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Taiwan Is Selling More to the U.S. than China in Major Shift Away from Beijing
WASHINGTON (AP) – Whether it is tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China—the world’s No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary.
Obesity and High Blood Sugar Play Ever-growing Role in Ill Health, Study Shows
LONDON (Reuters) – Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead to almost 50 percent more years of healthy life lost to either disease or premature death than in 2000, a major international study showed on Thursday.
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