Major study confirms mothers’ smoking changes fetus DNA
MIAMI: Women who smoke while pregnant may harm their babies by chemically altering the DNA of the developing fetus, a…
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Bird flu hits South Sulawesi in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Bird flu has struck the Sidenreng Rappang regency, South Sulawesi and as of yesterday, the avian flu virus is…
Singapore seeks bank details on Malaysian funds probe
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s central bank confirmed yesterday that it has asked a number of banks to provide information on fund flows…
First 3-D image of Zika virus could speed vaccine hunt: study
MIAMI: US researchers announced Thursday the first three-dimensional map of Zika, an advance that some hope will speed efforts to…
Kenya Airways to cut up to 600 jobs
NAIROBI: Kenya Airways, the east African country’s struggling national airline, is to cut up to 600 jobs as part of…
India flyover collapse kills at least 14
As many as 150 people feared trapped under a 100-metre length of metal and cement KOLKATA, India: A flyover under…
‘Women who get illegal abortions should be punished’
WASHINGTON: Women who have illegal abortions should be punished, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said Wednesday, before backpedalling after a…
Philippines can recover big chunk of stolen Bangladesh million
MANILA: Almost half of the US$81 million that hackers stole from Bangladesh and funnelled into Philippine casinos can still be…