Muscat: A Canadian study reveals that children with cancer who are obese at diagnosis face an elevated risk of relapse and death. The population-based research analyzed data from 11,291 children aged 2 to 18 years in the Cancer in Young People in Cana…
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Strong Earthquake Hits Southwestern Japan, Triggering Tsunami Advisories
Muscat: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has hit southwestern Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said today. Tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, where the temblor was centered, in the southwestern isl…
17 Dead as Bus Crashes into Ravine in Brazil.
Alagoas: Seventeen people died when a bus fell into a ravine in the state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. The state governor Paulo Dantas said in a statement that the accident, which occurred in a ravine more than 20 meters deep, resulted in 17 fatal…