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Nearly a hundred nations debate Gaza fighting at UN General Assembly

02:53 A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamascame amid mounting international pressure to stop the fightingin Gaza, and as nearly a hundred nations debated the issue at the Unite

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Pressure drops in vessel at Fukushima plant, no radioactive leakage

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Monday said the pressure inside one of the reactor containment vessels at the nuclear plant has dropped.Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPC

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U.S. hosts meetings with ROK, Japan to prepare for Trump-Kim meeting

U.S.DeputySecretaryofStateJohnSullivanonFridaymetseparatelywithSouthKoreanandJapaneseforeignministerstocoordinatestancesinpreparationfortheupcomingTrump-Kimmeet

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Scientists find new type of ice inside diamonds

Arareformoficehasbeenfoundinsidediamondsthatwerenewlyunearthedaroundtheworld,accordingtoastudypublishedinSciencejournal.Thetypeofice,knownasice-VII,featuresacub

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Study: Analyzing genetics may help controlling blood pressure

Analyzingthegeneticsandsmokinghabitsofmorethanhalfamillionpeoplehasshednewlightonthecomplexitiesofcontrollingbloodpressure,accordingtoastudyledbyresearchersatWa

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DPRK: Abe aggravates 'sanctions and pressure campaign against Pyongyang'

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)hasslammedJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeforaggravating"thesanctionsandpressurecampaignagainstPyongyang"throughrhetoric

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New blood pressure range means half of Americans have hypertension

TighterbloodpressureguidelinesfromU.S.heartorganizationsmeanmillionsmorepeopleneedtomakelifestylechanges,orstarttakingmedication,inordertoavoidcardiovascularpro

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Researchers working on new approach to track seafloor motion along fault

UniversityofWashington(UW)oceanographersareworkingwithacompanytodevelopasimplenewtechniquethatcouldtrackseafloormovementinearthquake-pronecoastalareas.Theprojec

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Moon's offer of talks brings hope of an end to impasse

It remains to be seen how Pyongyang will respond to Seoul's formal overture for dialogue.

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Moon's offer of talks brings hope of an end to impasse

ItremainstobeseenhowPyongyangwillrespondtoSeoul'sformaloverturefordialogue.Serioustalks,whetheroneasinganimositiesalongtheirtenseborderoronresumingthereunionsof

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5 million older Americans not taking blood pressure drugs properly

Some five million Americans aged 65 and older are not taking their blood pressure medicine properly, putting them at increased risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and early death, a report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.

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Cambodian police set to block march by opposition

Police in Cambodia are blocking opposition activists from staging a protest march, as both sides spar over intensifying government pressure on its critics.

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Zhang reaches Australian Open quarter-finals with merciless win over Keys

​Australian Open surprise packet Zhang Shuai of China has shown no mercy to injury-ravaged American Madison Keys, recovering from a set down to progress to the quarter-finals.

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Doctors urge quick hypertension intervention

China's top hypertension experts are urging more intensive management of high blood pressure in a nation where 330 million people, an estimated one in four, are affected by the serious and often chronic illness.

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New study explains why Mediterranean diet reduces blood pressure

A British study published on Monday explains why  Mediterranean diet reduces blood pressure on May,19.

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"Diseases of affluence" spread to poorer countries

High blood pressure and obesity, traditionally associated with affluence, are no longer confined to wealthy countries, according to a new study published in the U.S. journal Circulation.