"I'm very happy to see Iraq going forward," the new beauty queen told AFP as she tried to fend off a scrum of admirers hoping to clinch a selfie.
But a new study suggests that we might be able to fend off weight gain and even drop a few pounds in the coming weeks by taking note of every time we put teeth to food or drink.
Adults drink Xiong Huang Wine, which can fend off evil spirits.
Standing is great for the body and mind, helping to fend off obesity, heart attacks, strokes, dementia, depression and some cancers.
Chen Yuanyuan said that the newborn monkey faced her first big hurdle in October last year when her mother left her to fend for herself.
Some of these articles are scare stories drummed up by unions or professional associations trying to fend off changes in pay and conditions.
" Earlier this week, Zuckerberg was forced to fend off complaints that his hugely popular social network was getting a free ride out of telecom operators who host its service on smartphones.
They have to fend themselves, because ofit; they don't have the bandwidth to take on anything else.
We are taking effective measures to fend off debt, financial and other potential risks.
The financial chivalry began when, in the past, women had no access to employment and therefore couldn't fend themselves financially.
The euro is heading for its weakest quarterly showing since the climax of the eurozone crisis in a lift to policy makers as they aim to fend off the threat of deflation and lift the bloc's flagging economy.
