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Cartel torture victim could be 'America's Favorite Pet'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» MEXICO CITY - An elderly dog whose front paws were cut off by Mexican drug cartel members is in the running for the title of pet of the year in the United States.
Sea spiders can regrow body parts, not just limbs: study
AFP, Published on 24/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - Sea spiders can regrow body parts after amputation and not just limbs, according to a study released on Monday that may pave the way for further scientific research into regeneration.
Who will become history's first 'parastronaut'?
AFP, Published on 22/11/2022
» PARIS - The first astronaut -- or astronauts -- with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency.
Tiger makes final preparations for epic Masters return
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» AUGUSTA (UNITED STATES) - Tiger Woods has talked the talk, now he'll have to walk the walk as he chases a record-tying sixth Masters title only 14 months after suffering severe leg injuries in a car crash.
Mysterious blood clots are Covid-19's latest lethal surprise
AFP, Published on 28/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: After he had spent nearly three weeks in an intensive care unit being treated for Covid-19, Broadway and TV actor Nick Cordero's doctors were forced to amputate his right leg.
Bursting at the seams: inside an IS prison in Syria
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» HASAKEH PROVINCE (SYRIA) - Behind the steel door, the cell is as packed as their eyes are empty -- haggard, scrawny prisoners in orange jumpsuits lying head-to-tail cover every inch of floor space.
'Bionic' amputee to star at Crazy Horse cabaret
AFP, Published on 01/06/2019
» PARIS - "Bionic showgirl" Viktoria Modesta, who is set to take the stage at the risque Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris next week, says she has had to reinvent herself after being treated as an outcast over her artifical leg.
Brunei won't enforce gay sex death penalty after backlash
AFP, Published on 06/05/2019
» BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (BRUNEI) - Brunei's sultan has announced death by stoning for gay sex and adultery will not be enforced after a global backlash, but critics Monday called for harsh sharia laws to be abandoned entirely.
Brunei death penalty moratorium applied to new Shariah laws
Associated Press, Published on 06/05/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei's sultan has said a moratorium on capital punishment is in effect for new Shariah criminal laws including stoning people for gay sex and adultery that sparked an international outcry.
Brunei sultan calls for 'stronger' Islam, as sharia laws to enter force
AFP, Published on 03/04/2019
» BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (BRUNEI) - Brunei's sultan called for Islamic teachings in the country to be strengthened as strict new sharia punishments, including death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, were due to come into force on Wednesday.