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July 16, 2019 - 17:17 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - HIV/AIDS mortality remains high worldwide, reminding the international community that the fight against the pandemic is far from over, according to the UNAIDS Global Report 2019 released on Tuesday, July 16, Xinhua reports. The report says 770,000 people died of HIV/AIDS worldwide in 2...

July 16, 2019 - 16:15 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - This year began with a partial solar eclipse. A little more than halfway through 2019, much of the world will see a partial lunar eclipse Tuesday, July 16 night or Wednesday morning, depending on where you live, CNN reports. The partial lunar eclipse will be visible in Africa, most of ...

July 16, 2019 - 13:52 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - London's mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked plans for a controversial tower known as the Tulip, saying the structure would be of "limited" public benefit and "detrimental" to the capital's skyline, CNN reports. In a letter explaining the decision, Khan said the proposal "would not constitute...

July 16, 2019 - 11:40 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - UK Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Alan Duncan has reaffirmed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would not be extradited to “anywhere where he could face capital punishment”, the independent Spanish news agency EFE reports, according to Sputnik International. The Spani...

July 16, 2019 - 11:18 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Having higher-than-normal cholesterol and blood pressure levels before age 40 can raise your risk of heart disease later in life more than you might think, CNN reports citing a new study. A level of "bad" LDL cholesterol at 100 mg/dL or higher as a young adult was associated with a 64%...

July 16, 2019 - 11:10 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a high risk of developing cancer, researchers announced last week. However, the evidence cannot yet establish a direct connection between the two, The Voice of American reports. The researchers said the findings of a large study in France su...

July 16, 2019 - 10:21 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Opposition activists reported on Monday, July 15 night that the Turkish Armed Forces had removed the border fence along the Al-Raqqa Governorate’s northern border, Al-Masdar News reports. According to the opposition claims, the border fence was completely removed north of the Al-Raqqa ...

July 15, 2019 - 17:28 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The pyramids of Egypt have long attracted visitors intrigued by their ancient history, and now travelers have the opportunity to visit a distinctive structure just south of Cairo, CNN says. Minister of Antiquities Khaled al Anani led a party of foreign ambassadors to the Dahshur Necrop...

July 15, 2019 - 17:10 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Functional regions within the brain become less distinct and inter-connected in the elderly over time, especially in those networks related to attention span and cognition. The finding, published by researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School in The Journal of Neuroscience, adds to current u...

July 15, 2019 - 12:11 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Chemotherapy treatment for people who have advanced bowel cancer and a particular genetic mutation is commonly ineffective. A combination of three different drugs could be the key to improved treatment, Medical News Today says. The outlook for people with standard bowel cancer — also k...