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Junk food overtakes smoking and alcohol as leading cause of ill health in teenagers

Junk food has taken over cigarettes and alcohol as the main cause of ill health among teenagers, a Lancet review suggests. Experts predict half a billion teenagers around the world will be overweight or obese by 2030 while weight gain and mental health problems are now the biggest health dangers for the young. The Lancet Commission found adolescent health is at a “tipping point”. It reports that mental health among teenagers has seen a “significant decline” over the past three decades, which was exacerbated by the Covid-19 crisis. It also projects that 464 million teenagers around the world will be

Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection

LONDON, May 21, 2025 (AP) — Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more than 30 years and which chronicle the everyday lives and struggles of women in southern India. The award was announced by bestselling Booker Prize-longlisted author Max Porter in his role as chair of the five-member voting panel, at a ceremony at London’s Tate Modern. It is the first time the award has been given to a collection of short stories. Bhasthi is the

Gold hits over one-week high on weaker dollar, US fiscal concerns

May 21 (Reuters) – Gold prices rose on Wednesday to their highest in more than a week as the dollar weakened and investors sought safety amid U.S. fiscal uncertainty, with Congress debating a sweeping tax bill. Spot gold was up 0.5% at $3,305.39 an ounce by 0408 GMT, after hitting its highest level since May 12 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures gained 0.7% to $3,307.30. The dollar retreated to its lowest since May 7, making greenback-priced gold cheaper for holders of overseas currency. “The general dollar index lost more than a full point in the last 24 hours

Markets bounce back in early trade on buying in bank stocks

Mumbai, May 21 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday after heavy drubbing in the previous session amid buying in blue-chip bank stocks and a firm trend in Asian peers. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex bounced back in early trade and climbed 267.68 points to 81,454.12. The NSE Nifty went up by 82.25 points to 24,766.15. From the Sensex firms, Nestle, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Maruti, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors and State Bank of India were the biggest gainers. Eternal, IndusInd Bank, Adani Ports and

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