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The Star | Be grateful | We M'sians shd consider ourselves fortunate. We only have to take care of floods. Other countries experienced earthquakes as well. | No to MAU | SEA Games officials, stop bullying athletes and start correcting the wrongs instead. - Di... |
Dear Santa ...
The Star | The team at Fit4Life presents our very own Christmas wishlist. | WITH today being Christmas and the generosity of gift-giving abounding, we at Fit4Life decided to compile our own little wish list on what we would like to have this holiday season, a... |
Functional foods health claims
The Star | The beneficial effects of functional foods must be scientifically substantiated. | A GREAT deal of attention is now given to the potential health significance of components other than nutrients that are found in foods. These bioactive components ha... |
Pupi Campo, Cuban Bandleader and ‘the Rumba Maestro,’ Dies at 91
The New York Times | Pupi Campo, a Cuban bandleader who brought rippling syncopation to Jack Paar’s “Morning Show” on CBS television in the early 1950s and to his long career in nightclubs around the country, died on Dec. 12 at a hospice in Las Vegas.... |
Image Tarnished by Scandals, Washington Council Overhauls Ethics Rules
The New York Times | WASHINGTON — It was a sunny Friday morning when federal agents in bulletproof vests and F.B.I. windbreakers pulled up to the brick home on a quiet cul-de-sac. As spectators watched from across yellow police tape, the agents loaded an S.U.V. a... |
Picks of the year
The Star | What has the year been like for Asian English language fiction? We quiz authors and industry experts in the region. | BOOKWORMS have enjoyed a thoroughly engaging year, with many superb titles coming out from established authors and emerging writer... |
Royalists Step Up Campaign to Stifle Criticism of the Monarchy in Thailand
The New York Times | BANGKOK — At the entrance to a neighborhood in Bangkok’s garment district, an unambiguous message hangs on an archway decorated with an image of Thailand’s king. Related | In Thailand, Support for King Grows Bellicose (December 24... |
In Nigeria’s North, Deadly Clashes With an Islamist Group
The New York Times | KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) — Gun battles between Nigerian security forces and an Islamist sect have killed at least 68 people in two days of fighting in northern Nigeria, the authorities and hospital officials said Saturday. Related | Nigeria: 2... |
Forces Loyal to Yemeni President Fire on Protesters
The New York Times | BEIRUT, Lebanon — At least eight protesters were killed in Yemen after government soldiers opened fire on a peaceful march on Saturday, the worst violence in the capital, Sana, since President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to give up his post mor... |
At Detroit Food Bank, Founders Are Gone, but a Mission Endures
The New York Times | DETROIT This Land | Dan Barry takes readers behind news articles and into obscure and well-known corners of the United States. | Dan Barry's Columnist Page » Multimedia Slide Show Providing Sustenance in Detroit | Follow for breaking news and head... |
A New Side of Science
The New York Times | MY grandparents emigrated from Japan to California for a better life. My mother was 10 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and she and her family were sent to an internment camp. We have a photo of the notice that was posted on a utility pole in... |
Is India becoming anti-science?
The Hindu The country is reeling under a power crisis. Villages go without electricity for long hours. Yet, there is opposition to nuclear power and all the explanations of expert scientists do not seem to carry conviction. Even if a disaster like Fukushima we... |
Why an apple a day keeps the doctor away
The Times Of India SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetWhy an apple a day keeps the doctor away (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) | Antioxidants found in apple peels may lead to new treatments and therapies for people suffering from bowel inflammation disorders, according to a ne... |
Every Team Should Have a Devil’s Advocate
The New York Times | This interview with Ori Hadomi, C.E.O. of Mazor Robotics, a medical technology company based in Israel, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Librado Romero/The New York Times | Ori Hadomi, the chief executive of Mazor Robotics, a medical tec... |
Letters: A.B.A. Standards and Law Schools
The New York Times | To the Editor: Related | For Law Schools, a Price to Play the A.B.A.’s Way (December 18, 2011) | Re “The Price to Play Its Way” (Dec. 18), which described American Bar Association standards in the nation’s law schools: | The art... |
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