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GENEVA — Chinese health authorities said they have found no link between a hepatitis B vaccine and the deaths of nine children who had received those shots, state media said…
Cambodia garment workers’ strike turns deadly
At least three Cambodians have been killed when police opened fire on garment workers on strike, as a nationwide protests, backed by the main opposition party, presses on in demand…
Complaint over Nkandla chimney: report
Johannesburg — A chimney erected on a thatched roof on President Jacob Zuma’s private Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal may pose a safety threat, the Mail & Guardian reported yesterday.
Israel prepares for funeral of ex-PM Sharon
Preparations have begun for the state funeral of the critically ill former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, officials have said. Dr Zeev Rotstein, director of Tel Hashomer hospital in Tel…
Briton tells lover to kill baby for interrupting their Skype chat
A British man has been charged with killing a one-year-old girl over Skype after allegedly instructing her Norwegian mother to submerge her in a bucket of water.
Man who avoided work wins case for unfair dismissal
A man accused of avoiding his work duties by carving out a sleeping space in an office ceiling has won his case for unjustified dismissal. Francis Hudson went to the…
Human foot found on beach
Investigators in south Florida are trying to identify a human foot inside a tube sock and midsize white New Balance athletic shoe found by a beach walker on New Year’s…
Reunited after 70 years … lived just 18km apart
Two friends who served together during the Second World War have been reunited 70 years later after a chance encounter revealed they were living just 18km from each other.
Man with sexual organ duplication posts picture online
A man who claims to suffer from an extremely rare medical condition in which he was born with two sexual organs has posted a picture online, attracting thousands of questions.
MDC-T lacks policy, direction
Opinion Joram Nyathi From the year 2000, when the united MDC won 57 seats in the House of Assembly elections, I was almost convinced that it was not possible to…