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Ali Haider Gilani, the abducted son of former Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani who has been recovered from Afghanistan’s Paktia province has finally reunited with family at Gilani House, Lahore. Ali Haider Gilani was abducted by unknown assailants on 9 May 2013 when eight armed men opened fire at a meeting in Farrukhabad and dragged Ali Haider into a car. …

Research, published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, demonstrates a link between the consumption of artificially sweetened drinks during pregnancy and an increase in the body mass index of their infants. Although the results of the study cannot prove causation, they are sure to spark further research. “Our study provides the first human evidence that maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages …

Toronto health officials say the risk of acquiring Lyme disease in Toronto is low but are nonetheless advising residents to be on the lookout for black-legged ticks as the weather begins to warm up. The City of Toronto has posted signs where black-legged ticks are known to be found but are still telling people to take precautions while outdoors in …

Open Media argues the clampdown unfairly targets people who value their privacy online. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is being asked to reverse his company’s crackdown on privacy-conscious VPN users and find a better way of enforcing its contractual obligations to geographic content restrictions. In a letter backed up by an almost 45,000-strong petition, digital rights group OpenMedia asks Hastings to …

New numbers show Canada could be turning the corner in the war on childhood obesity. Health officials often warn about a childhood obesity epidemic, but new research suggests that in Canada, for the first time in years, the numbers of overweight and obese kids have decreased. Between 1978 and 2004, the rate of Canadian kids who were overweight or obese …

A disheveled man was detained by police while roaming around outside Taylor Swift‘s Tribeca home Tuesday, cops said. The incident occurred around 6 p.m., with the unidentified suspect showing up on Swift’s Manhattan doorstep. He was stopped by security, and after a 911 call, both the New York Police Department and New York Fire Department arrived on the scene. The …

Microsoft today announced that Azure is now generally available from local datacenter regions located in Toronto and Quebec City. Microsoft is also planning to open a datacenter region based in Seoul, South Korea. Including Canada and South Korea, Microsoft has now announced 32 Azure regions around the world with 24 generally available today. “The core of cloud service is security. …

The doctor treating Prince the week the pop star died — possibly from a drug overdose — has been identified in court papers. Minnesota police, investigating Prince’s death, served a search warrant on Minneapolis-area familiy physician Dr Michael Todd Schulenberg. Interviewed after police arrived, Schulenberg told investigators that he had prescribed medication to Prince on April 20, and the singer …

Rihanna’s reach internationally has yet to be matched thanks to her latest education venture. The ANTI artist announced the Clara Lionel Foundation’s Global Scholarship Program that’ll benefit those who are qualified in pursuing their education in the United States. According to its website, the program will assist citizens or natives of Brazil, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, and Jamaica in …

Vandals Sought in Death Valley Rampage That Includes Gunfire, Vomit and Dead Pupfish. This is the moment suspected vandals break into a Death Valley oasis where their drunken antics may have resulted in the death of one of the world’s rarest fish. The park service had released surveillance images of three men who drove an off-highway vehicle around a secured …

Putting on excess weight or having high blood sugar levels during pregnancy can “imprint” obesity in children, researchers have claimed. Scientists from the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research studied more than 24,000 mothers and their children over the course of 10 years. The study is said to be the largest on the topic and has been published in the …