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Living at the feet of Buddha
FEB 13 — After the days I spent on patrol with Malaysia’s MALCON ISAF 2 in the rural areas of Bamiyan building water filters, educating health officials and saving lives, I was glad to be back in the safety of Kiwi Base in the city of Bamiyan.
Bamiyan is actually one of the safest provinces in Afghanistan and this is due to its population of ... Read More
Stylists get a model ready for the catwalk at the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2012 collection during New York Fashion Week, February 11, 2012. – Reuters pic
‘Pyramids’ planted to revive Philippine corals
MANILA, Feb 13 — Thousands of small “pyramids” are being planted off the Philippines’ famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group ... Read More
US researchers sound alarm on gonorrhoea
NEW YORK, Feb 13 — Researchers are issuing more dire warnings about the growing threat of multi-drug-resistant gonorrhoea in the US, according to a new paper published February 9 in the New England ... Read More
Cancer drug reverses Alzheimer’s in mice
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 – A widely available cancer drug has shown remarkable success in reversing Alzheimer’s disease in mice, raising hope of a breakthrough against incurable dementia in humans, US ... Read More
Cannabis twice as likely to cause road smash
PARIS, Feb 12 — Driving under the influence of cannabis almost doubles the risk of a serious accident, according to a paper published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).The risk of collision is ... Read More
Celebs find Fashion Week runways can be slippery
NEW YORK, Feb 12 — Celebrities launching fashion lines don’t always transfer their fame to runway success, but a sprinkling of big names such as Victoria Beckham, Gwen Stefani and twins Mary-Kate and ... Read More
Cupid targets the Fed with early Valentine tweets
NEW YORK, Feb 12 — It isn’t often you see the words “love”, “romance”, and “Federal Reserve” in the same sentence.But before the weekend, the central bank and many economists who spend countless hours ... Read More
Brain stimulation may boost memory, study shows
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 — California scientists said Wednesday they may have found a way to stimulate a part of the brain so that it forms memories more easily.Someday, the process might be used to make a ... Read More
Cape Town chases gay tourist dollars
CAPE TOWN, Feb 11 — Perfectly sculpted bodies lie poolside at The Glen, a guesthouse that’s the first listing on the Pink Map to Cape Town, handed out at the airport for the 225,000 gay tourists who visit ... Read More
World is a happier place than 2007, says poll
NEW DELHI, Feb 11 — Despite economic woes, wars, conflicts and natural disasters the world is a happier place today than it was four years ago and Indonesians, Indians and Mexicans seem to be the most ... Read More
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- A very special whisky for the Queen’s diamond jubilee
- Restored Magna Carta to go on display in Washington
- Models form rights group ahead of New York Fashion Week
- 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival gets under way
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- A Taliban ambush
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- Massages may yield surprising benefit for tired muscles
- Queen Elizabeth prepares to celebrate diamond jubilee
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- Singapore faces growing pains as setbacks pile up
- Brains of addicts are inherently abnormal: study shows
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- For many Indonesians, ‘Fesbuk’ is the only Internet
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- India’s air the worst, says study
- Miami named most miserable US city
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