CAIRO: Egyptian police swiftly quashed protests marking the first anniversary of the military ouster of president Mohamed Morsi on Thursday, firing tear gas and arresting dozens of demonstrators. The protests are seen as a test of the Islamists´ strength, with … read more
KARACHI: Pakistan has received $556 million as the fourth instalment of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan approved last year to bolster the country’s struggling economy. The fourth payment of the Extended Facility Fund (EFF) was released after an IMF … read more
WELLINGTON: Disgraced former New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent said Thursday his match-fixing boss threatened him with a cricket bat after an attempt to rig a game backfired, costing crooked bookies a fortune. Vincent, who received a life ban from cricket … read more
Washington: Scientists have discovered a way to regrow human corneal tissue using hard-to-find limbal stem cells known as ABCB5 molecule. Limbal stem cells reside in the eye’s basal limbal epithelium or limbus and help maintain and regenerate corneal tissue. Their … read more
London: Many of the Caribbean’s coral reefs could vanish in the next 20 years, according to a new report which found that healthy coral reefs have declined by about 50 per cent in the past four decades. The report, published … read more