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Statins may help to reduce risk of death in all patients with type 2 diabetes

Statins may help to reduce risk of death in all patients with type 2 diabetes. In a new study, statins significantly lowered the odds of death and major heart events in adults with type 2 diabetes, regardless of their predicted 10-year risk for heart disease. Researchers followed adults ages 25 to 84 with type 2 diabetes for up to a decade. None had serious heart or liver problems at the start. The authors compared people who started statins with those who didn’t — across all levels of heart-disease risk – from less than 10% to more than 30%. The results

Pakistan sees deadliest year in a decade, with combat deaths surging 74% in 2025, report says

ISLAMABAD, January 1, 2026 (AP) — Pakistan experienced its deadliest year in over a decade in 2025 as combat-related deaths surged 74%, with militants accounting for more than half the death toll, according to a new report released by an independent think tank. Islamabad often accuses Kabul of turning a blind eye to cross-border attacks by Pakistani militants, a claim Afghanistan’s Taliban government denies. Tensions between the two neighbors have been high since October following border clashes that killed dozens and wounded hundreds. The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, or PICSS, said violence in Pakistan left 3,413 people

India forecast to face colder January, says weather office

MUMBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) – India is set to see below-average maximum and minimum temperatures in January, the weather office said on Thursday, raising the prospect of higher yields for key winter-sown crops such as wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas. The country is also likely to experience above-average cold-wave days, particularly across central and eastern India, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of the India Meteorological Department, told a virtual news conference.

Gold kicks off 2026 on a firm note; silver slides after record rally

New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) Gold prices started the new year on a firm note on Thursday, rising by Rs 640 to Rs 1,38,340 per 10 grams in the national capital, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,37,700 per 10 grams on Wednesday. However, silver prices extended losses for the second consecutive day, depreciating Rs 1,600 to Rs 2,37,400 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes) from the previous close of Rs 2,39,000 per kg. The rally in both gold and silver during 2025 was spectacular. The yellow

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