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From the comfort of a beach chair, myriad facts can be learned about a passing foreign vessel: its name, owner, location, speed, length and width. On an August morning, the rectangular lines of a massive car-carrying ship that has traveled to New England from West Africa, via Baltimore, grow sharper as the vessel nears the …

For Africa, ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,’ says Guterres African nations have made “significant progress” in developmental efforts in the last few years, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, kicking off the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama. “I see Africa as a dynamic continent of opportunity …

Balance diet is needed by individuals who want to lose weight. If you create your own program this can be fun. There are many ways in which you can try losing weight or using diet pills for a varied success. Think on a program that you can benefit from and you know you own body …

  Sagebrush Cantina on Calabasas Road in Calabasas. (Google Street View)   Eighteen restaurants in the San Fernando Valley area were closed between July 17-Aug. 10. The food facilities had their health permit suspended for cockroaches, no permit, rodents, sewage or no water/hot water according to reports from the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. …

The polypill concept was first proposed more than 20 years ago as a simpler, cost-effective approach to treating cardiovascular disease, which often requires taking several medications. — AFP pic PARIS, Aug 23 — A cheap, once-a-day pill combining aspirin with drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol cuts the risk of major heart failure and …

Reuters/Petar Kujundzic On Monday, China’s central bank allowed the yuan to slide past the key psychological level of 7 per US dollar for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. Many saw the move as retaliation for tariffs recently announced by US President Donald Trump – and markets sold off worldwide on concerns over …

Daily bowel movement is important in cleansing your colon. Experts state that an individual should defecate at least once a day. Because of this, the toxins that the body eliminated through your stool will be immediately expelled from your body. Regular bowel movement prevents a lot of health problems such as colon cancer, hypertension, constipation …

General Motors is serious about reducing emissions — inside and outside of its manufacturing plants. The company wants to develop and make cars with zero emissions, CEO Mary Barra told workers in Spring Hill when she visited in February. The goal will be accomplished with electric cars, she said, noting that the idea is far …

Two of the country’s largest newspaper companies have agreed to combine in the latest media deal driven by the industry’s struggles with a decline of printed editions. GateHouse Media, a chain backed by an investment firm, is buying USA Today owner Gannett Co. for $12.06 a share in cash and stock, or about $1.4 billion. …