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Guatemala gang prison fight ‘kills 16’
World
November 30, 2015
Guatemala gang prison fight ‘kills 16’
Sixteen people died in a fight between rival gangs in a maximum security prison in Guatemala, Deputy Interior Minister Elmer…
Climate change threatens Tunisia olive farming
Environment
November 30, 2015
Climate change threatens Tunisia olive farming
Tunisia's 3,000-year history of olive farming is under threat with warnings that production is at risk of halving by 2030…
Top 10 countries avoid that Christmas celebrations
Life & Style
November 30, 2015
Top 10 countries avoid that Christmas celebrations
For those who don't celebrate Christmas, be it for religious, personal or ideological reasons, and are looking to escape the…
French give nod to plain cigarette packaging
Health & Fitness
November 30, 2015
French give nod to plain cigarette packaging
Cigarettes will have to be sold in plain packaging in France from next year after the French parliament narrowly voted…
Psy says ‘no chance’ of another Gangnam Style success
Culture
November 30, 2015
Psy says ‘no chance’ of another Gangnam Style success
"Gangnam Style" star Psy acknowledged Monday that he could never repeat the phenomenal global success of his 2012 hit, but…
The ‘Angelina effect’ has doubled preventative mastectomy numbers in the UK
Health & Fitness
November 30, 2015
The ‘Angelina effect’ has doubled preventative mastectomy numbers in the UK
Two years after the actress Angelina Jolie went public about having a gene mutation linked to breast cancer and her…
Exercise can give a boost to memory in older adults: study
Health & Fitness
November 30, 2015
Exercise can give a boost to memory in older adults: study
It seems exercising the body could also exercise the mind, with a new study reporting that older adults who take…
Two Israelis found guilty of Palestinian teen’s murder
Middle East
November 30, 2015
Two Israelis found guilty of Palestinian teen’s murder
A Jerusalem court convicted two Israeli minors Monday of the kidnapping and burning alive of a Palestinian teenager in the…
US embassy warns of ‘imminent attack’ in Kabul
World
November 30, 2015
US embassy warns of ‘imminent attack’ in Kabul
The United States warned its citizens in Kabul Monday of an "imminent attack" in the city within the next two…
Iran demands closure of UN nuclear watchdog probe
Middle East
November 29, 2015
Iran demands closure of UN nuclear watchdog probe
Iran said Sunday there would be no final implementation of a nuclear deal with world powers unless a probe into…