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Bringing the good goods to you

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — For consumers, a big part of what makes something cool has to do with the brand’s story — where it came from, who made it, where it was sourced from.

The Goods Co — an idea formed last year by colleagues at Freeform (which co-owns titles like “Tongue in Chic”, “KLue” and “Junk”) — aims to be a curator of cool things, ... Read More
An Indonesian youth holds a cigarette while waiting for a train in Jakarta, May 24, 2012. – Reuters pic
An Indonesian youth holds a cigarette while waiting for a train in Jakarta, May 24, 2012. – Reuters pic Read More

Italy doctors save baby with smallest artificial heart

ROME, May 25 — Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world’s smallest artificial heart to keep the infant alive until a donor was found for a transplant.The doctors ... Read More

Child addicts at heart of Indonesian anti-smoking suit

JAKARTA, May 24 — Anti-tobacco advocates in Indonesia plan to file a class action lawsuit this month using cases of child addicts in the hope of forcing tougher regulations on a society where one in three ... Read More

All-natural sweeteners hailed as ‘solution’ to obesity

LONDON, May 24 — All-natural, zero-calorie sweeteners stevia and monk fruit are being hailed as Holy Grails of the food industry and key ingredients in the fight against obesity, in a report by an ... Read More

Dig ‘proves’ Bethlehem existed centuries before Jesus

JERUSALEM, May 24 — Israeli archaeologists said yesterday they had discovered the first physical evidence supporting Old Testament accounts of Bethlehem’s existence centuries before the town became ... Read More

Study finds stress makes men social, not angry

NEW YORK, May 24 — When it comes to stress, it’s been a long-held belief that men either fight or flee, while women rely on their social ties for support. But a new study on stress claims to debunk that ... Read More

Eating at home could give you a longer life

LOS ANGELES, May 23 – Wondering whether or not to dine out or eat in? A new study gives you a good reason to do the latter – researchers find that eating a homecooked meal up to five times a week could ... Read More

Victoria’s Secret bras uplift rural Indian women

CHENNAI, May 23 — Indian villager Jaya places the bright pink, sequined, moulded C-cupped designer bra under the needle of her sewing machine and carefully stitches the seams together.The padded “Very ... Read More

Scientists deploy genetics in search for bigfoot

LONDON, May 22 – Scientists are turning to genetic testing to see if they can prove the existence of the elusive hairy humanoid known across the world as bigfoot, yeti and sasquatch.A joint project ... Read More

Climate scientists say they have solved riddle of rising sea

PARIS, May 22 – Massive extraction of groundwater can resolve a puzzle over a rise in sea levels in past decades, scientists in Japan said recently.Global sea levels rose by an average of 1.8 millimetres ... Read More

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