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7 amazing benefits of drinking water first thing in the morning

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http://ift.tt/2qJK86e Since almost half of the body is made up of water, drinking several cups every day is one of the simplest ways to better your health and lifestyle. Notwithstanding, what you may not be aware of is that there is an easier way to enjoy the amazing benefits of water and improve your general well-being. All you have to do is to drink water after you wake up in the morning. It may sound so easy but many people do not do it. Perhaps after reading these benefits of drinking water in the morning shared by Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, you would imbibe the habit. Deal with a headache The human brain is made up of 85% water. So, if there is the absence of enough water in the brain, it can lead to serious headaches. You can drink water in the morning to stop these aches. It rehydrates your body When you wake up after a sleep marathon, your body will be dehydrated. No matter the amount of water you drank the previous day, your body will still lack wate...

Brazil’s Temer says ‘naive’ but not guilty

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http://ift.tt/2rKHazo A protester shouts slogans in front of the house of lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia -who would initially take over the presidency if President Michel Temer resigns or is impeached- during a protest against Temer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 21, 2017. Maia is one of the many legislators being investigated in the "Car Wash" probe, the biggest corruption investigation in Brazil's history. Temer won a reprieve Sunday when a key coalition partner delayed a decision on whether to abandon him over an explosive corruption scandal. / AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi Chiba Brazilian President Michel Temer said Monday that he’d been “naive” to hold the late-night meeting which sparked an explosive corruption scandal, but insisted he’d done nothing wrong and wouldn’t resign. Temer, who faces multiple impeachment demands, told Folha newspaper he had innocently stumbled into the crisis threatening to bring him down just over a year since he replaced impeached pres...

Defeated Iran candidate Raisi claims poll violations

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http://ift.tt/2qHU5EX Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi arrives to cast his ballot for the presidential elections at a polling station in southern Tehran on May 19, 2017. ATTA KENARE / AFP Iran’s defeated hardline candidate Ebrahim Raisi denounced numerous “violations” in the conduct of Friday’s election that saw the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani, and called for an investigation. In a letter to the Guardian Council, which oversees elections, Raisi called for “the investigation of certain violations committed before and during the election”, according to the Fars news agency. It said Raisi, a 56-year-old jurist and cleric, had sent hundreds of pages of documents supporting his allegations. “I cannot keep quiet in the face of the injustice committed against the rights of people,” he said in his letter. The conservative camp had complained of violations before polling had even closed on Friday. Rouhani, a moderate cleric, was declared the winner on Satur...