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Obesity In Pregnancy Is Linked To Epilepsy Risk
Being overweight or obese in the first trimester of pregnancy has been linked to a higher risk of bearing a child with...
Machine Learning May Fix Ad Placement Dispute
Google on Monday said it will apply machine smarts and outside eyes to help ensure brands don't find ads paired with...
Liberals Feel Lure of Survivalism In Age of Trump
Survivalism -- the stockpiling of food and otherwise preparing for a possible end of civilization -- is often...
New Sex Harassment Suit Against Fox News, Ousted Chief
Fox News and its ousted chief Roger Ailes were hit Monday with a fresh sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a female...
Trump Son-In-Law Kushner Visits Iraq, Meets PM
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner visited Baghdad Monday with the US's top military...
Regime Strikes Kill 22 Civilians Near Damascus
Air strikes by Syrian warplanes on a rebel-held region near Damascus killed at least 22 civilians on Monday, the Syrian...
No More Bok ‘chaos’, Vows Coetzee
South Africa coach Allister Coetzee vowed Monday that the defensive "chaos" of last season will not reoccur when they...
Surge In Coal Pollution Led To Smaller Newborns
In fresh evidence about the dangers of coal pollution, a scientist on Monday said a switch to coal-fired power in a...
US Conducts Around 20 More Strikes In Yemen
US aircraft have conducted about 20 additional air strikes on Al-Qaeda in Yemen in recent days, the Pentagon said...
Remains of Ancient Pyramid Found In Egypt
The remains of an Egyptian pyramid built around 3,700 years ago have been discovered near the well-known "bent pyramid"...
Trump Hosts Sisi In Landmark Visit, Praises ‘fantastic Job’ In Egypt
President Donald Trump put human rights controversies aside to warmly welcome Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House...
Twitter Drops Egg Icon In Battle With Internet ‘trolls’
An egg icon that for years marked profiles of new Twitter users was gone Monday, a victim of "trolls" who often hid...
Student Debt May Drag On Home Ownership
US students' debt burden is soaring, creating a barrier to home ownership and economic mobility as well as a potential...
Second New York Rail Derailment In Days Injures Four
A commuter train derailed at New York's Penn Station on Monday, lightly injuring four people in the second such...
S&P Cuts South Africa’s Credit Rating To ‘junk’
Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's downgraded South Africa's rating to junk status on Monday, as the country's...
Israel Fears ‘Iranian Crescent’ In Middle East
Israel fears an "Iranian crescent" may be forming in the Middle East because of Tehran's influence in Syria and its...
UN Urges More Support For States Hosting Syria Refugees
Syrian refugees are increasingly desperate after years in exile and face rising social tensions in overstretched...
‘Get Them Out of There’
African migrants languishing in Libyan detention camps need to be "got out of there" as soon as possible, a senior aid...
Turkey Plans New ‘anti-Terror’ Offensives After Syria Op
Turkey is planning new offensives this spring against groups deemed terrorist organisations by Ankara, even after the...