TURKEY SAYS SAUDI-PAKISTAN DEFENSE PACT IS NOT AIMED AT IRAN OR OTHER COUNTRIES.(PHOTO).

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 Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defense pact is not aimed at Iran or other countries    Turkey's foreign minister said Saturday that a new defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is not directed at Iran or any other specific country, describing the pact as a measure intended to strengthen regional security and stability. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in Mecca on Friday. Under the agreement, an attack against any one of the three nations would be treated as an attack against all three. The pact brings together Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey at a time of heightened tensions and uncertainty across the region. Saudi Arabia is a major oil producer, Pakistan is a nuclear-armed country, and Turkey has NATO's second-largest military and a growing domestic defense industry. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the agreement d...

AFRICA FACES DIABETES CRISIS, STUDY FINDS. (PHOTO).

 


Africa faces diabetes crisis, study finds

Diabetes is a condition in which the body struggles to turn food into energy due to insufficient insulin. Without insulin, sugar stays in the blood instead of entering cells, leading to high blood-sugar levels. Long-term complications include heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and amputations. 


The International Diabetes Federation estimated in 2021 that 24 million adults in sub-Saharan Africa were living with the condition. Researchers had projected that by 2045, about 6% of sub-Saharan Africans — over 50 million — would have diabetes. 


The new study, published this month in the medical journal The Lancet, suggested the actual percentage could be nearly double that. 


Dr. Raylton Chikwati, a study co-author from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, said a risk factor is living in or moving to the outskirts of cities, or “peri-urban areas.” 


“Access to health care, you know, in the rural areas is a bit less than in the urban areas,” Chikwati said, adding that increased use of processed foods in the peri-urban areas was a problem. 

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