DENMARK - The size of a young person affects the risk of cardiovascular disease, say researchers at the University of Copenhagen. The more a person was small during his childhood, the more likely he is to have a stroke in adulthood:...
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JAPAN - Japanese scientists have found a link between food swallowing speed, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, and came to a surprising conclusion: eating slower would make you lose weight! Japanese researchers from Kyushu University conducted a study of...
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DENMARK - This spring, Denmark could be added to the list of European countries where it is officially forbidden to go out in the street in burqa and niqab. The draft law, drafted by the Danish Ministry of Justice, will...
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BELGIUM - Even if "you have never visited the Facebook site before, it can track your browsing behavior, without you realizing it," said the court in Brussels, asking the network to stop tracing netizens under penalty of a daily penalty...
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UNITED STATES - US scientists have invented a cancer vaccine from a genetically modified virus that stimulates immunity in the human body. Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco, have developed this new vaccine from the cancerous Pexa-Vec virus by...
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BELGIUM - The court in Belgium demanded from the social network Facebook to stop collecting data on the actions of Belgian citizens on the Internet, otherwise the company faces a fine. This is reported by the Assosiated Press referring to...
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UNITED STATES - In the operating system Windows 10 will be added mode High-Performance, which will make the computer run at full power. The new feature, however, will appear only in the "professional" edition of Windows 10 Pro. About this in...
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UNITED STATES - The net loss of the US-based Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest non-alcoholic beverage producer, in the fourth quarter of 2017 was $ 2.75 million, or $ 0.65 per share, compared to a net profit of $ 550...
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UNITED STATES - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for more women to be given time to labor and reduce surgical intervention as well as more involvement in decision-making. Of the 26 new recommendations, WHO rejected the traditional...
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UNITED STATES - NASA scientists using the Kepler telescope have discovered 100 new worlds outside the solar system, the Astronomical Journal writes. Some of the new exoplanets are similar in size to the Earth. "We confirmed the existence of a planet...
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GERMANY - Cash is no longer the main way of payment in Germany, the study of the Bundesbank showed, indicating a change in the historical trend based on privacy and freedom, Reuters writes. The Bundesbank was a staunch supporter of cash...
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UNITED STATES - The risk of infection with a bacterium that attacks the gastrointestinal tract due to consumption of raw milk was estimated to be 150 times higher than with pasteurized milk. Experts from US Centers for Disease Control and...
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UNITED STATES (VOP) - Wife of Donald Trump Jr. taken to hospital after opening envelope containing white powder. Wife of Donald Trump, Jr., Vanessa Trump, was hospitalized after the discovery of the "envelope with white powder," Fox News reported citing the...
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UNITED STATES (VOP) - The use of drugs based on paracetamol can lead to a violation of human reproductive function and problems with the development of the fetus, notes the journal EBioMedicine. The researchers conducted a study in which 455...
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PAKISTAN - Pakistan banned all events promoting Valentine's Day, including media coverage of any of these events, for the second year in a row, following a court ruling that the event was not Islamic. On Wednesday (February 7th), Pakistan's e-Media...
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RUSSIA (VOP) - A source familiar with the Russian emergency ministry said preliminary information indicates that there were no survivors in the disaster of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the province of Moscow on Sunday, which was carrying...
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GERMANY (VOP) - Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson died in Berlin on the 49th year of his life. This is reported in the facebook of the artist. "With deep sorrow, we confirm the demise of our dear friend Johan: we lost one...
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AFRICA (VOP) - A lack of rainfall and crop pests in southern Africa threatens a wider spread of hunger across the region, threatening millions, especially children, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said. "Considering that the region has not fully...
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UNITED STATES (VOP) - A recent asteroid has discovered 64,000 kilometers of land on Friday, making it the second space rock to pass into the moon's orbit in a week, scientists from the US space agency said. Paul Chaudas, director of...
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UNITED STATES - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that nearly one billion children and minors worldwide are subjected to physical, mental, sexual or neglectful violence. According to the UN agency, 50 percent of minors between the ages of...
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