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Green tea prevents increase of sugar level in blood

Green tea prevents an increase of sugar level in blood while the fermented papaya helps to reduce uric acid. Researchers at the Mauritius University suggest that green tea and fermented papaya are preventive means for diabetes and positively reduce the level of the reactive protein C and the uric acid. Researchers said the results are very significant because they show a reduction of risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases without medical intervention.


Thousands of Central American migrants stranded on Mexican border

CIUDAD HIDALGO,  (DNA) – Thousands of US-bound Honduran migrants remained stranded Saturday after spending the night on a border bridge between Guatemala and Mexico where riot police barred their progress. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said he would meet Saturday with his Guatemalan counterpart Jimmy Morales to discuss the next steps in the crisis, which has triggered escalating anti-immigrant rhetoric from US President Donald Trump. Hundreds slept in the open on the bridge over the Suchiate River and in the main square of the Guatemalan border town of Tecun Uman.Read More


Minor domestic worker allegedly tortured by army officer at Rawalpindi residence

RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – A young girl hired as a domestic worker in Rawalpindi was allegedly tortured by her employers for over a year, it emerged on Saturday. The case, a grim reminder of the infamous Tayyaba torture case of 2016, came to light through a series of videos shared on Twitter in which the child can be seen narrating her ordeal. The child named Kinza, an 11-year-old per her own estimate, says that she is employed as a domestic worker at the residence of Ammara Riaz, a major in the Pakistan Army, andRead More


PM Imran to launch “Poverty Alleviation Program” next week

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Saturday decided to launch “Poverty Alleviation Program” to help curtail poverty in the country. A consultative meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was held in Bani Gala with Prime Minister Imran Khan in chair. Senator Faisal Javed, Iftikhar Durrani, Naeemul Haque and others attended the meeting. Sources said that the meeting discussed matters pertaining to Poverty Alleviation Program. During the meeting, PM Imran Khan expressed his determination to stabilize country’s economic situation. Imran Khan also reviewed performance on the government’s 100-days planRead More


Ambassador of Hungary inaugurates HunGastro Food Festival

ISLAMABAD, OCT 20 (DNA) – The Ambassador of Hungary, István Szabó has inaugurated a three-day HunGastro Food Festival at the Grand Zamana restaurant in Serena Hotel. Four extraordinary star chefs were invited from Hungary to re-create the extraordinary flavours of Hungary in Islamabad. HE István Szabó, said, “There is a saying the way to a man’s heart is through the stomach and I believe food can also help to bring the peoples of two countries together. This is the philosophy that encouraged us to arrange this festival with Serena”. TheRead More


Franco-German music festival provides a real feast to music lovers

DNA News Agency   ISLAMABAD – Ambassador of France Marc Barety and Ambassador of Germany Martin Kobler jointly organized Franco-German musical  concert to celebrate the centennial of the end of the World War I and inauguration of a music festival the Stradivaria Quintet. Ambassador of France in this regard arranged musical concert at his residence to formally introduce the musicians and provide the audience with a chance to enjoy mesmerizing performances. Hashoo Group has sponsored the music festival. Ambassador of France Marc Barety while speaking on the occasion said onRead More