The ugly toad may hold key to scar-free healing
BEIJING: The ugly toad may not be that unpleasant-looking after all, if the latest discovery by Chinese scientists is anything to…
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Dozens killed in ‘shoot first’ Asian Games crackdown: Amnesty
JAKARTA: A police crackdown on petty crime in the run-up to the Asian Games in Indonesia has claimed dozens of…
Low-carb diet linked to elevated mortality risk: study
PARIS: Middle-aged people who get roughly half their daily calories from carbohydrates live several years longer on average than…
Scientists detail full genome of wheat for first time
WASHINGTON: In a breakthrough that experts say will help feed the growing global population in the coming decades, scientists…
Imprisoned Lula registers Brazil presidential candidacy
BRASÍLIA: Imprisoned leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s unlikely bid for Brazil’s presidency took a big step forward Wednesday with…
Trump blacklists critical former CIA chief Brennan
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday revoked the security clearance of former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan, and warned…
Cambodia ruling party shrugs off ‘useless’ US sanctions
PHNOM PENH: US travel sanctions targeting Cambodian officials are ‘useless’, a ruling party spokesman said yesterday, as the kingdom shrugs off…
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin passes away at age 76
WASHINGTON: Raised on gospel, bathed in rhythm and blues and fluent in jazz and pop, Aretha Franklin came to be…