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Drug boosts long-term survival after breast cancer: study
Health & Fitness
June 1, 2015
Drug boosts long-term survival after breast cancer: study
After a diagnosis of localized breast cancer, women are often prescribed tamoxifen for five years to help prevent a recurrence,…
Facebook moving beyond messaging
Science
June 1, 2015
Facebook moving beyond messaging
Facebook has added video calling to its standalone Messenger app but the new feature is about so much more than…
Strength, endurance exercise both aid weight loss when combined with dietary changes
Health & Fitness
May 31, 2015
Strength, endurance exercise both aid weight loss when combined with dietary changes
A team of researchers examined the effects of strength training, endurance exercise and a combination of the two and found…
Egyptians contribute to the discovery of swallowing pills alternative
Health & Fitness
May 31, 2015
Egyptians contribute to the discovery of swallowing pills alternative
While it's common to turn to liquid forms of a given medication if the thought of swallowing pills gives you…
Napoleon Bonaparte in 10 dates
Archaeology
May 31, 2015
Napoleon Bonaparte in 10 dates
Key dates in the epic life of Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military and political leader who rose to prominence in…
HRW: Saudi-led Yemen coalition still using cluster bombs
Middle East
May 31, 2015
HRW: Saudi-led Yemen coalition still using cluster bombs
Human Rights Watch on Sunday published new evidence alleging a Saudi-led coalition is using internationally banned cluster bombs in Yemen,…
State media: Myanmar arrests Thai migrant boat owner
World
May 30, 2015
State media: Myanmar arrests Thai migrant boat owner
A Thai national who allegedly owned a boat that was recently discovered by the Myanmar navy crammed with more than…
Rouhani calls for ‘free’ legislative vote in Iran
Middle East
May 30, 2015
Rouhani calls for ‘free’ legislative vote in Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the government aims to hold "free" parliamentary elections next year, the official…
Mass deaths of rare Kazakhstan antelopes stir conservation fears
Environment
May 30, 2015
Mass deaths of rare Kazakhstan antelopes stir conservation fears
The sudden deaths of tens of thousands of endangered antelopes in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan over the past two weeks have left…
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
Life & Style
May 30, 2015
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
India's brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as the government launched a mass education…