Monday, January 30, 2017

Free refills from soda fountains no longer on tap in France

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The ban on free refills is part of a sweeping public health law to help combat obesity
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The New York Times asked readers to talk about how they would be affected if the Affordable Care Act was repealed.
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Macedonia reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus at a farm in the southwestern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the local veterinary authorities. The infected birds were found at a farm in the region of Struga, the report sent by the Paris-based OIE said, without giving details on the type of birds contaminated. The H5N8 bird flu virus has been spreading across Europe since late last year, leading to the large-scale slaughter of poultry in several countries, while other bird flu strains lead to some human deaths in China.

FILE - In this April 10, 2014, file photo, a card player studies her hand during a bridge game at a restaurant in St. Paul, Minn. Research published on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, shows that even in one's 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline. (Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP)CHICAGO (AP) — Even in your 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing may help stave off mental decline.


Wrapped up from head to toe in a white bag and gently rocking from side to side, five Japanese mothers are hopeful Tokyo's latest health trend can cure their post-pregnancy aches and pains. The five mothers at a recent session in Tokyo lay on their backs with their knees on their chests bundled up in white cloths. "It felt warm and there was this feeling with my body," said one mother who tried the 20 minute session.

Signage for GlaxoSmithKline is seen on it's offices in London, BritainBy Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has won U.S. approval to market a copy of GlaxoSmithKline's best-selling Advair inhaler, although the real battle is still to come. Teva's version of GSK's blockbuster medicine, called AirDuo RespiClick, is not directly substitutable for Advair and is only approved for asthma, while Advair is also widely used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Teva said on Monday it would launch AirDuo later this year.


U.S. President Donald Trump waits to speak by phone with the Saudi Arabia's King Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in WashingtonBy Ayesha Rascoe and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said he will announce his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday as he looks to quickly put his stamp on the court by restoring its conservative majority. Trump said on Monday that he will unveil at the White House at 8 p.m. on Tuesday (0100 GMT on Wednesday) his pick to fill the lingering vacancy on the nation's highest court left by the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016. Trump told reporters at the White House he would name "a person who is unbelievably highly respected.


By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI (Reuters) - The new U.S. immigration curbs have cast uncertainty over the futures of thousands of Iranian students in the United States, with many losing hope of being able to finish their studies or find a job in the country. President Donald Trump's executive order bans travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries including Iran for three months, and there is little certainty of what will happen after that. Many of the students have spent their families' life savings to pay for an American higher education, which they hope will be a ticket to a well-paid job in the West or Iran.
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