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Roy Calne: The art in medicine

PETALING JAYA, May 20 – The disciplines of medicine and art have historically had a long and distinguished connection.

Both are concerned with form, processes of observation, and require precise visual and manual skills. Ever since the Renaissance, when Da Vinci’s skilful anatomical drawings and the illustrations of revolutionary anatomist ... Read More

A woman wearing a traditional Korean Hanbok costume gets her jokduri adjusted during a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic

A woman wearing a traditional Korean Hanbok costume gets her jokduri adjusted during a traditional coming-of-age day ceremony at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic

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Coca-Cola ‘recipe’ finds teen buyer — at RM45m

WASHINGTON, May 20 — What could be a World War II era recipe for Coca-Cola’s secret formula found a buyer last Wednesday on eBay — a 15-year-old who now has three days to come up with US$15 million (RM45 ... Read More

Parking meter ‘Robin Hoods’ provoke New Hampshire city’s ire

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Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

QIATUN, May 20 — Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he’ll ... Read More

Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle

BERLIN, May 20 — Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel’s tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any ... Read More

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Peru cracks down on junk food in schools

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