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Calif. power cuts leave elderly, disabled in dark
Residents of a low-income, senior apartment complex in the San Francisco Bay Area say they faced pitch-black stairwells and hallways, and an elevator that shut down during a pre-emptive power outage that lasted two days.
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Spain cancels Holy Week over virus fears
Worshippers in Seville on Sunday expressed sadness at the cancellation of Holy Week processions across Spain, in light of the new coronavirus pandemic.
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SINGAPORE: WOMAN ATTRIBUTES HER LONGEVITY TO BENEFITS OF YOGA
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Exercise is universally accepted as a good way of keeping fit.
Some exponents claim that a regular exercise and balanced eating can even extend life expectancy.
But to claim that Yoga could help you live one hundred years...
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Rock 'n Roll may be here to stay, but items related to the music that defined a generation will be sold to the highest bidder next Tuesday in New York City. (June 20)
Baby boomers with money to spend can head to Sotheby's New York this month for a chance to bid on rock and roll history. (June 20)
Handwritten lyrics from Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison are among the items for sale in "A Rock...
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President Barack Obama called on Republican lawmakers Saturday to approve billions of dollars in new spending to avert a scheduled 21 percent cut in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients.
HEADLINE: Obama urges Congress to raise doctors' Medicare pay
Obama: Congress must raise doctors' Medicare pay
CAPTION: President Barack Obama called on Republican lawmakers Saturday to approve billions of dollars in new spending to...
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Ageing population in Cuba poses economic challenge for government
Cuba has the oldest population in Latin America, and life expectancy rates on a par with the United States, coupled with a birth rate of 1.5, have demographers and policymakers warning of a looming crisis.
Emelia Moreno spends most of...
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Medical experts give advice about coping with extreme heat that is scorching the eastern United States and symptoms to look for of heat exhaustion.
HEADLINE: Expert: Warning signs, tips in Extreme Heat
CAPTION: Medical experts give advice about coping with extreme heat that is scorching the eastern United States and symptoms to look for of heat exhaustion. (July 21)
("Mark...
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The royals' longest romance, Queen Elizabeth and Philip ++REPLAY++
UK QUEEN'S MARRIAGE SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY / VNR: PARLIAMENTARY RECORDING UNIT/ UNIVERSAL ARCHIVES / AP PHOTOS / POOL PHOTOS / UK POOL RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY...
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The future of our robotic relationships
LEADIN:What will our future relationship with robots look like and how can developers ensure their droid-like creations behave ethically?Just some of the questions being considered at Innorobo, an annual three-day robotics event being...
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The future of our robotic relationships
FRANCE ROBOT ETHICSSOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 4:35SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESSParis, France - 16 May 20171. Various of robot face parts at Innorobo robotics event2. Tilt down to Innorobo show floor 3....
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Danish charity takes nursing home residents on cycle rides
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A Danish charity believes you're never too old to enjoy the thrills of riding a bicycle.
Cycling Without Age was founded in Copenhagen in 2012. It's now spread to 37 countries and over 1,100 chapters...
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GEDI nurses care for 10,000 aging baby boomers
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With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 each day in the United States, hospital ERs are having to better adapt to caring for the older population.
Now medics have come up with an approach aimed at helping...
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Why Tivity Health Decided to Buy Nutrisystem
Dec.10 -- Donato Tramuto, Tivity Health Inc. chief executive officer, discusses the company's acquisition of Nutrisystem Inc. with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn and Ed Hammond on "Bloomberg Markets: European Close."
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Calif. power cuts leave elderly, disabled in dark
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A look at the impact of the conflict on Gaza's severely disabled and elderly
Some of Gaza's most vulnerable victims in the conflict between Israel and Hamas are the elderly and disabled, who suffer from conditions rendering them dependent on specialist care and less able to evacuate ahead of imminent airstrikes...
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Cambodian prince visits ailing former president
1. Wide of Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh walking out of hospital lobby
2. Cutaway to journalists
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian Prince:
"To President Suharto, who is the old friend and good friend of them, my...
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Stifling temperatures and extreme humidity spread across a large swath of the country as man and beast alike did everything possible to beat the dangerous heat.
HEADLINE: It's "hot, hot, hot" in large part of country
CAPTION: Stifling temperatures and extreme humidity spread across a large swath of the country as man and beast alike did everything possible to beat the dangerous heat. (July 21)
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New York is opening what the city's officials are billing as the nation's first full-service center for seniors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
HEADLINE NYC opens full-service LGBT senior center
CAPTION: New York is opening what the city's officials are billing as the nation's first full-service center for seniors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. (March...
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CUBA: HAVANA: CHARITY (V)
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Cuba has achieved the highest healthy life expectancy in Latin America at 68 point four years, according to the World Health Organisation.
And it is estimated that by the year 2025 one in four Cubans will be over...
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Japan - Pet therapy
Christmas can be a lonely time for old people, particularly those who don't even have the company of a pet. For Japanese old folk, there is a scheme that helps them overcome their isolation and gives them the chance to enjoy the...
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INDIA: PETS FOR LONELY INDIAN WIDOWS
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Pets are known to be affectionate friends - and great stress relievers - to their human owners.
In the Western Indian city of Bombay, they're taking on a new role in helping make life for elderly widows less lonely and more...
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Donetsk ballot boxes smashed, a'math of shelling in Slovyansk
Ukraine's critical presidential election got underway Sunday under the wary scrutiny of a world eager for stability in a country rocked by a deadly uprising in the east.
Pro-Russian separatist fighters from the self-proclaimed Donetsk...
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Robot which could revolutionise life for those with disabilities
1. Various of robot WL-16RIII carrying a man coming down steps
2. Wide of Professor Atsuo Takanishi, Waseda University being interviewed
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Atsuo Takanishi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Waseda...
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Federal Reserve chair testifies on economy at Capitol Hill
1. Alan Greenspan, US Federal Reserve chairman, in hearing
2. Back view of Greenspan testifying
3. Close-up Greenspan
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alan Greenspan, US Federal Reserve chairman:
"I fear that we may have already committed more...