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If you're looking to reduce stroke risk, as well as improve overall cardiovascular health, a recent study in the journal Neurology suggests you stock up on plant-based foods. Researchers looked at health data from over 200,000 men and women in two large-scale studies that covered more than 25 years of diet questionnaires, as well as health changes over time. They found that participants who reported regular consumption of healthy, plant-based foods had a significantly lower risk of experiencing a stroke. (Related: The 7…

Drinking a glass of orange juice every day at breakfast or some cranberry juice with lunch may seem like a harmless—or even healthy—habit. After all, it's just fruit, right? But whether you know it or not, there's a big difference between eating half a grapefruit and drinking it in liquid form: the former has fiber. Experts say the fiber found in whole fruits plays a major role in minimizing how the natural sugars they contain impact your body. So, if there's one major side effect of drinking juice that you should know…

Whether you haven’t been able to give up your soda habit or you make dessert a part of your daily meal plan, it likely comes as no surprise that refined sugar isn’t exactly a healthy addition to your diet. In addition to causing spikes in blood glucose, which can lead to hunger and cravings, sugar is widely known to be linked to obesity and tooth decay. In fact, diets that are high in sugar are frequently lacking in other essential nutrients as highly palatable sugary foods crowd out healthier fare in a person’s diet.…

Officials and religious leaders are mobilizing to encourage the population to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The most populous country in Africa received nearly 4 million doses of this vaccine as part of the Covax unit in early March. Many vaccination centers have opened their doors in major cities across the country for people over the age of 70 and particularly vulnerable occupations. Despite a few disagreements, Nigerian politicians continue to promote vaccination against Covid-19, and religious authorities have an…

March 22 is World Water Day. Some experts predicted that the wars of the future would be wars over water. In the Horn of Africa, we are not yet talking about armed conflict, but the tone continues to rise between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. The waters of the Nile are at stake, which is at the center of an intense diplomatic struggle as Ethiopia completes the construction of its renaissance dam, the largest of its future in Africa. And she is determined not to be intimidated by Sudan and Egypt. Ethiopia will complete the…

Ocean Viking, the boat from the SOS Mediterranean organization, is conducting a new rescue campaign in the central Mediterranean. At sea, the ship rescued 796 people from Libya to Europe in January and February. RFI embarks on this mission. Every day we receive the logbook from our special correspondent. "Please play a game with me," Amias asks me. The 9-year-old boy points to two painted boards on the floor. Wooden puck acts as pawns. Amias has been aboard the Ocean Viking for three days: he has already had the…

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Horyaalka Serie A ayaa xiiso gaar ah yeeshay iyadoo ay ceel ka dhacday rajadii ay Juventus ka laheyd inay ku guueysato horyaalkii 10aad ee isku xigta ka dib markii ay maanta guuldarro 1-0 ka soo gaartay kooxda Benevento ee ku jirta kaalinta 16aad ee kala sareynta horyaalka. Tababare Andrea Pirlo iyo Cristiano Ronaldo ayaa maanta niyadjab lagu diray ka dib gool uu daqiiqadii 69aad u dhaliyay kooxda kaalinta hoose ciyaaryahan Adolfo Gaich. Juventus waxay ku jirtaa kaalinta seddexaad iyagoo leh 55 dhibcood waxay 10…

It is again authorized to make music, songs and dances in the liquor companies under a decree of the Governor of Dakar from 20 March. Activities that had been suspended for several months to combat the spread of coronavirus. The state of health disaster in Dakar and Thiès had already ended on Friday 19 March at midnight, with the majority of Covid-19 cases concentrated. Senegal has passed the 1,000-related death mark and 37,833 positive cases of the coronavirus pandemic. The tables at this Corniche des Almadies…

Barcelona ayaa ku soo laabatay kaalinta labaad ee horyaalka La Liga ka dib markii ay 6-1 ku xasuuqeen kooxda Real Sociedad oo marti loo ahaa iyadoo Lionel Messi iyo Sergino Dest ay dhaliyeen min labo gool. Barca ayaa u muuqata inay jaanta isla heshay iyagoo haatan afar dhibcood ka danbeeya kooxda hogaanka heysa ee La Liga halka ay labo dhibcood ka sareeyaan kooxda kaalinta seddexaad ee Real Madrid Kulankaan Barcelona ayaa jabiyay rikoodhkii Xavi Hernandez isagoo noqday xiddiga ugu safashada badan taariikhda Barcelona,…