Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein - how Italian children became so overweight

The Mediterranean diet was a blueprint for healthy living, yet Italian children are among the most overweight in Europe according to WHO.

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Smash hit: How Alex Eala's Wimbledon run made everyday Filipinos fall in love with tennis

Formerly the preserve of the rich, tennis is booming in the basketball- and boxing-obsessed country.

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Several injured at Berlin Pride after reports vehicle drove into crowd, police say

Police say an intensive manhunt is under way after the incident in Berlin's city centre.

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Nigeria's president approves largest military expansion in recent times

The government is under intense pressure to tackle a slew of armed groups, many of whom attack civilians.

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Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan's PM says she does

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi says she survives on zero to three hours a night, and people are reacting.

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India activist ends hunger strike after 26 days

Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms, says he wants to avert "possible violence".

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A year after deadly jet crash at Bangladesh school, families demand answers

This week marks one year since a military jet struck a school in Dhaka, killing 36, most of them children.

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