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New UK coronavirus tactic: urge the British to lose weight

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will crack down on junk food advertising and introduce calorie counts on menus in an effort to combat obesity and ease pressure on the country’s National Health Service amid the coronavirus pandemic the government said Monday. For British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the intersection of obesity …

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Coronavirus ‘most serious health emergency’ WHO has faced

Image copyright AFP Screenshot Coronavirus is the sixth WHO global health emergency The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Covid-19 is easily the most serious global health emergency he has ever declared. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would reconvene the WHO emergency committee this week …

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Tony Hawk breaks legendary skateboarding spots

When Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, the skateboard video game, launched two decades ago, it opened the skateboard culture to a whole new audience. Kids around the world who had never picked up a skateboard in real life spent hours trying stunts like McTwist, Madonna, Impossible, and Stalefish, and they did …

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