Women with less belly fat are better fat-burning machines: study

Women with less belly fat are better fat-burning machines: study

Women with less belly fat are better fat-burning machines: study

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:28 AM PDT

Even among fit, young women, those who have a higher ratio of abdominal fat are less efficient at burning fat when working out compared to women with less belly fat, a new French study finds.

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UAE says arrests al Qaeda-linked cell targeting security

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:52 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Authorities in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday they had arrested a seven-member group linked to al Qaeda which was planning actions against the country's security.
    

Merkel says wants to serve full term if re-elected

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:39 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel intends to serve a full four-year term if she is re-elected in September, she told a newspaper on Thursday, dismissing media speculation that she may step aside in 2015.
    

Mubarak moved to prison from army hospital - MENA

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:36 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was transferred from a military hospital in Cairo to the city's Torah prison early on Thursday, state news agency MENA said.
    

Russia opens new investigation against protest leader Navalny

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:17 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigators increased pressure on one of President Vladimir Putin's biggest critics on Thursday, opening a new criminal investigation against Alexei Navalny one day after he went on trial on theft charges.
    

Deadly explosion, fire rips through Texas fertilizer plant

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:27 PM PDT

WEST, Texas (Reuters) - A deadly explosion ripped through a Texas fertilizer plant near Waco late on Wednesday, injuring more than 100 people, levelling dozens of homes and damaging other buildings including a school and nursing home, authorities said.
    

NK lays out conditions for negotiations amid tensions on Korean Peninsula

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:46 PM PDT

The National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday listed conditions for resuming talks with Washington and Seoul amid festering tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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Gelang Patah battle full of variables

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:38 PM PDT

MCA's loan of Gelang Patah parliamentary constituency to Umno is an anomalous move as well as a gamble.

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Pakistan court orders arrest of former president Musharraf

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:13 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court ordered the arrest of former president Pervez Musharraf on Thursday in connection with charges relating to his showdown with the judiciary in 2007 when he was still in power, television channels and one of his aides said.
    

BN can recapture seats it narrowly lost in GE12: analyst

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 10:05 PM PDT

Barisan Nasional (BN) is believed to be able to recapture nine parliamentary seats it narrowly lost in the last general election, paving the way for it to win two-thirds majority in the upcoming 13th general election (GE13).

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China foreign news ban criticised by media group

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 08:39 PM PDT

A press freedom group Thursday criticised a ruling that bans Chinese journalists from quoting foreign news outlets without permission, a move that further tightens Beijing's control of the media.

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China says investigating human-to-human spread of bird flu

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:39 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is investigating the possibility of human-to-human transmission of a new strain of bird flu that has killed 17 people and is examining "family clusters" of people infected with the virus, a top health official was quoted as saying.
    

60-70 dead, hundreds hurt in Texas plant explosion: media

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:47 PM PDT

Some 60 to 70 people were killed and hundreds were injured by an explosion at a fertilizer plant outside Waco, Texas, local media reported, citing the local emergency manager.

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FDI into China gains in first quarter

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:43 PM PDT

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China rose marginally in the first quarter, the government announced on Thursday, led by Japanese, EU and US companies after declining last year.

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Tuscany's 'L'Eroica' route opens for cyclists

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:27 PM PDT

(Italy-AFP) - Cyclists tour the new permanent route of the vintage bikes event "L'Eroica", near Gaiole in Chianti, in the Italian region of Tuscany. The new 'L'Eroica' permament poute, which is the same 200 km route as the classic event taking place in Autumn part of the 'stradde bianche' -- the white roads --, is now open to everyone. A unique opportunity to dicover Tuscany, its landscape, its heritage sites and enjoy local food and wines 'con calma' (slowly). Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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Malaysian star at centre of political storm

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:14 PM PDT

Malaysian film star Michelle Yeoh has been heavily criticised following a report that she will attend a function in support of the country's ruling coalition as a divisive election looms.

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System aims to prevent texting-and-walking accidents

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT

(AFP Relaxnews) -- A post-doctoral researcher at the HCI Lab of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada is developing a system that alerts engrossed smartphone users to upcoming obstacles.

Although many would be inclined to describe the issue of accidentally walking into objects both stationary and moving while texting on a smartphone as a 'First World problem,' the potential for injuries and even fatalities while distracted by a plethora of mobile devices is a growing concern.

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VIDEO: Don't call me Majesty - future Dutch King

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 08:57 PM PDT

The Dutch Crown Prince has set the tone for what could be a more hands off monarchy in the Netherlands during a major interview with a Dutch broadcaster.

Google X phones will be 'phenomenal': chairman

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:20 PM PDT

(AFP Relaxnews) -- Google's chairman has confirmed that Motorola is working on a range of handsets and claims it will redefine the concept of premium smartphones.

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Drone 'space ship' app to help robots in future

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:09 PM PDT

(Netherlands-AFP) - European Space Agency scientists have developed a smartphone app that turns a toy drone into a virtual spacecraft on a mission to dock with the International Space Station, and uses crowd-sourced data from its manoeuvres to improve artificial intelligence on future missions. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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