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February 2, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Embarrassment causes young women to miss smear tests A survey done by the British charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust suggests that young women avoid smear tests because they are reportedly embarrassed by their pubic areas. Smear tests can help prevent 75% of cervical cancers which is the most common form of cancer for women under the age of 35. A third of 2,017 responders said that they had delayed their test due to body image issues and “embarrassment” over the appearance of smell of the pubic regions. A third of respondents also admitted they would not attend…
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January 26, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok Baghdad hit by twin suicide bombings Two suicide bombings occurred in Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, killing 38 people and causing tensions as the country prepares for national elections to be held in May. The bombers hit…
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January 20, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok Vancouver to host Korea talks Representatives from 20 nations will attend a conference in Vancouver to discuss how to forestall North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. The talks comes as tensions on the peninsula ease following talks between North…
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January 12, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok North American eastern seaboard hit by windy arctic conditions Blizzard conditions and a deep freeze hit the east coast of North America this week, leaving behind at least eighteen dead. The cold temperatures coupled with strong winds…
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February 27, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett and Bernice Puzon Israel – Trump makes comments on Israeli-Palestinian conflict President Trump broke with long-standing United States (US) policy after saying he was open to either a one-state or a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.…
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February 13, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett Canada/USA Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump met face-to-face for the first time when Trudeau visited the White House this Monday. While it is often customary for the incoming US president’s first state visit…
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January 30, 2017By: Alex Bloom, and Mathew Fong USA – US-Mexico border wall to be built and higher security in the US refugee program to be implemented President Donald Trump’s early campaign promise to build a wall along the United States-Mexico border…
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January 23, 2017USA — Celebrities Cher, Robert Denero, Michael Moore, and Robert Di Niro head to anti-Trump rally On the eve of president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, celebrities were among the many that engaged in anti-Trump protests across the USA. Among the thousands…
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January 16, 2017SYRIA - Truck bomb in rebel-held Syrian city An explosion occurred around 11:40 a.m. on January 7 in the rebel-held city of Azaz in northern Syria, killing 50 and injuring 80. The truck bomb exploded near a courthouse and a…
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January 1, 2017UK - Brexit The Vote Leave Campaign won the referendum on whether Britain should leave the EU on June 23 with 52% of the vote. Following the vote, David Cameron resigned as prime minister, and was succeeded by Theresa…
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