Exercise cuts genetic obesity risk by 40 percent: study - Yahoo! News 
Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed.
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African Union suspends Niger as junta tightens control - Yahoo! News
The African Union suspended Niger on Friday, a day after a deadly coup toppled President Mamadou Tandja, as the new ruling junta lifted a curfew and cemented its control on the uranium-rich country.
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Supreme leader denies Iran wants atomic weapons - Yahoo! News
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran is not seeking atomic weapons despite global condemnation after a UN report expressed concern it is trying to develop a nuclear warhead.
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Emotional gatherings mark one month since Haiti quake - Yahoo! News
Haitians gathered at tearful ceremonies in sprawling homeless camps, churches and alleyways Friday to mark one month since a huge quake shattered their country and killed more than 200,000 people.
Assault on Taliban in southern Afghanistan begins: NATO - Yahoo! News
Thousands of US-led troops have begun a major offensive against one of the Taliban insurgents' last bastions in southern Afghanistan, a NATO official said Saturday.
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