Champhai (Mizoram) [India], September 24 (ANI): The Assam Rifle seized a huge quantity of foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 20.80 lakh in Mizoram's Champhai district on Thursday.
The operation was conducted by the Serchhip Battalion of Assam Rifles and the Customs Department.
"Serchhip Battalion of Assam Rifles, on September 23, in a joint operation with Customs Department, recovered 16 cases of foreign origin cigarettes

Foreign cigarettes worth Rs 20.80 lakh seized in Mizoram

Canterbury [UK], September 23 (ANI): The findings of a new study by the University of Kent suggest that involuntary job loss affects the Body Mass Index (BMI) of men and behaviours differentially across the life cycle.
The research published in Economics and Human Biology highlights the prevalence of young people being overweight or obese, with higher alcohol consumption and reduced physical activity after losing jobs thr

Involuntary job loss affects BMI in males

London [UK], September 23 (ANI): According to a new study analysing data from the 1950s to the present by researchers at UCL and the University of Cambridge, children who experience sexual or physical abuse or are neglected are more likely to die prematurely as adults.
The study, published in BMJ Open, found that adults who reported experiencing sexual abuse by the age of 16 had a 2.6 times higher risk of dying in middle 

Childhood abuse, neglect associated with early death in adu

Chandigarh [India], September 23 (ANI): The Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh will be organising a 3 days virtual fifth National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH), a scientific programme from September 25-27, 2021.
The conference is likely to cover emerging and re-emerging issues in tobacco control and will b

5th National Conference on Tobacco or Health to be held

The Russian president's personal security unit is the best-staffed and best-trained team in the country. We summed up all the information (that we know) about how Putin's personal escort operates.Months before Vladimir Putin leaves his residences to appear in public anywhere, his security team is already afoot. First, the team analyses all possible threats: criminal activity, social unrest, image perception and 

How Putin&#039;s bodyguards operate

Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that people who have received organ transplants face an elevated risk of developing cancer, primarily due to immunosuppression from medications to prevent organ rejection, as well as underlying medical conditions.
An important unresolved question relates to the contribution of cancer to years of life lost among transplant recipients, which is a measu

Transplant recipients face elevated risk of cancer: Study

Without any sort of leadership or strategy, the Melbourne anti-lockdown protests have descended into chaos without real purpose, writes Tom Tanuki.PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASKING who's behind anti-lockdown rallies. Now that they're kicking dogs, desecrating the <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/more-than-200-arrested-as-proteste

Melbourne anti-lockdown protests are a disorganised mess

Darin Gantt CHARLOTTE - A funny thing happened as we were putting together this week's mailbag.There wasn't quite as much mail.Are you people spoiled? Has a 2-0 start made you complacent? If Matt Rhule's going to expect his football players to be the same guy every day, I'm going to expect the same thing from readers.It's probably human nature to have more to say when things go poorly than w

Ask The Old Guy: No room for complacency

CANBERRA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- A study has found that a majority of Indigenous Australians are at elevated risk of severe illness from COVID-19 as the country continues to battle the third wave of infections. Research published by Australian National University (ANU) on Thursday examined the prevalence of health factors such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Stra

Indigenous Australians at elevated risk of severe COVID-19 illness: report

by Tafara Mugwara HARARE, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe is anticipating a volume of more than 300,000 metric tonnes of wheat this year, against an annual requirement of 360,000 metric tonnes. "This is on the backdrop of the current national wheat stocks which stand at 70,000 metric tonnes, making Zimbabwe wheat self-sufficient for the first time since 2005," Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa told the

Roundup: Zimbabwe&#039;s agriculture sector rebounds

WELLINGTON, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- A new research into the effect of drinking kava on driving revealed on Tuesday it has a significant impact on temporal order judgement -- or how well the brain is able to keep track of the order of events. Kava is a culturally significant plant and drink for the Pacific people, and is linked to medicine, cultural practice and Pacific values. The University of Waikato study

New study on kava drink-driving shows impact on brain function

Banned tobacco products seized in Tiruppur The Hindu

Banned tobacco products seized in Tiruppur

Critics say Biden&#39;s tobacco tax violates pledge The Georgia Virtue

Critics say Bidens tobacco tax violates pledge - The Georgia Virtue

Conviction Upheld for Father Whose Cigarette Sparked Fire That Killed His 2 Children Times of San Diego

Conviction Upheld for Father Whose Cigarette Sparked Fire That Killed His 2 Children s of San Diego

Community Leaders Wish Death to Menthol - State - iosconews.com Iosco County News Herald

Community Leaders Wish Death to Menthol  - iosconews.com

India&#39;s proposed changes to anti-smoking law face objections from tobacco industry Reuters

Indias proposed changes to anti-smoking law face objections from tobacco industry

Cause of fatal Dublin apartment fire was smoking, investigators say 13WMAZ.com

Fatal Dublin, Ga apartment fire caused by cigarette smoking - 13wmaz.com

Bureaucrats and politicians seem determined to cripple a lifesaving alternative to smoking - Sullum Chicago Sun-Times The US Obsession With Youth Vaping Looks Odd From Across the Atlantic Filter Kaleidoscope of the Heart: What exactly is tobacco? - The Mainichi The Mainichi AJPH Article Discusses Balancing Risks and Benefits in The Vape Debate AJPH Article Discusses Balancing Risks and Benefits in The Vape Debate Vaping P

Bureaucrats and politicians seem determined to cripple a lifesaving alternative to smoking - Sullum

Female Country Singers Who Smoke Cigarettes: Who Is On The List? Country Thang Daily

Female Country Singers Who Smoke Cigarettes- Who Is On The List&quest;

Cigarette prices in the spotlight after card payment changes Cyprus Mail

Cigarette prices in the spotlight after card payment changes - Cyprus Mail

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Royal Dutch Shell has made a major commitment to manufacture low carbon emissions aviation fuel over the next four years, in a bid to encourage airlines to lower the emission of greenhouse gases. Aviation, which constitutes three percent of carbon emissions globally, is viewed as being among the most challenging sectors to transform due to the few alternate technologies to petroleum-drive

Shell seeks to encourage production of bio-based jet fuel

Shell promotes low polluting jet fuel, but price prohibitive

Shell to push for increase in production of low polluting jet fuel

Exotic fern, actinidia, wild berries and mushrooms: these and other gifts of nature become mouth-watering dishes in the hands of local chefs.The Taigafest festival, held every fall in the Russian Far East, invites guests to try dishes made from ingredients from the Ussuri taiga (as the forests of the southern regions of the Russian Far East are called). This year's festival chefs shared their uncommon recipes wi

5 taiga recipes from Russia&#039;s Far East

The United States is permitting a company owned by a Ukrainian tycoon to sell a Texas building the government froze as part of a civil money-laundering case so that it can pay down the property's back taxes and other debts.The Justice Department last year accused billionaire Ihor Kolomoyskiy along with his partner of embezzling money from their Kyiv-based Privatbank and then laundering the proceeds through shell

U.S. Allows Ukrainian Tycoon To Sell Texas Property It Froze

The Taliban says two high-ranking Kyrgyz officials have traveled to Kabul for talks with the group's leadership, the most-senior Central Asian delegation to meet with the militants since they seized power in mid-August.The acting foreign minister in the Taliban-led government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with the deputy chairman of Kyrgyzstan's Security Council, Taalatbek Masadykov, and the head of the Foreign Policy

Top Kyrgyz Officials Meet With Taliban Leadership In Kabul

Drop everything and move to Siberia! Sounds a bit crazy, doesn't it? However, it seems more and more people are doing exactly this! Five Russian cities were included in Europe's Top 10 fastest growing cities - a ranking that was published by Visual Capitalist, based on data from the UN,

5 of 10 Europe&#039;s fastest growing cities are in Russia! Why

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has written to the Transport Department, warning that a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, the "Northeast Alliance", would lead to higher airfares.The partnership was announced in July 2020 and approved by the Transportation Department six months later, shortly before the end of the Trump administration.Under the codeshare agreement

U.S. Senator says American, JetBlue link-up will raise prices

American buying JetBlue will mean higher cost of tickets, says Senator

Lawmaker concerned American purchase of JetBlue means higher fares

DUBLIN, Ireland: The United States has announced that Irish travelers can again enter the U.S. beginning in November. Taoiseach Michel Martin said he was "delighted" by the Biden administration's decision to lift the U.S. Covid-19 travel ban for fully vaccinated Irishmen. Martin, in New York for the opening of the UN General Assembly, said the U.S. opening "reflects the progress we've all collectively mad

White House announces travel from Ireland to US to start in November

Irish to again travel to US if fully vaccinated against Covid

Travel from Ireland to US to begin in November

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Transportation Department has announced that it will grant permission to a single low-cost or ultra-low-cost carrier to operate afternoon and evening flights from Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, in a bid to decrease fares.Southwest Airlines was previously allocated the coveted takeoff and landing slots, which have a capacity of eight daily round-trip flights, but it ended 

U.S. to award slot at Newark Airport to low-cost carrier

After Southwest leaves Newark, U.S. to award slot to budget airline

Seeking to cut fares, U.S. to award slot at Newark to low cost airline

WASHINGTON D.C.: A senior White House official said the Biden administration is drafting a new system for international travel, to eventually lift travel restrictions that prevent most travelers from entering the U.S. from other countries.Jeff Zients, White House coronavirus response coordinator, told the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board that due to the surge in local and international Covid cases caused 

White House drafting new rules for international travel

New U.S. travel rules might allow return of foreign tourists

Travel industry hopes US to issue new rules for international travel

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): India has formalised the acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet.
It is the first 'Make in India' aerospace programme in the private sector, involving the full development of a complete industrial ecosystem: from the manufacture to assembly, test, and qualification, to delivery and maintenance of the complete lifecycle of the air

India formalises acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu on Thursday said that Namami Gange is not only a program for cleaning Ganga but to bring collective consciousness among masses.
The Minister of State for Jal Shakti chaired a meeting of the Empowered Task Force including several central ministries, departments, and the state governments for ensuring better coordination and converge

Namami Gange not for cleaning Ganga

Singapore, September 24 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service has affirmed GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd's (HIAL's) Ba2 corporate family rating (CFR) and Ba2 senior secured USD bond rating.
The outlook on ratings remains negative.
"The rating affirmation reflects our expectation of a gradual improvement in HIAL's revenue over the next two to three, driven by the implementation of higher tariffs under the final tariff

Moody's affirms Hyderabad Airport's Ba2 rating

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the developing Parshuram Kund in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The project is sanctioned under the 'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive' (PRASHAD) scheme of Ministry of Tourism with the cost of Rs 37.88 crores in January 2021.
The event was graced by the presence of A

G Kishan Reddy lays foundation stone for developing Parshur

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Water Minister and Chairman of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Satyendar Jain on Thursday announced that the Delhi government is planning to provide Reverse Osmosis (RO) treated water to 7.25 Lakhs households in Delhi.
Jain on Thursday convened a meeting with the DJB officials and took stock of the preparations.
"Delhi Government is targeting to install these RO plants only in those areas wher

Delhi Govt preparing to supply RO treated water to 7.25 Lak

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday detected four gold bars weighing about 300 gm worth approximately Rs 14 lakh at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport during pre-embarkation security check and passenger was handed over to Customs Officials for further action in the case.
The troops of the paramilitary force detected the gold bars at about 5.15 a.m. during 

CISF detects 4 gold bars at IGI

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI/ThePRTree): The Central Government is going to start Arunachal's first Greenfield airport project by November 2022.
The Modi Government has started the project 'Aviation Reform' under which 5 new airports will be built along with 6 heliports and 50 new air routes.
Sindhudurg and Gondhia districts of Maharashtra are the two districts that are included in this project. PM Modi stated tha

Arunachal's first Greenfield airport to be ready

Taipei [Taiwan], September 23 (ANI): China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has breached Taiwan's Air defense identification zone (ADIZ) more than 60 times in the month of September.
Chinese social media giant Weibo reported that as far as getting inside Taiwan's Air defense identification zone is considered, not only the number of flights by PLA has increased, but also the actual combat effectiveness of aircraft and numb

PLA breaches Taiwan's Air defense identification zone

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Vistara, full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, on Thursday announced special, non-stop flights between Delhi and Paris CDG (Charles de Gaulle) starting November 7 this year.
The airline will operate these flights as part of the bilateral 'transport bubble' agreement between India and France.
Vistara will fly twice a week between the two cities

Vistara to operate flights between Delhi and Paris from Nov

All six crew members of an aircraft that crashed during a technical flight in Russia's Far East region of Khabarovsk have died.'The remains of the deceased were found at the crash site. There are no survivors,' a representative of the emergency services told the state news agency TASS on September 23, a day after the Antonov An-26 disappeared.Earlier on September 23, officials said the crash site was disc

All Six On Plane That Crashed In Russia&#039;s Far East Found Dead

The six crew members of an aircraft that crashed in Russia's Far East region of Khabarovsk have been presumed dead after the plane's wreckage was spotted by a search team flying over the area.Emergency services officials said the crash site was discovered by a helicopter crew on September 23, a day after the Antonov An-26 disappeared during a technical flight.The officials added that high winds and harsh 

All Six On Plane That Crashed In Russia&#039;s Far East Presumed Dead

Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday local time arrived in Washington for his much-touted three-day US visit.
Prime Minister Modi was received by US department of state officials at Joint Base Andrews in Washington DC upon his arrival. He was welcomed by India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, along with the Defence attache including Brigadier Anoop Singhal, Air Commod

PM Modi arrives in Washington to attend Quad summit

PM Modi arrives in Washington to attend Quad summit, addres

Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday went through papers and some files on the plane while on his way to the US.
"A long flight also means opportunities to go through papers and some file work," he tweeted.
The Prime Minister is expected to land in the US at the Andrews Airbase in Washington at 3:30 am. It is PM Modi's first visit abroad beyond the neighbourhood since the COVID-19

This is how PM Modi spends time on 'long flight' to US

Afghanistan's girls and women are showing "bravery" in the face of real "fears and pressures" following the formation of the new, de-facto authorities in Afghanistan, according to a UNICEF member of staff, one of the few westerners to remain in Kabul.Following an announcement by the Taliban that boys could return to secondary school -- while making no reference to a return date for girls in secondary school -- a

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