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Artificial sweeteners are commonly used to sweeten coffee and tea. — courtesy Unsplash/Towfiqu Barbhuiya
WHO advises against use of artificial sweeteners
GENEVA — New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using non-sugar sweeteners (NSS).New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using non-sugar sweeteners (NSS).The recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO) is based on a review of available evidence which suggests that artificial sweeteners do not help control body mass or reduce the risk of weight-related illnesses.Common NSS include acesulfame K, aspartame, advantame, cyclamates, neotame, saccharin, sucralose, stevia, and other stevia derivatives.“Replacing free sugars with NSS does not help with weight control in the long term. People need to consider other ways to reduce free sugars intake, such as consuming food with naturally occurring...
May 15, 2023

WHO advises against use of artificial sweeteners

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at Chequers.
UK promises more arms for Ukraine as Zelensky meets Sunak on European tour
LONDON — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the UK on Monday as part of his whirlwind European tour, which has already taken in Paris, Berlin, Rome and the Vatican over the weekend.The visit comes as Britain, a staunch ally, promised to give Ukraine hundreds more missiles and attack drones in an effort to change the course of the war, the Associated Press reported.Zelensky landed by helicopter at Chequers, the British leader's official country retreat, and was greeted by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. It’s Zelensky’s second trip to the UK since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.This is the fourth European country Zelenskky has visited in the past few days. He is seeking more aid as Ukraine prepares a long-anticipated spring offensive to retake territory seized by...
May 15, 2023

UK promises more arms for Ukraine as Zelensky meets Sunak on European tour

Weapons collected near the city of Smederev following the amnesty announcement.
Serbian gun amnesty collects 13,500 weapons
BELGRADE — Horror and anger at two recent mass shootings has put Serbia's populist government under pressure to change the political climateSerbian authorities on Sunday displayed many of around 13,500 weapons they say people have been handed over since this month's mass shootings, including hand grenades, automatic weapons, and anti-tank rocket launchers.The authorities have declared a one-month amnesty period for citizens to hand over unregistered weapons or face prison sentences as part of a crackdown on guns following the two mass shootings this month that left 17 people dead, many of them children.Populist President Aleksandar Vučić accompanied top police officials on Sunday for the weapons' display near the town of Smederevo, some 50 kilometres south of...
May 15, 2023

Serbian gun amnesty collects 13,500 weapons

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop a tank on a road to the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region
Two Russian commanders killed in Ukraine fighting, Defense Ministry says
KYIV — Two senior Russian military officers have been killed in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday, the latest high-profile losses for Moscow in a grinding war with its western neighbor.The ministry said the two officers – Col. Vyacheslav Makarov and Col. Yevgeny Brovko – were in killed in action while leading Russian troops in the Donetsk region. It did not specify when or exactly where they were killed.“The commander of the 4th motorized rifle brigade, Colonel Vyacheslav Makarov, being at the forefront, personally led the battle,” a Russian Defense Ministry briefing read.Brovko, the deputy commander of the army corps for military-political work, was leading troops in “repelling enemy attacks” and “heroically died after receiving multiple shrapnel...
May 15, 2023

Two Russian commanders killed in Ukraine fighting, Defense Ministry says

Kilicdaroglu and his allies put on a show of unity as the results came in
Erdogan heading for run-off in Turkey elections
ANKARA — Turkey's battle for the presidency looks set to go to a run-off, with both contenders adamant they have victory in their grasp.After 20 years in power, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood on the balcony of his party HQ saying he was convinced he would win another five.Everything appeared to have fallen into place for his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu to win.But incomplete results put him behind the president in the first round.And Erdogan's alliance could also be heading for a majority in parliament.For months, Turkey's disparate opposition parties had pooled their resources in a bid to bring an end to a president who has extended his power dramatically since a failed coup against him in 2016.The election is being watched very closely in the West, because Kilicdaroglu has...
May 15, 2023

Erdogan heading for run-off in Turkey elections

Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko (center) during Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia. — courtesy Reuters
Belarus leader Lukashenko misses event, fueling health rumors
MINSK — Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko has missed a major state celebration, further fueling health speculation.The autocratic politician, 68, usually speaks publicly at the annual National Flag, Emblem and Anthem Day event but his prime minister read a message on his behalf on Sunday.Last week, Lukashenko left Moscow soon after Victory Day parade, skipping lunch with President Vladimir Putin. Lukashenko looked visibly tired, and his right hand was bandaged.He was last seen in public laying flowers in the capital Minsk during Belarus' own Victory Day celebrations on May 9 — a few hours after returning from the Russian capital.An opposition Telegram channel reported that Lukashenko visited a presidential medical center just outside Minsk on Saturday night — but this...
May 14, 2023

Belarus leader Lukashenko misses event, fueling health rumors

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Germany overnight and was welcomed by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. — courtesy EPA
Zelensky visits Germany day after weapons pledge
BERLIN — Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky is in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, his first visit to Germany since Russia’s invasion.The trip comes a day after Germany announced it would supply weapons worth around three billion dollars to Kyiv.Arriving in Germany Zelensky tweeted: “Already in Berlin. Weapons. Powerful package. Air defense. Reconstruction. EU. NATO. Security.”On Saturday Germany unveiled its biggest military aid package for Ukraine yet. Berlin said it would supply €2.7 billion (£2.4 billion) worth of weapons, including Leopard tanks and anti-aircraft systems to Kyiv.For security reasons, the German government has released few details about President Zelensky’s movements Sunday. — but he has already met...
May 14, 2023

Zelensky visits Germany day after weapons pledge

Pope Francis meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vatican on Saturday. — courtesy EFE
Pope tells Zelensky he is ‘praying for peace’
ROME — Pope Francis has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he is constantly praying for peace after the two met privately at the Vatican.The pontiff also stressed on the urgent need to help “the most fragile people, innocent victims” of the full-scale invasion launched by Russia last year.Zelensky earlier met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who assured him of Rome’s support for united Ukraine. More than 1,000 police are deployed and a no-fly zone over Rome was in place.In a statement on Saturday, the Holy See said Pope Francis and President Zelensky “discussed the humanitarian and political situation in Ukraine caused by the ongoing war” during a meeting that lasted about 40 minutes.The Argentine pontiff and President Zelensky “both agreed on the need to...
May 14, 2023

Pope tells Zelensky he is ‘praying for peace’

Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended his election push with Saturday prayers at Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul. — courtesy Turkish presidency / Murat Cetinmuhurdar / handout
Turkey decides on future with or without Erdogan
ANKARA — Turks are voting in the most pivotal elections in their modern history, to decide if Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains president after 20 years in power.His main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, promises to scrap many of the powers acquired by President Erdogan after he survived a failed coup in 2016.Buoyed by a broad opposition alliance, he has a real chance of winning. But this race has become so intense and the stakes so high that campaigning went up to the wire.President Erdogan was filmed stretching election rules by addressing worshipers at Saturday evening prayers in Istanbul.To secure outright victory on Sunday, the winner needs more than 50% of the vote. Otherwise it goes to a run-off in two weeks’ time.Queues were reported at some polling stations before voting began at 08:00...
May 14, 2023

Turkey decides on future with or without Erdogan

Staff prepare jerry cans for distribution at the UNICEF warehouse in Cox’s Bazar ahead of Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to make landfall on Sunday. — courtesy UNICEF/Rashad Wajahat Lateef
UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal
GENEVA — UN agencies spent Friday buckling down with communities across Bangladesh and Myanmar, bracing for Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit the region by the weekend.The very severe cyclonic storm is quickly strengthening in the Bay of Bengal, threatening the region with violent winds, flooding, and landslides that could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of the world’s most vulnerable people, said Clare Nullis, of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).The agency’s regional specialized meteorological center in New Delhi forecast that Mocha would move towards coastal Bangladesh and Myanmar. The storm would further intensify until landfall, between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu in Myanmar by midday Sunday.Nearly one million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s...
May 13, 2023

UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal

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