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Distress signal from fat cells prompts heart to shore up defences against
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): A stress signal received by the heart from fat could help protect against cardiac damage induced by obesity, a new study led by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests.
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Haiti earthquake: Toll rises to 1941
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 18 (ANI): The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1941, Xinhua reported citing authorities.
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6.9 magnitude quake hits US' Alaska
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Alaska [US], August 14 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter scale occurred 605 km southwest of Homer, Alaska in the United States, said the National Center for Seismology.
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Japan orders evacuation of over 1.2 million people over heavy rainfall
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has ordered the evacuation of 1.23 million people in four southwestern provinces over the heavy rainfall, media reported on Saturday.
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Lawmaker says 'darkest day' in Plymouth since WWII after 6 killed in shoot
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Plymouth [UK] August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): A mass shooting which left six people dead in Plymouth, southwest England, is the darkest hour in the city's history since the end of World War II, a member of parliament for Plymouth, Sutton Luke Pollard told new agencies.
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Delhi's Nangal rape case: Family cremates remaining human tissue, feet of
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The cremation of the remaining human tissue and feet of the nine-year-old who was allegedly raped and murdered in southwest Delhi's Old Nangal area, was conducted on Wednesday by her parents, police said.
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Heavy downpours affect over 100,000 people in China's Sichuan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): More than 100,000 people have been affected by floods in southwest China's Sichuan Province following torrential rains, local media reported.
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Common weight-loss drug may help maintain heart health: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): A recent clinical study led by researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Centre, found that a commonly-prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide successfully targets fat that can help maintain heart health.
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Researchers reveal common weight-loss drug might help maintain heart healt
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dallas [US], August 6 (ANI): The findings of a new clinical trial at UT Southwestern Medical Centre reveal that a commonly-prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide successfully targets fat that can endanger heart health.
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Turkey battles wildfires for six days in coastal resorts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey has been battling wildfires that erupted in the southern and southwestern coastal resort towns and have lasted six days, officials announced Monday.
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Afghan forces thwart Taliban's attempt to storm prison in Helmand, 38 terr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Afghan government forces have killed 38 members of the Taliban when they attempted to storm a prison in the southwestern city of Lashkargah in Helmand province, the Afghan defense ministry informed on Monday.
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5.2 magnitude quake jolts Mexico
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], August 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.2 magnitude earthquake jolted 26 kilometer West-Southwest of Bavispe, Mexico at 21.19 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.
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