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Study: Olive Oil Protects Brain From Alzheimer’s

The benefits of a Mediterranean diet are widely chronicled, but new research shows extra-virgin olive oil, a key part of the diet, may protect “against cognitive decline.” Specifically, researchers at Temple University...

Vietnam’s Crackdown on Political Dissent Described as Boon for Business

TAIPEI - Economic analysts say many foreign investors are finding an up side to the suppression of dissent in Vietnam, taking comfort in the expectation of business stability as the country’s...

Islamic State Blows Up Historic Mosque in Mosul

WASHINGTON, PENTAGON — Mosul’s iconic al-Nuri mosque is no more, destroyed by the Islamic State as Iraqi forces worked to eradicate the terror group from one of its last strongholds in the...

US Urges China to Step Up Pressure on North Korea

The United States pushed China during high-level security talks on Wednesday to step up diplomatic and economic pressure to rein in the Kim Jong Un regime in North Korea, but defense...

Anwar Ibrahim, Jailed Malaysian Opposition Leader, Withdraws as PM Candidate

KUALA LUMPUR — Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Saturday he would not be a candidate for prime minister in elections due by mid-2018. Once a rising star in the ruling...

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