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    Does diabetes affect the heart?

    Does diabetes affect the heart?

    16 Nov 2019

    Barbara Quinn Many people with diabetes are not aware that diabetes and heart disease are closely associated. In fact, compared to a person without diabetes, a person with diabetes runs...

    Chicken 'billionaire' Poland is Europe's poultry king

    Chicken 'billionaire' Poland is Europe's poultry king

    12 Nov 2019

    In what looks like a Niagara Falls of yellow feathers, thousands of chicks cascade down a conveyor belt in central Poland. A day old, they only have 41 left to...

    Thai convent weaves 'beautiful' robes for Pope Francis visit

    Thai convent weaves 'beautiful' robes for Pope Francis visit

    12 Nov 2019

    Sewing machines whir in a Bangkok convent as workers feverishly finish silk robes in brilliant golds and reds, made especially for Pope Francis and his entourage visiting Thailand this month....

    From comic book to the mat: chessboxing bout thrills French creator

    From comic book to the mat: chessboxing bout thrills French creator

    11 Nov 2019

    French comic book writer Enki Bilal laps it up as he watches two proponents of his creation combine the cerebral nature of chess with the physicality of boxing in a...

    Napoleon's boots could sell for up to 80,000 euros

    Napoleon's boots could sell for up to 80,000 euros

    11 Nov 2019

    A pair of boots worn by Napoleon during his final exile in St. Helena are to go under the hammer in Paris later this month. The size 40 boots (roughly...

    Centuries old warships linked to 'Vasa' found in Sweden

    Centuries old warships linked to 'Vasa' found in Sweden

    11 Nov 2019

    Swedish maritime archeologists have discovered two wrecks believed to be 17th century warships, and at least one is likely the sister ship of the iconic Swedish vessel "Vasa", which sank...

    Sleep deprivation linked to weaker bones

    Sleep deprivation linked to weaker bones

    10 Nov 2019

    Women who don’t get enough sleep may be putting their bones at risk, a new study found. The research showed that postmenopausal women who slept less than five hours a...

    How to live off the land... in a major US city

    How to live off the land... in a major US city

    10 Nov 2019

    Rob Greenfield needs a lift. He often does, as he doesn't own a car. Ride sharing is one of the many ways in which he tries to reduce his carbon...

    Hundreds gather as Reenactors recreate slave uprising

    Hundreds gather as Reenactors recreate slave uprising

    09 Nov 2019

    To the beat of drums and the clip clop of horses' hooves, the crowd of African-Americans dressed in period costume marched down a street on Friday in southeastern Louisiana, recreating...

    Fishy tacks: poaching threatens Balkans' biggest lake

    Fishy tacks: poaching threatens Balkans' biggest lake

    07 Nov 2019

    Weary after a day's work on the water, Albanian fisherman Ilir Neziri peers down with disappointment at his small haul of carp from Shkodra, the largest lake in southern Europe....

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