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UN: High blood pressure, glucose a global problem
May 16th
One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key trigger of heart disease, health experts said on Wednesday while underlining the growing number of cases in developing countries. Canada and the United States have the fewest patients, at less than 20 percent of adults, but in some African countries the estimated figure is closer to 50 percent, the World Health Organization said. Increased life expectancy and changes in lifestyle mean that chronic conditions once associated with wealthier nations are now affecting lower income countries.
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Loading ...Pakistan’s price: US to pay $365 million more a year to reopen supply lines
May 16th
ISLAMABAD: The cost of the US-led war effort in Afghanistan is about to rise by $365 million annually under an agreement that would reopen a key NATO supply route through Pakistan that’s been closed for nearly six months, The Christian Science Monitor reported. The accord, which the Pakistani government announced late Tuesday, would revive the transport of vital supplies of food and equipment from Pakistani ports overland to land-locked Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...U.S.-Pakistan near deal on reopening supply lines
May 16th
WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States appeared on the verge of clinching an agreement to reopen ground supply lines into Afghanistan, a U.S. official said, as Islamabad confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan’s ties with US, NATO at crucial point: Gilani
May 16th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf on Wednesday chaired an important meeting of the Federal Cabinet, reportedly finalizing the reopening of NATO supply line, SAMAA reports. Gilani also took cabinet into confidence over his recent visit to Britain, terming it ‘successful’. “Our relations with the United States and NATO are currently at a crucial turning point and we should take steps accordingly, keeping in view our geographical importance and national interests,” Gilani said while addressing the cabinet.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Asia helps drive Facebook’s 1-billion goal
May 16th
As Facebook nears saturation levels in some Western countries, Asian users are helping drive the social-networking leader s march on the 1-billion-user milestone and beyond.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...1 in 3 in US have sleepwalked during their lives
May 15th
NEW YORK: Close to one in three people in the United States may sleepwalk during their lives, according to a U.S.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US, Pakistan make ‘considerable progress’ on NATO route
May 15th
The US State Department said Monday that the United States and Pakistan have made "considerable progress" in talks aimed at reopening NATO supply routes into Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan ‘to move on’ over NATO supply lines
May 14th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Monday it was time to “move on” and repair relations with the United States and NATO. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar made the remarks one day before Pakistani leaders are to discuss ending the blockade, and so cave in to a key demand from the West in time to attend a NATO summit in Chicago on May 20-21
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition seeks unity
May 14th
AMMAN: Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, as efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when an opposition group said it would boycott Arab-backed talks to unite its splintered ranks. The latest bloodshed centered in the town of Rastan, where opposition sources said shelling by President Assad’s forces killed nine other people, further unraveling a month-old U.N
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Eight insurgents killed in Khyber, Mohmand clashes
May 14th
Staff Report LANDI KOTAL: Clashes between militant groups and Pakistani security forces in Khyber Agency and Mohmand Agency have left eight insurgents and one security man dead, SAMAA reports on Monday. Officials said terrorist on Sunday night attacked a check post in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Bahrain protesters clash with police outside capital
May 12th
MANAMA: Pro-democracy protesters burned tyres and clashed with police in Bahrain on Saturday to demand the release of opposition leaders and rights activists, one of whom has been on a three-month hunger strike, residents said.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...India agrees $560 mln US artillery deal: officials
May 12th
NEW DELHI: India has agreed a $560-million deal to buy 145 howitzer guns from BAE Systems of the United States as it upgrades its antiquated military hardware, an official said Saturday. India is updating its military capabilities with hardware worth tens of billions of dollars in the face of long-standing tensions with regional rivals China and Pakistan
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pak. stocks down; rupee, o/n rates flat
May 11th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan stocks dropped for a second consecutive day on Friday with investors concerned about the possibility of the U.S. Congress imposing more conditions on American assistance and trade with Pakistan, analysts said.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Suicide bomb plot leak worries security experts
May 11th
LONDON: Counter-terrorism experts expressed concern on Friday over U.S. leaks about an undercover operation that foiled a suicide bomb plot, saying its exposure may deter agents from volunteering for the risky job of infiltrating al Qaeda’s network
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama: Europe should have followed U.S. economic lead
May 11th
SEATTLE: President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Europe was still in a difficult place economically in part because it did not take some of the steps the United States did. Addressing about 70 people at a fundraiser in Seattle, Obama said Europe’s troubles were among the factors that could affect U.S. growth, also mentioning high gasoline prices as a potential economic drag.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Clinton praises Indian refiners for Iran oil cuts
May 8th
NEW DEHLI; U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton focused on Tuesday on India’s refiners for their cuts in crude imports from Iran in a shift from pressure on the New Delhi government, welcoming the steps the refineries had taken so far.
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