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Children eat more after seeing just five minutes of junk food ads, study finds | Children’s health newsthirst.

Children will eat significantly more calories in a day after watching just five minutes of junk food advertising, according to a groundbreaking study. Young people who saw or heard adverts for products high in saturated fat, sugar and salt consumed an average of 130 extra calories, equivalent to two slices of bread, the research found….

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Lib Dems could force Commons vote on Waspi compensation, says Cooper | Liberal Democrats newsthirst.

The Liberal Democrats could force a Commons vote on compensation for Waspi women, the party’s deputy leader has said, capitalising on unease among Labour MPs over the government’s decision to rule it out. Daisy Cooper suggested the Lib Dems were open to using one of their upcoming opposition day debates in the House of Commons…

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Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s palace to become revolution museum | World News newsthirst.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the leader of the caretaker government in Bangladesh, announced on Monday that the former palace of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina will be converted into a museum to commemorate the revolution that ousted her. Nobel laureate and chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus (4L) as he tours the battered Gonobhaban…

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Improving cybersecurity to protect against online hate newsthirst.

With the rise of anti-science sentiment, individuals can protect themselves from online attacks via multiple strategies, according to experts. A March 14 Nature article noted that unwanted online attention can range from leaking personal information to accessing and destroying scientific data. Experts quoted in the article—including Samuel Mendez, a PhD candidate at Harvard T.H. Chan…

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St Pancras and Channel tunnel plan rail routes to Germany and Switzerland | Rail industry newsthirst.

St Pancras railway station in London and the Channel tunnel operator have agreed to work together to open up more trains from Britain to France, and routes to Germany and Switzerland. The agreement is the latest sign of growing momentum for new passenger rail links from England across the Channel, after the UK’s only international…

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