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Smoking Costs $1 Trillion, Soon to Kill 8 Million a Year: WHO/NCI Study

Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:40:45

In the near future smoking will costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030.

Britain in ‘Front Seat’ for US Trade Deal: Top Republican Says

Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:06:42

Britain will be in the "front seat" to negotiate a new trade deal with the incoming administration of Donald Trump, a top Republican in the United States Senate said, the BBC reported.

France Bans Spanking Kids with New Law

Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:31:41

France will become the 52nd country to ban corporal punishment at home.

ExxonMobil, Iran Did Business under Secretary of State Nominee Tillerson

Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:48:39

Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednasday will ask Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of State Rex Tillerson about Business with Iran.

Turkey’s Parliament Votes to Press on with Constitutional Reform Debate

Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:12:00

The Turkish parliament voted on Tuesday to press on with debate about a constitutional reform package that would expand the powers of President Tayyip Erdogan, taking another step on the path towards an executive presidency, Reuters reported.

VIDEO: Millions of Passengers in London Faced Travel Disruption on Monday

Mon Jan 9, 2017 18:43:58

Millions of passengers in London faced travel disruption on Monday mornings as a strike action by the London Underground station staff crippled services across the capital.

VIDEO Shows Fierce Fighting Among FSA and ISIS in Al-Bab

Mon Jan 9, 2017 17:47:32

Video uploaded in social media websites purport to show fierce fighting between Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army terrorist forces (FSA) and Islamic State terror group (ISIS , ISIL , IS and Daesh) in the outskirts of the ISIS-controlled city of al Bab in northern Syria near Turkey border.

VIDEO: SAA Pushes Back JFS, Retakes Deir Maqran in Rural Damescus

Mon Jan 9, 2017 16:31:45

The Syrian Arab Army's (SAA) restarted their military operations in the Wadi Barada area of rural Damascus on Sunday after negotiations with the rebels turned sour.

Southern China Is Blanketed in Smog as Beijing Gets Slight Reprieve

Mon Jan 9, 2017 15:03:23

With pollution levels receding in Beijing, parts of southern China, including Hong Kong, experienced dangerous levels of smog Monday as weather patterns pushed bad air into the region.

UN Rights Envoy Visits Myanmar Amid Crackdown on Rohingya Muslims

Mon Jan 9, 2017 14:16:32

UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee has arrived in Myanmar on a 12-day visit amid growing concern about reports of abuse of members of the Rohingya Muslim minority in a government security crackdown.

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