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Long working hours will kill you early, warns WHO

The latest data reveals that that long working hours led to 745,000 deaths. [Courtesy]

Long working hours threatens life expectancy, risks strokes and heart related diseases, World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

The latest data reveals that that long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase from 2000.

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