World News in Brief: UN anti-corruption conference, global hunger ‘set to soar’, healthy diets unaffordable in Asia-Pacific

World News in Brief: UN anti-corruption conference, global hunger ‘set to soar’, healthy diets unaffordable in Asia-Pacific

This year, the anti-corruption conference, as the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) is popularly known, marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Convention. “Corruption not only robs resources, it robs people of hope,” Mr. Guterres said in a video message, urging all Parties to use this opportunity to strengthen international cooperation to prevent, detect,…

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World News in Brief: South Sudan aid plan, rising cost of healthy eating, Europe’s diabetes burden

World News in Brief: South Sudan aid plan, rising cost of healthy eating, Europe’s diabetes burden

The conflict in neighbouring Sudan has had an impact on the country’s economy, increasing the prices of food and the number of vulnerable people who need assistance. It is estimated that 7.1 million people in South Sudan will continue to be food insecure during the lean season, which runs from April to July, while roughly…

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Weight control and fitness, ensuring healthy kidneys

Weight control and fitness, ensuring healthy kidneys

Philadelphia: Physical fitness and avoiding weight gain may help prevent kidney disease in obese adults. According to media reports, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Medicine and Dornsife School of Public Health in Philadelphia published their findings in the journal ‘Obesity’. Previous studies have found a link between weight gain and risk of chronic kidney…

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