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In a new report, a large group of American doctors urge kids and teens to avoid energy drinks and only consume sports drinks in limited amount. The recommendations come in the wake of a national debate over energy drinks, which experts…

Gold rose to its highest in almost four weeks on Tuesday as lingering fears about a Greek debt default overshadowed a rebound in the euro, while silver was heading for its biggest monthly decline since 2008. A Wall Street Journal report…

Sepp Blatter has insisted that Fifa is not in crisis, despite the "great damage" done to its image by ongoing corruption allegations. "Football is not in a crisis, only some difficulties," said the Fifa president. Blatter brushed off…

The prices of staple foods will more than double in 20 years unless world leaders take action to reform the global food system, Oxfam has warned. By 2030, the average cost of key crops will increase by between 120% and 180%, the charity…

Japan's industrial output continues to be battered by the after effects of the earthquake and tsunami. However, the latest government figures indicate that manufacturing is showing its first signs of recovery. Factory output rose by 1% in…

A record number of children have been rescued from paedophiles prowling the internet for the fifth consecutive year, a specialist police unit has said. More than 1,000 children have been safeguarded or protected, including 414 in the…

Half of people think Britain will become a nation of renters within a generation as young people give up on the dream of home ownership, as house prices are expected to rise further. Around 77% of people who have not yet got on to the…

Oil prices hovered below $101 a barrel Monday in Asia in light trading volume ahead of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 6 cents to $100.53 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on…

The cost of owning a property by the sea has more than doubled in the past decade, figures have shown. House prices in seaside towns in England and Wales have soared by 128% since 2001, with seven out of 10 towns seeing greater increases…

Fifa has provisionally suspended executive committee members Mohamed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner after a meeting of its ethics committee on Sunday. Football's governing body will now open a full investigation into allegations that…