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A landslide in China buries 33 people, with about half of them rescued, state media report

BEIJING, July 7, 2026 (AP) A landslide at a village in northwestern China buried 33 people on Tuesday, state media reported. About half of them have been rescued. Local authorities said the landslide occurred in the Nanhe township of Longnan city in Gansu province shortly before 7 a.m., according to Chinas official Xinhua News Agency. State broadcaster CCTV said 17 people were already rescued, but it did not elaborate on their condition. While rescue operations were underway, authorities reloca

7 Jul 2026 11:41 am
People who lift weights live longer new study

London, Jun 23 (Conversation) Strength training has long been seen as something you mainly do to build muscle or look good. But a new study adds to a growing body of evidence that shows lifting weights does far more than change how we look. It may help us live longer even if you dont spend hours each day in the gym. The study drew on three long-running US studies that followed nearly 150,000 nurses and other health professionals for up to 30 years. Every couple of years, participants reported h

23 Jun 2026 10:10 am
Lucknow fire tragedy: 15 people brought dead at hospital, seven injured

Lucknow, Jume 22 (PTI) Fifteen people were brought dead at a hospital here and seven injured were undergoing treatment after a massive fire gutted a three-floor commercial building housing an animation centre on Monday, according to a hospital official. Dr Anil Agrawal, Medical Superintendent, Trauma Centre, KGMU, said that 21 to 22 children were been brought in after the incident. Fifteen people have been brought in a deceased state. They will be sent to the morgue for autopsy after completing

22 Jun 2026 7:26 pm
Soren launches anti-drugs campaign, says saving people from addiction among his priorities

Ranchi, Jun 15 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday launched a statewide anti-drug awareness campaign and called upon people to join the governments efforts to make the state free from narcotics abuse. The campaign was launched from the state secretariat premises with the flagging off of 11 publicity vehicles that will travel across the state to spread awareness about the harmful effects of drug addiction. Addressing the programme, Soren said addiction affects not only individua

15 Jun 2026 8:24 pm
The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts

NEW YORK, June 11, 2026 (AP) Many workers fear machines will supplant them as adoption of AI (artificial intelligence) accelerates. But what if people have qualities both unmistakably human and essential to career success that AI could not easily replace them? Some workplace experts argue that with more businesses adopting AI tools, soft skills such as empathy, critical thinking and ethical decision-making are worth cultivating to help employees become indispensible. Across industries and occup

11 Jun 2026 7:01 pm
Technostress: why many older people feel shut out by the digital world

From personal health portals to AI assistants that draft emails, the digital age has simplified endless everyday tasks. But for many older New Zealanders, the rapid march of technology has helped build a wall rather than open doors. Navigating online forms, changing apps, disappearing face-to-face services and the constant threat of scams can be daunting. There is a term for this unease: technostress. Once used to describe the anxiety and frustration felt by workers, it has more recently been ap

9 Jun 2026 11:07 am
Irregular heartbeat risk much lower in superfit people than previously thought

Solna (Sweden), Jun 5 (The Conversation) Exercise is important for your heart and cardiovascular health. But for years, research has suggested that very fit people particularly young men have a higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) later in life than less athletic people do. But our new large-scale study of more than one million young Swedish men challenges this long-held concern about fitness and heart health. The study shows that atrial fibrillation risk in v

5 Jun 2026 12:06 pm