SYDNEY, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): A protein in the venom of potentially deadly funnel web spiders could minimise the effects of brain damage after a stroke, researchers in Australia said on Tuesday. Strokes claim six million lives worldwide each year, and five million survivors are left with a permanent disability. Scientists from the University of Queensland and Monash […]
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Spider venom may offer hope to stroke victims: scientists
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Mexico threatens to ditch US corn imports
MEXICO CITY, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Mexico has identified a potential weapon in its trade wrangle with US President Donald Trump: lucrative yellow cobs of American corn. The Latin American nation imports billions of dollars’ worth of the yellow grain from the United States to feed its livestock. But with Trump pushing to shake up the countries’ […]
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New Zealand parrot has ‘infectious laugh’
WELLINGTON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Researchers have found that New Zealand’s kea parrot has the avian equivalent of an infectious laugh — a call that when heard prompts others to drop everything and have some fun. Kea live in alpine areas and are renowned in New Zealand for being intelligent and mischievous, often called “the clown of […]
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Egypt gets part of World Bank loan: minister
CAIRO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): Egypt on Monday received the second tranche of a $3-billion World Bank loan in support of the government’s economic and social agenda, International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr said. In a statement on the ministry’s Facebook page, Nasr said the second tranche would contribute to “encouraging private sector investment and supporting growth projects that […]
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Southgate picks up pieces as England rebuild again
LONDON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – After a year scarred by scandal and sporting catastrophe, Gareth Southgate will begin his attempt to steer England into calmer waters in Wednesday’s friendly against Germany in Dortmund. England began 2016 with a stirring 3-2 win over Germany, but they were humiliated by Iceland at Euro 2016 before new manager Sam Allardyce […]
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Police storm Guatemala juvenile center to free guards
SAN JOSI PINULA, Guatemala, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): Guatemalan police stormed a juvenile detention center outside the capital Monday to free four guards taken hostage by inmates who had killed two others during a riot. Journalists outside the Stage II facility for boys in the town of San Jose Pinula, to the east of Guatemala City, saw dozens […]