Families of girls switched at birth win over US$2m in damages
NICE, France: Two French families whose babies were switched at birth more than 20 years ago won nearly two million…
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Experimental ‘smart’ insulin shows promise in mice — Study
MIAMI: An experimental ‘smart insulin’ that acts for 14 hours has shown promise in mice and could be tested in…
Syria ‘informed’ about US-led strikes on IS: Assad
BEIRUT: Damascus receives “information” about air strikes by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria, President Bashar…
Swedish anti-racists swamp first PEGIDA anti-Islam rally
STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s first rally by the German-inspired “anti-Islamisation” movement PEGIDA in the city of Malmoe was dwarfed Monday by a…
Australian authorities hunt for killer shark
SYDNEY: Australian authorities have closed beaches in northern New South Wales on Tuesday as they hunt for a great white…
Abbott survives confidence vote
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday vowed to change after surviving a confidence vote on his leadership, while urging…
Egypt suspends football after 19 die in clashes
CAIRO: Egypt has suspended all major football games after 19 people were killed in the latest outbreak of violence between…
ICA seizes firecrackers in car boot from Malaysian-registered car at tuas checkpoint
SINGAPORE: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers uncovered a cardboard box containing firecrackers in the boot of a Malaysian-registered car…