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  • Drinking water instead of fizzy drinks significantly reduces risk of diabetes

    Drinking water instead of fizzy drinks could dramatically reduce your chances of developing Type 2 diabetes, scientists say. Researchers from Harvard University are presenting new evidence which shows replacing sugar-sweetened drinks with water can lead to weight loss and help reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes by seven per cent. Professor Frank Hu, from…

  • The most difficult job in the world? Apple advertises for two ‘guards’ to keep iPhone secret

    Apple’s annual iPhone update has become a geeky feeding frenzy – with ‘leaks’ and rumours springing from sources as diverse as the chip foundries used to solder Apple processors to well-refreshed Californian employees leaving prototypes in bars. In previous years, people have even used high-powered scanners to look inside Apple’s headquarters in California for ‘suspicious’…

  • Stuntman who ate 25,000 light bulbs and 6,000 vinyl records during miraculous munching career retires

    An iron-stomached stuntman who has eaten his way through tons of scrap is retiring after he nearly died when he bit off more than he could chew. Branko Crnogorac, 80, from Apatin in Serbia, has left audiences open-mouthed as he scoffed his way through 25,000 light bulbs, 12,000 forks, 2,000 spoons, 2,600 plates and nearly…

  • Six more die of dengue fever in Lahore

    LAHORE: Six more patients succumbed to the virus in Lahore on Monday, while more than 7,000 cases were reported in Punjab. The death toll from the dengue virus has now reached 39 in Lahore. Unofficial reports suggest that over 12,000 people have been affected by dengue in Lahore alone. The virus has also claimed one life in Islamabad. In Multan,…

  • Bomb blast kills 15, injures 100 in attack on Karachi police compound

    Militants attacked a police compound in the heart of Pakistan’s largest city this evening, detonating a massive car bomb that levelled the building and killed at least 15 people. The gang of around six gunmen managed to penetrate a high-security area of Karachi that is home to the U.S. Consulate, two luxury hotels and the…

  • Obama deficit plan aimed at Democratic base

    Obama will vow to veto any cuts proposed for the government-run Medicare health program for the elderly unless Congress agrees to raise taxes on companies and the wealthy. The president’s recommendations to a congressional “super committee” would deliver deficit savings of more than $3 trillion over the next decade, his aides said, with roughly half…