US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is facing renewed scrutiny after praising the work of a doctor who has been known for discussing the dangers of vaccines & while the secretary was attending the funeral of the second child who died from the rampant West Texas measles outbreak.

People conceived in the colder months burn fat better and are more likely to stay slim, a new study suggests.

Days before a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar, seismologists warned in a study that regions in and around China were at an increased risk of such calamities.

Israeli troops could be seen clearing ground and building watch towers yesterday in parts of Gaza they have seized in recent days in a renewed offensive that the United Nations says has already captured or depopulated two-thirds of the enclave.