Researchers are now warning that too much salt can increase the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. We already know that consuming too much salt may lead to other diseases, including heart problems and high blood pressure. In a recent British study, 400 000 participants were monitored over a twelve-year period. 13,000 developed diabetes. For […]
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According to a new survey, women cook twice as much as men. During the pandemic, more men cooked at home, but last year the gap between men and women preparing meals in the kitchen grew. On average, women cook almost 9 meals a week, compared to 4 for men. However, there are many differences, depending
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Halloween is a tradition that comes from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. It was celebrated on the eve of November 1 as the beginning of a new year . People welcomed the harvest and it marked the end of summer. Celts lit bonfires, burned crops and animals as a sacrifice to their gods, and
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Camfed (Campaign for Female Education)is a non-profit organization aimed at helping girls get an education in sub-Saharan Africa. It was founded by Ann Cotton, a British businesswoman, in 1993. Camfed operates in five African countries. The organization concentrates its work on rural areas with widespread poverty. Many children, especially girls, cannot go to school because
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There are concerns that North Korea is experiencing a food crisis among its population. There have been deaths due to starvation and the lack of food. Experts say the food shortage may be a chronic mismanagement by North Korea’s government. Farming equipment cannot be repaired because there are not enough spare parts. There is a not
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On April 3, 1973 Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola made the first cell phone in Manhattan. He called one of his rivals, an engineer at AT & T. Both companies were working on the development of a phone that could not only be used in a car and but which people could actually carry
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Canada, Australia, the US and European Union countries have banned TikTok from official phones and tablets. Colleges, universities and schools in other countries have also banned TikTok from their WiFi networks. TikTok is a popular video-sharing app, where people can create and share short videos on various topics. The Chinese company has over a billion
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The number of people in the US who speak a second language has tripled in the last 40 years, according to a report by the U.S. Census Bureau. About 68 million Americans speak a second language at home – 1 in 5 citizens. Spanish, spoken by 41 million people, is by far the most spoken
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