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WHO urges exercise and nonsmoking in first advice on dementia In the report issued on Tuesday, the UNʼs World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of people with dementia is expected to triple over the next 30 years. He highlighted the condition as a global health priority. While age is the strongest known factor for decline, it is not an inevitable consequence of aging, the report found. "We need to do everything we can to reduce our risk of dementia," Ghebreyesus said. "The scientific evidence gathered for these Guidelines confirm what we have suspected for some time, that what is good for our heart, is also good for our brain."
US jury orders Bayer to pay $2 billion in Roundup cancer case A California jury has ordered Monsanto to pay $2 billion (€1.78 billion) to a couple who claimed the agribusiness giantʼs Roundup weed killer caused their cancer. Mondayʼs verdict is the third consecutive one in a California court against Monsanto, which was bought last year by German chemical company Bayer. Two previous jury rulingsawarded $80 million to a manand $289 million to a former groundskeeper, though a judge later reduced the latter ruling to $89 million. The state court jury in Oakland found that Alva and Alberta Pilliodʼs use of the weed killer for over 30 years at their home and other properties caused them to contract non-Hodgkinʼs lymphoma. Lawyers for the couple called the $2.05 billion in punitive and compensatory damages a "historic" ruling. Legal experts said a judge would likely significantly lower the payout.
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US, Russia seek better ties after years of diplomatic crises Senior officials have called for an overhaul of US-Russia ties
Senior officials have called for an overhaul of US-Russia ties, saying a more "constructive model" is necessary. Experts say attempts to normalize the often tense relationship will prove difficult, if itʼs even possible.
Vodafone announces mammoth losses British mobile telecoms organization has released figures that include huge losses, largely due to a merger with Indiaʼs Idea Cellular. Vodafoneʼs rivals in Italy and Spain were also cited as reasons for the losses. Vodafone on Tuesday announced losses of €7.6 billion ($8.5 billion), causing the British mobile operator to slash its shareholder dividend in an effort to reduce debt. The telecoms giant announced the losses in the 2018/19 financial year were in relation to the sale of Indian assets due to the merger with Idea Cellular. "The loss for the financial year... was primarily
due to a loss on disposal of Vodafone India and impairments." The venture with Idea Cellular in August 2018 enabled it to becomeIndiaʼs largest mobile telecoms organization. Despite the financial turmoil, chief executive Nick Read was keen to stress there was no need to panic. "We are executing our strategy at pace and have achieved our guidance for the year, with good growth in most markets." Vodafoneʼs rivals in Italy and Spain were also cited as reasons for the losses. "These challenges weighed on our service revenue growth during the year, and together with high spectrum auction costs have reduced our financial headroom."
We need men to talk about periods: Oscar winner Guneet Monga Period. End of Sentence is a documentary
about the deep-rooted stigma attached to menstruation in the village of Hapur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. For generations, women here did not have access to sanitary pads, leading to health issues and girls dropping out from schools. Directed by award-winning Iranian-American filmmaker Rayka Zehtabchi, the film is created by The Pad Project, an organization established by a group of students at the Oakwood School in Los Angeles and their teacher, Melissa Berton. The movie has been produced
by 34-year-old Guneet Monga (pictured above), who was born in Delhi and heads the production company, Sikhya Entertainment. She has been involved in several critically acclaimed Indian movies, including Lunchbox, Gangs of Wasseypur and Masaan, which won the International Jury of Film Critics Prize at Cannes in 2015. Monga is brimming with ambition and confidence after her Oscar victory and hopes the movie will help change mindsets and hardwired attitudes, especially among males, towards menstruation.
Violent earthquake hits Papua New Guinea A powerful earthquake has struck an island chain off Papua New Guineaʼs north coast. A tsunami warning was briefly issued but later lifted. The extent of any damage was expected to become clear after sunrise. A shallow, violent offshore quake hitPapua New Guineaʼsremote New Britain island late on Tuesday. The 7.5 magnitude quake initially triggered a tsunami warning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warned that unusually large waves could reach Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia, however it later said the tsunami threat had passed. The quake hit around 50 kilometers (30 miles) off the islandʼs north coast at a depth of around 10 km just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday (1300 UTC), the United States Geological Survey said. Papua New Guineaʼs Disaster Management Office said villagers on islands closer to the epicenter and on the west coast of neighboring New Ireland island reported the ocean receding, but no damaging waves or casualties.
Houthi rebels attack Saudi oil pipeline A Saudi minister says that a crude oil pipeline in Riyadh province has been attacked by Yemeni drones. The attack follows Saudi claims of sabotage attempts on two of its oil tankers off the United Arab Emirates. Two oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia were the target of "terrorism and sabotage" on Tuesday, according to the countryʼs minister of energy.
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