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Mom’s high-fat, sugar diets affect future generations

Pregnant women who eat high-fat, high-sugar diets may lead to an increased risk of Type-2 diabetes and heart disease in...

18 Jun 2016 2:43 AM IST

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Exercising 4 hours after learning ‘boosts memory’

Turns out, going to the gym not only makes you stronger, but also smarter.

18 Jun 2016 2:41 AM IST

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Disney plans to put up alligator warning signs

Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, plans to install signs warning of alligators in the area where a...

18 Jun 2016 2:39 AM IST

Mickey Mouse entertains visitors on the opening day of the Disney Resort in Shanghai, China. (Photo: AP)Newsmakers
Disney’s first theme park in Shanghai

Entertainment giant Disney opened a massive theme park in Shanghai on Thursday, hoping to win over communist-ruled...

17 Jun 2016 12:24 AM IST

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Raja Rao’s archives acquired by Texas University in Austin

Renowned Indian-American author and philosopher Raja Rao’s archive that includes a broad range of materials from...

17 Jun 2016 12:20 AM IST

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WHO: Coffee can cause cancer, if very hot

There is no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer, the World Health Organisation’s cancer agency...

16 Jun 2016 6:23 AM IST

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Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven trial on

Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant appeared in court on Tuesday to deny accusations that they...

16 Jun 2016 6:20 AM IST

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Nude photos used as loan collateral in China

A Chinese money-lending platform followed a scandalous practice of demanding nude photos of women as collateral for...

16 Jun 2016 6:17 AM IST

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Endangered Oz rodent becomes extinct

Climate change appears to have driven to extinction an Australian Great Barrier Reef rodent, according to a new study,...

15 Jun 2016 1:56 AM IST

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Italian restaurant is crowned world’s best

Italy’s Osteria Francescana was crowned world’s best restaurant of 2016 at an awards ceremony in New York on...

15 Jun 2016 1:54 AM IST

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Robot receptionists in Belgium hospitals

Its diction is still a little odd, and its movements sometimes a bit hesitant, but Pepper the robot is all geared up to...

15 Jun 2016 1:53 AM IST

‘Children less likely to trust ugly people’Newsmakers
‘Children less likely to trust ugly people’

Children are less likely to trust “ugly” individuals, according to a new study which found that as kids, how...

15 Jun 2016 1:51 AM IST

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