A blood test taken after a miscarriage suffered as early as week five of pregnancy can help explain why it occurred and in some cases lead to preventative treatments, Danish researchers say.. In Denmark, such tests are usually only offered after a woman has suffered three miscarriages, and only if they occurred after the tenth pregnancy week.
American lifestyle guru Martha Stewart has become the oldest cover model for Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit edition, at the age of 81.. "Usually I'm motivated by pay but this time I was motivated by showing people that a woman my age can still look good, feel good, be good," Stewart said in a video on Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition website.
Artificial sweeteners, used to replace sugar in a vast range of products, do not help in losing weight and can have serious health effects, according to the World Health Organization.. Sanders said he thought the advice would "likely cause a lot of confusion in the public health arena", particularly in the UK, where a tax on sugar has led to drink manufacturers replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners.
Namibia's Supreme Court on Tuesday recognised same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses, a landmark ruling in a country where homosexuality is illegal.. Two Namibian nationals had sought recourse from the courts after the ministry of home affairs and immigration refused to grant permits to same-sex foreign spouses whom they had married outside the country.
The world must halve single-use plastics and slash throwaway consumption to stem the tide of environmental pollution, according to a UN report on Tuesday that warns the next few years are critical. . "The next three to five years present a critical window for action to set the world on the path towards implementing the systems change scenario by 2040," it warned.
Aged 16, Halim Flowers was arrested in the United States, tried as an adult then jailed for murder.. Flowers was only released in 2019 after a change in US law allowed for under-18s who had been tried as adults to be "re-sentenced".
As the credits rolled on Greek television's long-awaited election debate between the party leaders, one thing united them -- they were all men.. - 'Patriarchal society' - Things seem to change under New Democracy's Mitsotakis, whose big sister Dora Bakoyannis was first woman mayor of Athens and Greek foreign minister.
They may live in a tourist paradise, but many villagers on Greek islands despair of a central government they say does little for them.. "The abandonment of our villages is an open wound that no government has succeeded in resolving," said Yannis Hatzivassilis, a sculptor who has carried on the trade of his father.
Taiwan's parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday allowing gay couples to jointly adopt children, a move hailed by activists as "another big step forward" for marriage equality.. On Tuesday -- the eve of the fourth anniversary of Taiwan's marriage equality law -- parliament passed the amendment removing those restrictions, with lawmaker Fan Yun hailing the cross-party support for the bill.
The Royal Palace of Caserta, a long-neglected architectural jewel near Naples, is being returned to its former glory through a vast restoration project, partly financed by the EU's recovery fund.. The restoration comes with a stiff price tag, but the project has received around 25 million euros ($27 million) from the European post-pandemic recovery fund.
