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Can low levels of vitamin D cause depression? Doctors not yet sure, but research shows a connection

Feeling down? You might be lacking vitamin D. Emerging research is showing the role the vitamin plays in our heads. See five things to eat to raise your levels of the ‘sunshine vitamin’, and other ways to get some

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Delhi shuts schools as smog sparks health "emergency"

Authorities in Delhi on Monday closed schools, halted construction work and shut down a major power plant after days of choking smog led to warnings of a health "emergency" in the world's most polluted capital.

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Aussie researchers suggest lead leads to life of crime

Measures need to be taken to lessen exposure to environmental lead where environmental air levels remain high after Australian researchers found it leads children to higher levels of aggressive criminal behaviour in early adulthood.

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Tianjin blast death toll rises to 129

Rescue authorities updated the death toll from the Tianjin warehouse explosions to 129, with 44 others missing, on Monday.

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'Zombie' websites to be reviewed

Central authorities moved on Tuesday to address four major concerns of the public about official government websites: that a website is not responsive, or that information is not delivered in a timely manner, or is inaccurate or not useful.

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New Zealand scientist finds link between brain chemical, drug addicts

Low levels of the naturally occurring mood-altering brain chemical, serotonin, can make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to New Zealand research released on Friday.

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Australian scientists reveal 'unprecedented' sea level rise over past 150 years

Australian scientists have made the alarming discovery that sea levels have risen more in the past century than at any other comparable period in the past 6,000 years.

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Singapore business confidence reaches 12-month low in Q4

​The ongoing geopolitical uncertainties around the world has led to global economic growth almost stalled, which in turn, hurt local business confidence in Singapore, dragging the Business Optimism Index (BOI) to a 12- month low in the fourth quarter, the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau said on Monday.

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Sunshine vitamin ups bowel cancer survival odds: study

Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease, a study shows.

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High cholesterol may delay pregnancy

High cholesterol levels may impair fertility in couples trying to achieve a pregnancy

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U.S. says to meet 2020 carbon emissions target

The United States is on the way to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, a U.S. government report said Thursday.

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HK education bureau officials wrap up A-levels exam

The last batch of Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination(A-levels) candidates will have their results unveiled on Tuesday marking the discontinuance of the 34-year-old university entry exam.