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Green but greying
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Visit a rice farm anywhere in Asia these days and you will see a life that has hardly changed in decades. Transplanting paddy sprouts into muddy soil, swatting itch-inducing stalks with a sharp sickle and lifting heavy rice sacks into a rickety truck are all part of the backbreaking routine.
Chinese break key barrier by cloning monkeys
Published on 25/01/2018
» LONDON: Chinese scientists have cloned monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a technical barrier that could open the door to copying humans.
Police officer probed over 'ang pao' handout
Online Reporters, Published on 19/02/2018
» An inquiry has been ordered into the conduct of a police sub-lieutenant seen in a viral video clip handing out ang pao Chinese New Year gift money to about 60 city policemen last week, according to Thai media reports.
UK academic who blackmailed victims jailed for 32 years
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2018
» LONDON: A British academic who blackmailed victims into sending him increasingly depraved images which he shared on dark web forums was jailed for 32 years on Monday after admitting 137 offences which included encouraging the rape of a four-year-old boy.
New Year handout cops await probe fate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/02/2018
» Sixty Bangkok policemen who received ang pao New Year gift money are unlikely to face criminal charges, but could well have transgressed the force’s professional code of conduct, says Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) commissioner Charnthep Sesawech.
Stolen Degas painting found on a bus near Paris
AFP, Published on 23/02/2018
» PARIS - A Degas painting stolen from a museum in Marseille nine years ago has been found on a bus near Paris, the French culture minister said Friday.
1.5 million penguins discovered on remote Antarctic islands
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» PARIS - A thriving hotspot of some 1.5 million Adelie penguins has been discovered on the remote Danger Islands in the east Antarctic, surprised scientists announced Friday.
1.5 million penguins discovered on remote Antarctic islands
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» PARIS - A thriving "hotspot" of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists said Friday.
Wreckage of WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington found off Australia
AFP, Published on 06/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - Wreckage from the USS Lexington, a US aircraft carrier which sank during World War II, has been discovered in the Coral Sea, a search team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Monday.
Google guru Page tests flying taxis in New Zealand
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» WELLINGTON: Pilot-less flying taxis are being tested in New Zealand as part of a project backed by Google co-founder Larry Page that supporters say will revolutionise personal transport.