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Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein – how Italian children became so overweight
The Mediterranean diet was a blueprint for healthy living, yet Italian children are among the most overweight in Europe according to WHO.
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Smash hit: How Alex Eala’s Wimbledon run made everyday Filipinos fall in love with tennis
Formerly the preserve of the rich, tennis is booming in the basketball- and boxing-obsessed country.
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India’s ‘cockroach’ protest called off after education minister quits
The CJP protest has been the most visible expression of public anger against PM Narendra Modi's government in recent years.
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More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain
Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near…
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Protesters celebrate resignation of India’s education minister
The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called off its protest, hours after the resignation of India's education minister
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CJP protest: The youth movement India’s Modi didn’t see coming
The CJP protest began with exam paper leaks. It became India's biggest student movement in years - why?
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UN chief hails Syria’s ‘moment of possibility’ on first visit since fall of Assad regime
Syria has an opportunity not only to recover from conflict but to build “a future that is more stable, more…
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‘I am somebody’: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN
When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall of Flags at United Nations Headquarters last week, they carried…
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Trump takes swipes at press during White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.
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Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia
US military says it disabled a tanker that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports.