Swedish city introduces payment by hand scanning
Hand scanning has become an alternative payment method for people in a city in southern Sweden, researchers at Lund University…
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Torture ‘routinely’ used in Syria, UN rights chief says
The UN’s human rights chief on Monday condemned the “routine” use of torture in Syrian detention facilities, as a new…
Ukraine president threatens military ops
SLAVIANSK/KIEV: Ukraine’s president yesterday threatened military action after pro-Russian separatists occupying government buildings in the east ignored an ultimatum to…
Three dead, suspect caught in shootings at US Jewish sites
WASHINGTON: A gunman with anti-Semitic ties allegedly shot three people dead Sunday at a Jewish community centre and a retirement…
Mass DNA tests at school to find rapist
LA ROCHELLE, France: More than 500 male students and staff were to give DNA samples in an unprecedented operation launched…
North Korea denies link to drones recovered by South
SEOUL: North Korea yesterday flatly denied any connection to three crashed drones recovered in the South, and accused Seoul of…
Fish losing survival instinct in acidic oceans — Study
SYDNEY: Fish are losing their survival instinct — even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators — as the…
Vietnam frees two high-profile dissidents
HANOI: Vietnam has released two political activists, the latest high-profile dissidents to be freed as the communist nation comes under…