Saudi announces four new deaths from MERS virus Saudi announces four new deaths from MERS virus Four more people have died from the MERS virus in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom to 32.
18 June 2013 17:50
Nelson Mandela 'doing very well', daughter says Nelson Mandela 'doing very well', daughter says Nelson Mandela, who has been in hospital for 10 days suffering a lung infection, is "doing very well".
18 June 2013 16:43
US study links pollution to autism risk US study links pollution to autism risk Pregnant women who were exposed to high levels of air pollution were twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in low pollution areas.
18 June 2013 16:00
Czechs open new resort in Aktau Czechs open new resort in Aktau A Czech company has built a new resort in Aktau called Tree of Lives.
18 June 2013 15:05
US program marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby US program marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby This month somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa the one millionth baby will be born without HIV to a mother who suffers from the disease, thanks in large part to a decade-old US aid program.
18 June 2013 12:16
Yet another student jumps off roof in Almaty Yet another student jumps off roof in Almaty A student of the 9th grade of Almaty school has jumped off the attic floor of a 5-storey building in Almaty.
17 June 2013 17:27
Frightening images won't help cut smoking: opinion Frightening images won't help cut smoking: opinion Some experts believe that the law requiring frightening images to be printed on cigarette packs in Kazakhstan will not reduce the number of smokers.
17 June 2013 17:02
Kazakhstan needs to double blood donors Icon Kazakhstan needs to double blood donors Blood donors commitment in Kazakhstan leaves much to be desired: deputy Director of the National Blood Center in Almaty.
17 June 2013 16:45
Effort to revive Galapagos tortoises once thought extinct Effort to revive Galapagos tortoises once thought extinct Scientists will try to revive two species of giant Galapagos tortoises thought to have been extinct by breeding genetic relatives in captivity.
17 June 2013 15:37
Children 'left behind' in China's rush to the cities Children 'left behind' in China's rush to the cities Six-year-old Keke looks silently from a bare living room at her closest companion: a grandmother who resents having to raise her.
16 June 2013 15:33
Study blames men for menopause Study blames men for menopause Men and their preference for younger female mates may have led to the phenomenon of menopause in women, according to a controversial study by Canadian researchers published this week.
16 June 2013 12:27
UN climate talks: No consensus on... well, consensus UN climate talks: No consensus on... well, consensus A debilitating row with Russia at UN climate talks this week exposed a fundamental flaw in how decisions are taken -- the entire system balanced precariously on an ill-defined notion of consensus.
15 June 2013 13:41
Gothic cradle for William and Kate Gothic cradle for William and Kate An oak cradle designed to resemble a Gothic cathedral is headed from Poland to London for the July birth of the first child of Prince William and his wife Kate.
15 June 2013 13:11
Pfizer to invest in clinical tests in Kazakhstan Pfizer to invest in clinical tests in Kazakhstan The pharmaceutical giant will invest in development of clinical test centers in Kazakhstan.
14 June 2013 15:28
Warm ocean water melting Antarctic ice from bottom Warm ocean water melting Antarctic ice from bottom Warming ocean waters are melting the Antarctic ice shelves from the bottom up, researchers said Thursday in the first comprehensive study of the thick platforms of floating ice.
14 June 2013 13:54
Gillard teams with Schwarzenegger on climate action Gillard teams with Schwarzenegger on climate action Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard joined forces with former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday to urge global action on climate change, saying politics must be put aside.
13 June 2013 18:18
HIV regimen prevents infection among drug users HIV regimen prevents infection among drug users Giving injecting drug users a daily pill against HIV nearly halved their risk of infection by the AIDS virus.
13 June 2013 15:01
US mulls endangered status for captive chimpanzees US mulls endangered status for captive chimpanzees The US Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced it is considering giving captive chimpanzees the same endangered status that currently protects chimps living in the wild.
13 June 2013 10:57
Ten million children work as domestic servants: ILO Ten million children work as domestic servants: ILO As many as 10.5 million children worldwide work as domestic servants, in what can be hazardous and even slave-like conditions.
13 June 2013 10:26

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