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Azkals secure passage to AFC Asian Cup, down Tajikistan, 2-1

The recent win of Philippines against Fiji has given more confidence for them to win this game and secure their place in the AFC Asian Cup. Younghusband n...

FDA advisory committee to analyze changing flu vaccine for next year

Only the U.S. Virgin Islands reported no cases. In Pennsylvania, there have been 135 flu deaths since October, according to the state Health Department's we...

Diabetes Alert Day established after American diabetes diagnoses jump

By answering questions such as "do you have a family history of diabetes?" and "are you physically active?" you can learn if you're at risk for type 2 diabetes ...

'Reckless' drone nearly sucked into engine of Air New Zealand plane

The incident is the second example of drone use potentially endangering passenger safety this month, with flight operations at Auckland Airport halted for 30 ...

Ireland Under-21s beat Azerbaijan with 96th-minute victor

The victory leaves them three points behind Group 5 leaders Germany, with a game in hand, following six matches as they bid to qualify for the finals in Italy a...

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said the administration was "working on a pathway to see if we can reach a contract as to what fair trade is fo...

Steve Smith could face yearlong cricket ban following ball tampering incident

Australia's pre-meditated attempt to tamper with the ball , and thus make it swing more in the air, has drawn condemnation from around the world, with ball-ta...

Vijay Mallya's Properties To Be Attached In Money Laundering Case

The court was hearing an Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea seeking attachment of Mallya's properties. It had on April 12 past year issued an open-ended non-ba...

Resolution passed to make stalking non-bailable offence

Citing cases of murders of women by their stalkers, Lamba stressed on the urgency to bring an amendment to the section 354 D of the Indian Penal Code. "The gove...

FDA Sued For Delaying Review Of Nicotine Products Appealing To Kids

Seven medical groups have sued the FDA over the Trump administration's plans to leave e-cigarettes on the market without regulatory review for years. Accordin...

Do E-Cigs Really Help Smokers Quit?

The researchers analyzed data collected from almost 11,000 participants as part of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study - a national rep...

Health Canada recalls USB chargers for risk of electric shock and fire

Consumers are advised to stop using the listed products immediately and either return them or throw them away. Health Canada said the recall stems from a nati...

Fertility clinic: Alarm system was off on failed embryo tank

News revealed on Today that a remote alarm system on the tank had been shut off, which would have alerted to temperature changes. "This was overwhelming news ...

Son of Angola's former leader dos Santos accused of fraud

British authorities said the money can be returned to Angola. He also was the head of Angola's $5 billion sovereign wealth fund, but was removed from the po...

Archeologists Discover Dead Medieval Woman Who Gave Birth In Her Coffin

It remains a mystery how exactly the pregnant woman died hundreds of years ago around the age of 25-35, but markings on her skull indicate she underwent medi...

Viagra is available over the counter without prescription from today

Ads for Viagra were created to reframe what had been known as "male impotence" as " erectile dysfunction " or ED, a medical condition that could finally be fixe...

Cannabidiol May Help Prevent Relapses in Those Addicted to Alcohol and Drugs

However, studies from human trials have supported the anxiety-reducing effect of CBD, according to peer-reviewed medical journal Neurotherapeutics . In the s...

World uses more antibiotics and it's making us sick

In Turkey, where antibiotic consumption is significantly higher than other countries, antimicrobial resistance has become a serious concern. Lifestyle and Cardi...

Another round of flu could be incoming

In a March 23 release the CDC announced that overall flu cases are finally dropping however, "Influenza B" cases have jumped above the more common "Influenza ...

Scientists Have Discovered A Hitherto Unknown Organ, The Interstitium

The tissue is prepared by treating it with chemicals, slicing it thinly and dying it to highlight important features. They would later verify that very thin spa...

Pakistan defends safety record after United States sanctions companies over nuclear trade links

These companies now face restrictions on their exports and global trade. An eighth Pakistani entity is based in Singapore. During the meeting the Pakistan P...

Chicago White Sox rehire groundskeeper who was wrongly imprisoned for 23 years

Coleman, now 49-years-old, spent almost all of the last 23 years in jail after his conviction, but he was finally exonerated after DNA evidence proved his lon...

Ormond's Kaleb Lee stolen by Kelly Clarkson on 'The Voice'

A total of six pairs performed Monday. Lee, a 32-year-old who was on Blake Shelton's team, faced another member of his coach's team, Pryor Baird , in a due...

Mountain lion spotted in backyards of east LA homes

A mountain lion was spotted roaming through an Azusa neighborhood Monday, prompting authorities to warn residents to stay indoors. The mountain lion has mov...

Children with autism less likely to get all vaccinations

The findings were published online March 26 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics . Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by challenges with soc...

Midstate school district that arms teachers with rocks to get extra security

A teenager who is a senior a Blue Mountain High School and says he and other students like that plan. Helsel argued that the rocks give teachers and students ...

Saudis say 1 killed by missile attack from Yemen

Col. Turki Al Maliki, citing Coalition Defense Forces, was quoted by SPA news agency as saying the missiles were fired from Yemen at four target areas, and all ...

Pakistan condemns Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia

It's the first death on Saudi soil since the Saudi-led coalition began a military intervention in Yemen three years ago. The attack marked the third time...

Record number of slavery victims in the UK

A total of 819 United Kingdom citizens were flagged to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) past year, more than double the 326 referred in 2016. This was pa...

Kidde recalls almost 500000 smoke alarms that could fail

Model numbers can be found on the back of the units. The recall is specifically for Kidde Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms - Models PI2010 and PI901. Consumers sh...

Anti-Modi front? Mamata Banerjee to attend Opposition meet in Delhi

One person had died and several policemen were injured in a clash that broke out during a Ram Navami procession in Purulia on Sunday. "Some over enthusiastic ...

"Suspicious packages" received at military installations in Washington area

A suspicious package sent to Ft. "At 12:10 p.m., 52nd Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal from Fort Belvoir, VA, confirmed the package tested positive for black ...

Fired New Orleans Saints cheerleader, a Sarasota resident, says National Football League discriminates

In the report , Bailey Davis, a Hattiesburg, MS native and former Saintsation, claimed she was sacked as a cheerleader for breaking rules players are not hel...

Altria Group Inc (MO) Shares Bought by Synovus Financial Corp

Zooming in to the past 4 weeks, shares have seen a change of -6.43%. GrubHub Inc. (NYSE:GRUB) has risen 94.22% since March 26, 2017 and is uptrending. Its up 0....

PDP Apologizes for Past Mistakes, Vows to Rescue Nigeria

Rather than raising false alarms, the presidential spokesman challenged the PDP leaders to address the concerns raised about their role in the mass data harvest...