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Syria Deploys Forces After Dozens Killed In Bedouin-Druze Clashes
Syria deployed security forces Monday in the southern province of Sweida after at least 50 people were killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters, a monitor...
Researchers Redesign Vaginal Speculum To Ease Fear And Pain
It is cold, hard, metallic and commonly associated with pain. Not a mediaeval torture instrument, but the vaginal speculum used every day around the world for essential gynaecological exams.Two...
EU Climate VP Seeks ‘Fair Competition’ With China On Green Energy
The European Union is seeking "fair competition" with China and not a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards, the bloc's vice president for the clean transition...
Rescued German Backpacker Details Australia Bush Ordeal
A German backpacker who survived 11 nights in the Australian bush described on Monday how she got lost and confused after crashing her car.Carolina Wilga, 26, was found on...
France’s Military Pigeons Race In Memory Of Brave Predecessors
These days, French military pigeon number 193-529 is no longer needed to carry tiny messages during war-time communication blackouts.But the racing bird serves as a reminder of the brave...
Hong Kong Court Hears Appeals By Jailed Democracy Campaigners
A Hong Kong court began hearing appeals on Monday from 12 democracy campaigners who were jailed for subversion last year during the city's largest national security trial.They were among...
China Exports Beat Forecasts In June After US Tariff Truce
China's exports rose more than expected in June, official data showed Monday, after Washington and Beijing agreed a tentative deal to lower swingeing tariffs on each other.Data from the...
Asian Markets Mostly Rise On Lingering Trade Deal Optimism
Most Asian markets rose Monday as investors digested Donald Trump's latest trade war salvos that saw him threaten to hit the European Union and Mexico with 30 percent tariffs.The...
‘Las Vegas In Laos’: The Riverside City Awash With Crime
Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime.Shabby, mismatched...
EU Ministers Weigh Response To Latest Trump Tariff Threat
EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to head off 30-percent tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.The...
