Cart is empty Psychologists have suspected that the quantity of brown body fat, which is found in a specific area in the upper neck and can increase body temperature, is linked to the tendency of some people to seek physical contact. A recent study has sought to evaluate whether there is an easy, low-cost and non-invasive way to determine the activity of this tissue.
UPND respects, acknowledges counsel from Catholic Church – Liswaniso
By MUKWIMA CHILALA
THE governing United Party for National Development (UPND) has noted the advice from the Catholic Church over a range of governance issues and says it appreciates the continued ecclesiastical counsel from the church.
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