Clash over White Nile waters claims lives of six Sudanese soldiers as Ethiopian army attacks border town
Sudan’s armed forces have said six of its forces were killed in fighting in the country’s border region with Ethiopia. It came a day after the military claimed that Ethiopian military and militia forces attacked the border area of al-Fashaqa, a disputed agricultural area that straddles the two countries. A...
European journalists to Polish government: Don’t jail investigative writer for refusing to disclose source
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) today joined the partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in calling on the District Prosecutor’s Office in the Polish city of Gdansk to drop its legal case against Gazeta Wyborcza reporter Katarzyna Włodkowska. In a statement issued on Monday, EFJ also wants...
Why Carrick benched Ronaldo: He’s just a player like any other, there shouldn’t drama
Manchester United interim boss Michael Carrick has explained his decision to bench Cristiano Ronaldo for the Premier League clash against Chelsea. Carrick made four changes from Tuesday’s Champions League victory over Villarreal for his first Premier League match as temporary manager. England international Marcus Rashford came in for the benched...
The time when you eat affects your health, but also raises questions about whether fasting is like eating less
One of the first hints that pauses in eating are healthy in and of themselves came from a 2003 mouse study led by neuroscientist Mark Mattson, who at that time was working at the US National Institute on Aging. Mattson and his colleagues fed one group of mice every other...
Catastrophic obesity: Studies show adults are eating more than six times, and some up to 15 times per day
The world is getting fatter. It’s a general trend, but one that’s especially well illustrated in the United States. As of 2018, 42 per cent of US adults were obese – almost three times more than in 1980 and prior decades, according to government statistics. With that comes rising rates...
