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China steps up oversight of online asset management sector

China’scentralbankhaslaunchedatwo-month-longexaminationintoonlineassetmanagers,Beijing’slateststeptocurbfinancialriskinthe15-trillion-dollarassetmanagementindus

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Warming could threaten half of species in 33 key areas: report

Globalwarmingcouldplace25to50percentofspeciesintheAmazon,Madagascarandotherbiodiverseareasatriskoflocalisedextinctionwithindecades,areportsaidWednesday.Thelower

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Vitamin D linked to lower risk of cancer: study

HigherlevelsofVitaminDinthebloodmaybelinkedtoalowerriskofdevelopingcertaincancers,astudyinJapaneseadultsreportedThursday."ThesefindingssupportthehypothesisthatV

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Pesticides put bees at risk, European watchdog confirms

Wildbeesandhoneybeesareputatriskbythreepesticidesfromagroupknownasneonicotinoids,Europe’sfoodsafetywatchdogsaidonWednesday,confirmingpreviousconcernsthatprompte

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Mothers in early 30s have lowest premature birth risk, study finds

Mothersintheirearly30shavethelowestchanceofhavingaprematurebaby,newresearchhasfound,withtheriskrisingsignificantlyoncethemotherpasses40.Recordsofmorethan165,000

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Heart attack risk rises 6x in week post-flu: study

Peoplewhogettheflumayfaceasix-foldhigherriskofheartattackintheweekfollowinginfection,saidastudyreleasedonWednesday,thatbolsterstheneedforwidespreadvaccinationsa

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Even one cigarette a day greatly raises cardiovascular risk: Experts

Smokingjustonecigaretteadayismoredangerousthancommonlythought,sayresearcherswhohavefounditstillraisestheriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseorstroketoabouthalftheriskfrom

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Seven ways ... to lower your heart age

Howyoucanloweryourriskofheartattackorstroke,atanyageWorkoutyourheartageYoumaylookandfeelyoung,butisyourheartlettingyoudown?Heartageisaconceptthatcapturesyourris

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WEF: Strong economic growth to help handle systematic risks

Theprospectofstrongeconomicgrowthin2018isagoldenopportunityforleaderstoaddresssignsofsevereweaknessinsocieties,economies,internationalrelationsandtheenvironment

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China's regulator issues new rules on derivative products

China’sbankingregulatorissuednewrulesonTuesdaytocontrolcounterpartyriskforderivativetoolsascommercialbanksincreasetheiroffshorederivativetradingactivities.Thene

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Early periods, menopause linked to heart disease: study

Womenwhostartedmenstruatingattheageof11oryounger,orenteredmenopausebefore47,faceahigherriskofheartdiseaseandstroke,accordingtoastudypublishedTuesday.Miscarriage

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Study: Night shifts raise women's risk of cancer

Womenwhoworkonnightshiftscouldhaveanincreasedriskofdevelopingmultiplecommoncancers,especiallybreastcancer,researchersfromChinasaidMonday.MaXuelei,anoncologistat

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Study finds half of people aged 40-54 have hardened arteries

Halfofmiddle-agedpeoplewhoarenormalweightanddon'tsmokeorhavediabetesmayhavecloggedarteries,researcherssaidThursday,urgingstrongermeasurestolowercholesterol.Ahig

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Bitcoin price swings not rational: Capital Link CEO

CapitalLinkInternationalCEOBrettMcGonegalisalarmedbythepriceswingsinBitcoinbuthopestheappetiteforriskisapotentialpositivethatcouldtransferovertotheequitymarkets

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Study identifies genetic risk factors for asthma, hay fever, eczema

AnAustralian-ledinternationalstudyhaspinpointedmorethan100geneticriskfactorsthatexplainwhysomepeoplesufferfromasthma,hayfeverandeczema.Thestudyistoutedasthefirs

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Fed's Rosengren: Hike rates or risk 'shortening' US economic recovery

TheFederalReservemustrespondto“verytight”USlabormarketsbygraduallyraisinginterestratesorriskhaltingtheeconomicrecovery,ahawkishFedofficialsaidonSaturday.Inprepa

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Heart disease during middle age linked to dementia later in life : study

Middle-agedpeopleatriskofheartattacksorstrokesmaybemorelikelytodevelopdementiainoldagethanpeoplewithhealthycardiovascularsystems,aUSstudysuggests.Thestudylinked