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Universities host awareness workshops on female genital mutilation
February 11, 2016
Universities host awareness workshops on female genital mutilation
An NGO alliance has held a series of workshops at universities in Egypt to raise awareness about female genital mutilation…
Top dog: scientists measure canine IQ
February 11, 2016
Top dog: scientists measure canine IQ
LONDON: Dog owners who think their beloved pets are just smarter than the others might be right, according to a…
Burwell says no Zika virus cases passed by mosquitoes in continental U.S.
February 11, 2016
Burwell says no Zika virus cases passed by mosquitoes in continental U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said on Wednesday that no cases of the Zika virus…
Lonely Planet’s list of 10 best US destinations 2016
February 11, 2016
Lonely Planet’s list of 10 best US destinations 2016
Travel experts at Lonely Planet have declared 2016 the year of Philadelphia, as it marks the 40th anniversary of the…
Hunting houbara: royal kidnap casts spotlight on Gulf ‘sport of kings’
February 10, 2016
Hunting houbara: royal kidnap casts spotlight on Gulf ‘sport of kings’
Every year the houbara bustard, a rare desert bird whose meat is prized by Arab sheikhs as an aphrodisiac, migrates…
Is Egypt really Zika free?
February 9, 2016
Is Egypt really Zika free?
Following the uncontrollable outbreak of the Zika virus in South America, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency…
Terrorists do not represent Islam: Egypt’s Grand Mufti
February 9, 2016
Terrorists do not represent Islam: Egypt’s Grand Mufti
Egypt’s Grand Mufti has rejected what he described as “generalized” perceptions that link terrorism to Islam. “Islam is totally innocent of…
Monkey business: As China tourists tighten belt, retailers face unhappy New Year
February 9, 2016
Monkey business: As China tourists tighten belt, retailers face unhappy New Year
Watching a lone browser in his Sydney Chinatown shop, Bing Chen is worried business is being squeezed this Lunar New…
US athletes should consider not attending Olympics if fear Zika: officials
February 8, 2016
US athletes should consider not attending Olympics if fear Zika: officials
The United States Olympic Committee told US sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika…
Doctors puzzle over severity of defects in some Brazilian babies
February 8, 2016
Doctors puzzle over severity of defects in some Brazilian babies
Experts on microcephaly, the birth defect that has sparked alarm in the current Zika virus outbreak, say they are struck…