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Healthy lifestyle after bowel screening confirmed to lower disease risk
A new study shows that if you adopt a healthier lifestyle after bowel screening, it can lower your risk of both bowel cancer and other chronic diseases. Previous studies have estimated that approximately half of all the cases of bowel cancer could...

Co-ops talk culture at Unesco’s Mondiacult conference
The world’s biggest cultural policy conference took place in Barcelona, Spain, at the end of September, with co-operatives making their voices heard at a side event. Mondiacult, the World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable...

It’s time to put children before Big Tech and limit social media to over-15s only
Ensuring that children are safe online, just as in the physical world, should be a no-brainer. Unfortunately, that is not the reality today. Far too many children and teens experience stress, anxiety, sleep problems and declining well-being from...

Orbit Culture Get Furious with Their New Single “Bloodhound”
Sweden may be one of the highest ranked countries in terms of overall happiness on the planet, but something must have seriously pissed off the dudes in Orbit Culture. I mean seriously, listen to their new single “Bloodhound” and tell me those...
DPRK's Ri sets women's 48kg world records at Weightlifting World Championships
FORDE, Norway, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ri Song Gum of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea emerged as the biggest winner on the opening day of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships, breaking the women's 48kg world...

Norwegian Fjords Cruise: A Scenic Shortcut to Europe’s Hidden Corners
If you’ve ever promised yourself you’d see more of the world, here’s a tip: don’t overlook the Norwegian fjords. They’re close enough to reach in a few hours, yet dramatic enough to feel like another planet. Towering cliffs. Thunderous waterfalls....

How A Tiny Norwegian Mining Town Became A Sustainable Travel Hotspot
The former copper mining town of Røros retains much of its historic charm. David Nikel Spreading salty local butter onto fresh bread, dipping into a steaming bowl of reindeer stew, and finishing with a scoop of rich ice cream flavored with local...

Road European Championships: Norway demolishes opposition for clear victory in junior TTT mixed relay
Norway has gone two better than in 2024 to secure the European Championships Junior Mixed Relay TTT on Thursday, with a stunning allround performance producing some significant time gaps for the winner. Taking place over a 40-kilometre race...

Laura D. Minasyan: Bridging Cultures — Armenian, Khmer, Swedish, Russian
And yet you were drawn to distant, unexplored horizons. To go to Leningrad and study such a rare language as Khmer! What did knowledge of Khmer give a young Armenian woman? Yes, I went to apply to Leningrad University — but not for journalism, for...

Women's Champions League preview: Team-by-team, talking points, predictions
Emily Keogh Close Emily Keogh Correspondent Based in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN's women's soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCL Sam Marsden Oct 2, 2025, 08:53 AM The UEFA Women's Champions League is back! With a new 18-team...

Global voices seek urgent action to save women, children in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Geneva Members of the European Parliament, senators, and human rights activists raised concerns over human rights violations against vulnerable women and children in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan and Bangladesh, during a side event at the...

"Girls take over" embassies in global gender equality campaign
Jakarta (ANTARA) - As a part of a global gender equality campaign, girls took over embassy roles, with Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Jess Dutton emphasized the importance of gender equality so that girls and boys have equal opportunities to...

Schedule announced for Armenian weightlifters in Norway
October 2, 2025 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 2025 World Weightlifting Championships for seniors kicked off on October 2 in Førde, Norway, with Armenian athletes set to compete across various weight categories. The Armenian Weightlifting...

What are the risks of first cousins having children?
Park life Locals were angered by the closing off of 1,500 acres of Windsor Great Park to create a secure area around Forest Lodge, the new home of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Medieval residents of Berkshire would have been in sympathy, as...

Mirabai Chanu to lead Indian contingent at World Weightlifting Championships 2025 in Norway
Daijiworld Media Network - Norway Norway, Oct 2: Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu will lead India’s 14-member squad at the World Weightlifting Championships 2025, set to take place in Førde, Norway, from October 2 to 11. The competition will also...

Norway supports sustainable tourism training centre in Hue
Norway’s WWFand WWF-Vietnam have funded a new centre in Hue to promote sustainable, low-plastic tourism. Photo: Vietnam+. A new training centre for sustainable tourism practices has been launched in Hue, Vietnam, with support from the World Wide...

USP PhD student calls for women’s involvement in ocean governance
A doctorate student at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji, is urging greater involvement of women in ocean governance and program implementation. Alice Clara Rore of North Malaita made the call during her presentation on the...

SOS Children’s Villages Ghana engages stakeholders on child protection
The SOS Children’s Villages Ghana has engaged the Volta Regional Child Protection Committee (RCPC) to share information about its NORAD-funded project and explore areas of collaboration. The Project aims at protecting children who have lost or are...

Jane Goodall worked into her 90s. Here are 5 lifestyle habits that might explain how she stayed 'fit as a fiddle' for so long.
In a 2017 personal essay, Goodall urged people to stop eating meat and shared that she herself had given it up decades earlier. "I stopped eating meat some 50 years ago when I looked at the pork chop on my plate and thought: this represents fear,...
Teachers union president preaches calm as educators back call for mass strike against Trump dictatorship
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and AFT Michigan President Terrence Martin at the September 29, 2025, Public Education Town Hall in Eastpointe, Michigan.American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten spoke at...