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'We're practicing medicine from the 1940s here'

[2015-03-25 07:47]

Oncologist Gabriel Romero performs hundreds of lifesaving surgeries a year, but he no longer takes pleasure in his work.

Trained rats sniff out TB bacteria

[2015-03-25 07:47]

Giant rats may strike fear and disgust into the hearts of homeowners worldwide, but researchers in impoverished Mozambique are turning some of them into heroes.

Zimbabwe has too many elephants

[2015-03-25 07:47]

Wildlife authorities of Zimbabwe say the country has more than 30,000 excess elephants, and that the animals are available both for export and internal relocation.

People can donate bio-data to science

[2015-03-25 07:47]

People eager to share personal information beyond what's on their Facebook profile now have another outlet: an online platform that was set to launch on Tuesday allowing them to give scientists information about their genomes, gut bacteria and other biological data.

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[2015-03-25 07:47]

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Founding father Lee ishonored with a flower

[2015-03-25 07:47]

An orchid named after former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew was presented on Tuesday to his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Doctors become target of kidnappings, extortion

[2015-03-25 07:47]

When Pakistani doctor Mehmood Jafri gets ready for work in the morning, the first thing he does is put his AK-47 in the car.

Netanyahu apologizes for election comment

[2015-03-25 07:47]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized to Israel's Arab citizens on Monday for remarks he made during last week's parliamentary election that offended members of the community.

Okinawa base dispute turns into tug of war

[2015-03-25 07:47]

A tussle between Japan's central government and Okinawa Prefecture over the relocation of a US military base was escalating on Tuesday, as Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the work was not to be halted.

Top court throws out online comments law

[2015-03-25 07:47]

India's top court on Tuesday canceled a controversial law that made posting "offensive" comments online a crime punishable by jail, a ruling which free speech campaigners hailed as a victory.

Possible Nazi hideout discovered

[2015-03-25 07:47]

Abandoned buildings found in a remote Argentine nature reserve may have been planned as a potential hideout for top Nazi leaders, archaeologists said.

US counterterrorism strategy disintegrates

[2015-03-25 07:47]

Once hailed by US President Barack Obama as a model for fighting extremism, the US counterterrorism strategy in Yemen has all but collapsed as the country descends into chaos, according to US and Yemeni officials.

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