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A study conducted by the country’s National Health Commission on Wednesday revealed that more than half of Chinese adults are now considered overweight. The rate of obesity in Chinese adults has more than doubled in less than two decades, from 7.1% in 2002 to 16.4% this year. According to the …

Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday after mixed gains on Wall Street following mixed economics reports. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney. China’s market regulator says it has launched an anti-monopoly probe into e-commerce giant Alibaba Group 9988, after shares in Shanghai fell. -8.13% Baba, + 0.14%, …

B Body D Camera footage shows a black man stepping out of a garage and holding a cellphone in his left hand before being fatally shot by a Columbus police officer. About six seconds elapsed between Andre Hill, 47, who appears in the video and when the officer fired the …

It was a rough year for Homo sapiens. The coronavirus epidemic highlighted our vulnerabilities in the natural world that are constantly changing. Many were forced to find a new level of determination and creativity to survive. While humans are isolated, birds, bugs, fish and mammals put their own ingenuity on …

HONG KONG – A Hong Kong judge on Wednesday granted bail to pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy La, but imposed sweeping bans on his use of social media, interviews or leaving his home, raising concerns about free speech under national security. Law. Mr Lai, prominent, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent …