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Researchers in Aberdeen Targeting Typhoid Cure
A research team from the University of Aberdeen is hoping to develop a cure for typhoid, 50 years after the largest outbreak of the disease in British history. Dr Stefania Spano, who leads the research, said that twenty six million new cases were being diagnosed annually. Spano said that the team was focusing on identifying […]
Swiss Voters Reject $25 Minimum Wage
Swiss voters have turned down a proposal to introduce the highest minimum wage in the world on Sunday in a referendum. According to the plan, the employers were supposed to pay workers a minimum 22 Swiss francs (about $25; £15; 18 euros) an hour. The country’s election authority said that a preliminary tally showed 76% […]
Nigeria Suicide Blast Kills Five
Five people were killed in a bomb blast on Sunday night in northern Nigerian city of Kano , police said. The explosion was caused by a bomb in a car in Gold Coast Street in the Sabon Gari or “foreign quarter” of the North’s biggest city. The street full of pubs and bars is an […]
Modi Wave Engrossing India
As most votes registered in the recently held Parliament election in India have been counted, it is certain that the next Prime Minister of India would be Narendra Modi as has been expected. While this report is being drafted, the BJP-led NDA is leading in 337 seats out of 543 seats, among which the BJP […]
Strike out ‘Data’: EU Court Puts Google in the Soup
The European Court Of Justice on Tuesday ruled that an individual could demand that “irrelevant”, “inadequate “or “outdated” information be removed from the search results of Google. The court backed the “Right to be forgotten” policy asserting that search engine such as Google must be regarded as a “data controller” under the data protection laws […]
Anti Chinese Violence Spreads In Vietnam
In a rampage by violent Vietnamese protestors at a factory in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, one Chinese worker was killed and dozens injured, the officials said on Thursday. The hatred has been surging up against the Chinese workers and Chinese owned factories triggering violence and exploding to other parts of Vietnam. In Ha Tinh Province, […]
Alcohol Kills One Every 10 Secs: WHO Report
A report released by the World Health Organization revealed that alcohol consumption kills 3.3 million people every year which was more than AIDS, tuberculosis and violence combined. The study says dangerous alcohol consumption leads not only to addiction but also higher risks of diseases and disorders related to the habit. Including drink driving, alcohol induced […]
Iraq Parliamentary Election: First since US Withdrawal
Twenty two million registered Iraqi voters cast their ballots in 50,000 polling booths across the country on Wednesday, amidst rising violence to elect a 328-seat Parliament, in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the US troops moved out three years ago. More than 9,000 candidates are competing in the elections. Polling began at 07:00 local […]
US And EU Urged Egypt to Reverse Mass Trial
The United States, on Tuesday, urged the Egyptian leaders to reverse the court ruling sentencing 682 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death including the group leader, Mohammed Badie. The much condemned verdict came on Monday, by a court in the southern city of Minya, issuing a death penalty for the supporters of Morsi, who faced charges […]
Kenya Legalizes Polygamy
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a controversial bill into law legalizing polygamy. The new law permits men to marry as many wives as they wish. Several male MPs supported the bill, voting through the amendment while their female counterparts walked out of parliament in disgust stating that a decision to take on another wife […]
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