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There is a price to be paid for carrying extra weight, and not just in terms of health. Studies have long shown that obese people—especially women—lose out in education, employment and other areas. Now, thanks to the dramatic weight loss experienced by millions of Americans taking GLP-1 drugs, scientists can provide the clearest estimate yet of the
“obesity penalty”
facing American women.
Elsewhere, alarm bells are ringing in Western capitals as China appears to be receiving training, intelligence and advanced military technology from Russia. The assistance ranges from upgrades to air- and missile-defence systems to help building stealthier nuclear submarines. It could give China an edge in a
war over Taiwan.
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