Sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages are getting cheaper, due to consistently low tax rates in most countries, fueling obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and injuries, especially in children and young adults.
In two new global reports…
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Reform’s Laura Anne Jones denies she is racist over Chinese slur
A Reform politician who was suspended from Wales’ parliament for using a racial slur about Chinese people has denied she is racist.
Laura Anne Jones told BBC Radio Wales that the offensive word she used in a WhatsApp chat “was a term used for a…
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Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, targeting power grid and killing four
Russia fired 300 drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven crise missiles at Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring a dozen others.
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Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, targeting power grid and killing four
Russia fired 300 drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven crise missiles at Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring a dozen others.
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Countries must raise taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to curb preventable disease, WHO says
Low taxes, which are not in line with inflation, are ineffective in reducing alcohol or sugary drink consumption, the World Health Organization warns.
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Panto is back in Belgium…. oh yes it is
It’s that time of the year again…oh, yes it is.
In the best traditions of what is an annual tradition, a Belgian audience will get the chance to enjoy pantomime this month.
The Antwerp based theatre company BATS (British American Theatrical Society) is putting on a performance of Brabo…
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Poroshenko urges Parliament to redirect budget funds toward defense
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Petro Poroshenko, leader of European Solidarity and member of Ukraine’s parliament, called on lawmakers during a…
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Rescue dog found after 54 days in wilderness on Vancouver’s North Shore
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A rescue dog was found in…
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Russians attack Zaporizhzhia district with drones, two injured
The Russian army attacked the Zaporizhzhia district with drones, injuring two people.
The Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
“Two women were injured as a result of an enemy attack on the…
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US to host officials from Denmark and Greenland as Trump renews takeover threats
The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday.
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