E-cigarettes less addictive than cigarettes: study

ISLAMABAD, Dec 06 (APP):Electronic-cigarettes are less addictive than traditional cigarettes for long-term smokers, according to research that sheds new light on how nicotine addiction works. “We found that e-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than tobacco cigarettes in a large sample of long-term users,” said […]

Libya central banks to reunite after 7-year split

Tripoli, Dec 6 (AFP/APP):Libya’s rival central banks said on Monday they had reached a reunification deal, seven years after they divided as conflict tore the country apart. The original bank, which manages the North African state’s vast oil revenues, had been severed in 2014 when […]

UN shelves decision on Myanmar, Afghanistan envoy dilemma

United Nations, United States, Dec 6 (AFP/APP):The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday indefinitely postponing the international recognition of Afghanistan’s Taliban and Myanmar’s military junta, which would see their envoys accredited at the global forum. A resolution, modeled on an agreement last week […]

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies: reports

Los Angeles, Dec 6 (AFP/APP):Drug-tainted Kentucky Derby-winner Medina Spirit died suddenly after a workout in California on Monday, US media reports said. The Paulick Report horse racing news website quoted the California Horse Racing Board’s equine medical director Jeff Blea confirming the death of the […]

Pope cautions over ‘interpretation’ of abuse report

Aboard the Papal Plane, Dec 6 (AFP/APP):Pope Francis urged caution Monday in the “interpretation” of a damning report into child sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy, saying a “historical situation” must be viewed in context. A landmark inquiry overseen by an independent commission confirmed in […]

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