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Nine rules to follow for a longer life according to the oldest-living people on the planet

New Delhi, Oct 14 (Mirror): Slowing down the ageing process is something we all have a certain amount of control over – but where exactly do you start? Well a good place is to take inspiration from the longest-living people on the planet, who reside in areas dubbed the ‘Blue Zones’. These are five spots dotted across the world – in Greece, Italy, Costa Rica, California and Japan – where many residents live to the ripe old age of 100. Despite being miles apart, there are many similarities between the lifestyles, habits and diets of these famed centenarians who swear

US colleges become flashpoints for protests on both sides of Israel-Hamas war

NEW YORK, October 14, 2023 (Reuters) – At Columbia University in US on Thursday, two groups of hundreds of students tensely faced each other in dueling pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while university officials blocked public access to the New York City campus as a safety measure. Supporters of Palestinians, many of whom wore face masks to hide their identities, held signs in a grassy area near a library that read “Free Palestine” and “To Exist is to Resist.” About 100 feet (30 meters) away, students backing Israel silently held up posters with the faces of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

Finance Minister says Middle East conflict raises fuel price concerns

MARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Many emerging market countries are concerned about the impact on fuel price due to the recent crisis in the Middle East, India’s Finance Minister said on Friday, detailing the discussions held by G20 finance leaders in Marrakech. Referring to the Israel-Hamas conflict, Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “The recent crisis in the Middle East, and concerns about fuel back again, are worries which many countries do hold and they have expressed as well.” The G20 finance leaders are meeting on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting in Marrakech. India

India’s foreign exchange reserves drop for 5th week; fall to over 5-month low

MUMBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) – India’s foreign exchange reserves declined for a fifth straight week and stood at $584.74 billion as of Oct. 6, the lowest in more than five months, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed on Friday. That was a decrease of $2.17 billion from the previous week. Reserves had fallen by a total of nearly $12 billion in the prior four weeks. The central bank intervenes in the spot and forwards markets to prevent runaway moves in the rupee. The RBI’s stranglehold on the rupee via its persistent forex market intervention has kept volatility

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