barrett Exactly one week after the announcement of Ginsburg’s passing, Trump has reportedly determined that Barrett, 48, will be his Supreme Court nominee ahead of the contentious November 3 presidential election, The Hill r…
The death toll from the coronavirus infection in the world topped 987,000, over 32.4 million cases of infection were detected, and almost 22.3 million of those patients were cured, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources. The United States still has the highest case count in the world, with 7,032,595, including 203,746 fatalities and 2,727,335 recoveries. India comes second in terms of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases …
Magawa the mine-recognizing rodent wins PDSA Gold Medal. Magawa has made safe 141,000 square metres of heavily mined ground in Cambodia and is the first rat to win a PDSA award for valour and the first non-canine to win the Gold Medal Magawa the mine-recognizing rodent This courageous critter is a hero of the rat race – awarded the animal world’s highest bravery award for sniffing out deadly landmines and explosives in Cambodia. Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, has made safe 141,000 square metres of heavily mined ground – equal to 20 …
Politics,North Korea On Thursday, the South Korean Defence Ministry accused North Korea of fatally shooting a missing South Korean civilian and burning his body. Seoul also demanded that Pyongyang "provide an explanation and punish those responsible" US Local Riots broke out in Louisville on Wednesday. Police Officer Who Was Shot During Louisville Protests Shows Up for Roll Call in Less Than 24 Hours. Politics Norway Negotiating to Resuscitate Cold War-Era Military Deal With US During the Cold War era,…
Serial killer held a Creepy collection of items included homemade sex toys in Perth, Australia. Bradley Robert Edwards Sick Bradley Robert Edwards was convicted of killing Jane Rimmer, 23, and Ciara Glennon, 27 in Claremont, a suburb of Perth, Australia. A serial killer's horror collection of items included homemade sex toys and murder notes found in a garage at his home. Sick Bradley Robert Edwards was convicted of killing Jane Rimmer, 23, and Ciara Glennon, 27 in Claremont, a suburb of Perth, Australia. Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon went miss…
On Wednesday, protesters took to the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, after the state's attorney general announced that the police officers responsible for the killing of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, will not face criminal charges over her death. At least two police officers have been shot in Louisville, Kentucky, amid civil unrest over a decision by state Attorney General Daniel Cameron suggesting that the use of force by two police officers in Breonna Taylor's death in March was justified under state law. Louisville Me…
Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are increasing among women ages 18 to 30 in the United States, a recent study by Quest Diagnostics suggests. The study, recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine , analyzed more than 17 million laboratory samples taken between 2010 and 2017 from females ages 12 to 30. Researchers found that while there was a decline in cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea among adolescents ages 12 to 17, women of ages 25 to 30 experienced a 50% increase in positive test results. Women 18 to 24 had a 21% incr…
Switzerland Calls for 28-Month Jail Sentence for Paris Saint-Germain President in TV Rights Trial Last week, Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi went on trial on charges of corruption in the attribution of World Cup TV Rights Al-Khelaifi , President of Paris Saint-Germain Swiss prosecutors have called for a 28-month prison term for Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who is accused of inciting a former top FIFA official, Jerome Valcke, to commit "aggravated criminal mismanagement", according to the Swiss…
Maddie detectives have 'material evidence' she is dead but refuse to say more. German paedophile Christian Brueckner is suspected of abducting and murdering Madeleine McCann, who went missing from her family's flat at the Ocean Club complex in Praia da Luz in the Algarve. Madeleine McCann and German paedhophile Christian Brueckner German detectives probing the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have material evidence that she is dead, the lead prosecutor says. Public prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters refus…
Having accused China of being behind the initial dangerous spread of the novel coronavirus, the US axed its funding of the World Health Organisation, which Washington claimed was acting pro-China. In his recorded speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, which is held on-line this year, US President Donald Trump will call on the UN to " hold China accountable for their actions " vis-a-vis the still raging coronavirus pandemic. “Later, they falsely said people without symptoms would not spread the disease..." he is expected t…
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