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GENEVA (AFP) – A revival of industrial policies is under way around the world, the United Nations (UN) said yesterday, with countries going for technological innovation to diversify their economies. The UN’s World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) said greater productivity levels could be reached through specialising in existing strengths. “In economies of all sizes, we […]

HOUSTON (AP) – It was just another routine day of inspecting shipping containers at the Port of Houston for United States (US) Coast Guard officer Ryan McMahon when he and his team thought they heard barking coming from inside one of the thousands of containers that surrounded them. “Oh, it’s scratching, dude,” one of the […]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A little-known dog lineage with fur so thick it was spun into blankets was selectively bred for millennia by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest until its rapid demise following European colonisation, a study in Science showed recently. The new research was based on a genetic analysis of ‘Mutton’, one of the […]

BUTTERWORTH (BERNAMA) – A senior citizen pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court in Malaysia yesterday to four counts of sexual assault against his daughter last year. The 63-year-old man, who is an e-hailing driver made the plea after the charges were read out to him before Judge Noor Aini Yusof. According to the charges, he […]

UPI – There’s an adage that in romantic relationships, opposites attract. Now, a large, new study confirms that just like many old sayings, it’s wrong. In an analysis of about 200 studies involving millions of couples, researchers came to the conclusion that there is little behind the claim that opposites attract. If anything, the one […]

VIENNA (AFP) – Austrian group OMV announced a long-awaited decision to tap a huge deposit of natural gas off Romania in the Black Sea as Europe seeks to diversify away from Russian supplies yesterday. OMV Petrom and its Romanian partner Romgaz will invest up to EUR4 billion (USD4.4 billion) in the Neptun Deep project, one […]

Gretchen Reynolds THE WASHINGTON POST – Protein is the macronutrient of the moment. On TikTok, videos with the hashtag #protein have been viewed more than 9.1 billion times, with influencers swearing the nutrient builds strong, bulging physiques, trims away body fat, and supercharges metabolisms. The nearly ubiquitous social media message is, whoever we are, we […]

MADRID (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti indicated yesterday he expected Karim Benzema (AFP, pic below) to stay at the club despite recent links to a Saudi Arabia move. “Benzema is ready to play tomorrow (against Athletic Bilbao in the final league game of the season), he has recovered very well, he has a […]

SINGAPORE (CNA) – Offenders caught with large quantities of certain Class A controlled drugs, such as cannabis and methamphetamine, will face stiffer penalties – including caning – from yesterday, said Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The previous maximum punishment for possession of any controlled drug, regardless of weight, was 10 years’ jail, a fine […]

CNA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (CNA, pic below) said he may reshuffle his Cabinet in the next few days, as some political sources bet on a last major realignment of his government to complete programmes ahead of elections due to be held in 2024. Speculation about a reshuffle has been growing since Nasdem, one […]