High-fruit diets can worsen depression
The consumption of a diet high in fructose throughout adolescence can worsen depressive and anxiety-like behaviour and alter how the brain responds to stress, the findings showed. “Our results offer new insights into the ways in which diet can alter brain health and may lead to important... read more »
Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 as more bodies found
Emergency workers found three bodies immediately after the crash in mountainous Jajarkot district on Thursday, and pulled another 44 from the wreckage of the bus over the weekend. “The confirmed death toll so far is 47,” said Jajarkot police chief Dinesh Raj Mainali. “We have... read more »
Iran nuclear deal: With deadline looming, US tells Iran to consider extendi...
The U.S. told Iran on Sunday that it’s time to consider extending nuclear talks, in the first formal recognition by Washington that frenzied last-minute diplomacy may not be enough to seal a deal by a rapidly approaching deadline. A senior U.S. official said that with the Monday evening cutoff... read more »
Kenya Says It Has Killed Around 100 al-Shabaab Fighters
Extremists hit in retaliation for the slaying of 28 travelers on Saturday Kenya says it has killed around 100 al-Shabaab militants after pursuing them into Somalian territory. The deaths are in reprisal for the slaying of 28 people on Saturday, when the extremist group stopped a bus in Kenya’s... read more »
