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10 Early Warning Signs of Diabetes You Should Not Ignore.

Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a metabolic disease characterized by high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. As of 2018, about 587 million people worldwide suffered from diabetes. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas is either not producing enough insulin or the cells are not able to respond properly to the insulin produced. There are three main types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes: Also known as juvenile diabetes, it occurs when the pancreas is not able to produce enough insulin. It is considered an autoimmune disease. Factors that increase the risk of Type 1 diabetes are family history, exposure to viral illnesses, the presence of damaging immune system cells in the body, and low vitamin D levels. Type 2 diabetes: This is the most common type of diabetes and occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to regulate the blood sugar or the cells are not able to use the insulin properly. Obesity, an inactive lifestyle, family...

Russian-Zimbabwean firm to invest $400m in Zimbabwe platinum.

Great Dyke Investments (GDI) Ltd. said on Thursday it would invest about 400 million dollars to build a precious metals mine and smelter in Zimbabwe as the country opens up to international business. The joint venture between Russia’s JSC Afromet and Zimbabwe’s Pen East Ltd., expects to produce up to 855,000 ounces (27 tonnes) of platinum group metals and gold per year from the Darwendale PGM project. Its deposit, which has total resources of around 1,300 tonnes of platinum group metals (PGMs), is part of the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe and is the world’s biggest PGM asset, the companies said in a statement. Zimbabwe is the third largest platinum producer at 445,000 ounces last year, behind South Africa and Russia, according to the World Platinum Investment Council. GDI’s chief executive Igor Higer expects the project will double the production of PGMs in Zimbabwe. He is one of several investors who have spent more than 100 million dollars, which entitles them to special ...

We’ll override Buhari’s veto, National Assembly vows.

Russia expels 23 British diplomats in spy poisoning crisis 48 mins ago 'Conman' Trump is funnier than us 1 hour ago JAMB urges candidates to patiently await results as exams end 2 hours ago President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill might not have long to fly, as the Senate steps up moves to override it . The ‘Like Minds Senators’ have already begun mobilising their colleagues for the legislative show of force. The group, led by Dino Melaye, had in June 2015 steered intrigues that ensured Bukola Saraki emerged as Senate President. Buhari on Tuesday withheld assent to the controversial bill passed by the lawmakers on February 14, 2018. The bill, a potential game changer, re-ordered the sequence of next year’s general election, making the National Assembly first and the presidential last. As at yesterday, it was unclear whether the ‘Unity Forum Senators’ had started any move besides earlier effort by 10...

Baby Donald Trump causes a stir in Afghanistan.

ink and white baby walker and rolls it around his family’s modest home in Kabul, blissfully unaware of the turmoil his “infidel” name is causing in the deeply conservative Muslim country. The rosy-cheeked toddler’s parents named him after the billionaire US President in the hope of replicating his success. But now he is at the centre of a social media firestorm in Afghanistan after a photo of his ID papers was posted on Facebook. A self-confessed fan of the American tycoon turned leader of the free world, Sayed Assadullah Pooya said he and his wife have been inundated with “vulgar and insulting” comments attacking their choice of name for their third child. Some Facebook users have gone as far as threatening to kill Sayed for giving his son an “infidel name”, while others have accused him of endangering the boy’s life. There are even suggestions Sayed is using the moniker to wangle asylum in the United States — a charge the 28-year-old teacher vehemently denies. “...

Conman’ Trump is funnier than us.

Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam could be forgiven for thinking the whole Donald Trump presidency is a joke on him. This is a man after all who renounced his American citizenship in protest at George W. Bush. “For years I was saying we are getting to the point of having a complete conman for a president,” the film director and animator told AFP, “And now here we are… “For somebody who likes turning things upside down, I should be enjoying this — but Trump is an idiot,” said the maker of “Brazil” and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”. And humour is no defence. Not even the Pythons in their 1960s pomp could match the surreal madcap nature of the presidency, he insisted: “It’s absurd.” “The reality is funnier than anything one can do,” Gilliam laughed. “The Life of Brian”, their classic satirical take on a false messiah, now seems all too prophetic, he said, “completely relevant to the world we are living in. “It makes me feel like I’ve gotten very old and I am living ...

Russia expels 23 British diplomats in spy poisoning crisis.

Russia said Saturday it would expel 23 British diplomats and close a British consulate following London’s “provocative” measures over the poisoning of a double agent that has triggered a toxic war of words. And it also said it would halt the activities of the British Council in Russia in a tough series of retaliatory measures announced after summoning British ambassador Laurie Bristow. The Russian response was announced on the eve of a presidential election which is expected to hand Vladimir Putin a fourth term in the Kremlin, but which comes as the country appears increasingly isolated. Britain said it had “anticipated a response of this kind” and that its National Security Council would meet early next week to consider its “next steps”. The crisis erupted after Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were exposed to a Soviet-designed nerve agent on March 4 in the English city of Salisbury, leaving them in critical condition. London has blamed Moscow and on Friday, ...

When Messi found Dembele: Barcelona's new striking partnership.

The Frenchman has suffered an indifferent start to life at Camp Nou, but he is now finding his stride alongside the Blaugrana legend After an inauspicious, injury-hit start to life at Barcelona, Ousmane Dembele is finally finding his feet. His budding partnership with Lionel Messi, in particular, is one that will give the Blaugrana great hope as they enter the decisive phase of the 2017-18 season. Little by little the ever-demanding Camp Nou faithful is discovering what Dembele offers. The ex-Borussia Dortmund hotshot scored his first goal for the club against Chelsea on Wednesday, a fine finish after Messi's magic had opened up the path to the net. The effusive praise the No. 10 gave Dembele was ample proof that Messi, Barcelona's undisputed leader, has taken the 20-year-old under his wing. Indeed, for several games beforehand the Argentine had sought out his new team-mate, trying to work him gently into the rigours of one of the world's biggest clubs af...