World News Digest
The £16 blood test that lets you know every virus you have ever had
A new blood test costing just £16 can give you a list of every virus that has ever made you sick. The immune system effectively keeps a record...
Saddam Hussein’s former right-hand man Tariq Aziz dies aged 79
Jailed former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz, who served in Saddam Hussein’s government, has died, officials say.
Pasta joke: Roadside ‘spaghetti piles’ were actually thousands of worms
Texas park rangers were astonished to come across weird clumps of worms, which they initially mistook for spaghetti, in the middle of a road. The...
The $25 blood test that lets you know every virus you have ever had
A new blood test costing just $25 can give you a list of every virus that has ever made you sick. The immune system effectively keeps a record of...
Seventh candidate murdered in lead-up to elections in Mexico
Violence in the run-up to Mexico’s mid-term elections on 7 June has killed at least seven candidates and forced another 20 out of the race, battering...
Philippine president looks to build defence pact with Japan in China dispute
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Friday he wants to start talks to allow Japanese troops into his Southeast Asian country, as both nations...
68 illegal immigrants discovered in containers in UK port of Harwich
Seven people have been taken to hospital after dozens of suspected illegal immigrants were found crammed in a container at a port. The East of England...
Philippine president looks to build defense with Japan in China dispute
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Friday he wants to start talks to allow Japanese troops into his Southeast Asian country, as both nations...
On the block: Lennon’s long-lost ‘Love Me Do’ Gibson could fetch nearly $1M
A rare, once-lost 1962 guitar belonging to former Beatle John Lennon will go up for auction this year and could break a record. The jumbo J-160E Gibson...
130 climbers left stranded on mountain as earthquake strikes Sabah, Malaysia
More than 130 climbers were left stranded on one of Southeast Asia’s highest mountains on Friday after an earthquake rocked parts of the Malaysian...
Massive security breach: Hackers unlock data for millions of federal workers
U.S. authorities are investigating how suspected Chinese hackers were able to manipulate the federal government’s intrusion detection system —...
On the block: Lennon’s long-lost ‘Love Me Do’ Gibson could fetch nearly $1M
A rare, once-lost 1962 guitar belonging to former Beatle John Lennon will go up for auction this year and could break a record. The jumbo J-160E Gibson...
Massive security breach: Hackers unlock data for millions of federal workers
U.S. authorities are investigating how suspected Chinese hackers were able to manipulate the federal government’s intrusion detection system —...
China river tragedy: Unrest grows as rescue mission turns to recovery effort
The Eastern Star’s top-deck cabins with smashed blue roofs jutted out of gray water Friday, after Chinese disaster teams righted the capsized river...
Ex-All Blacks rugby skipper Jerry Collins killed in crash crash in France
Former New Zealand rugby World Cup captain Jerry Collins and his wife have been killed in a car crash in France, local officials have said. Collins,...
John Lennon’s long-lost Gibson could fetch $965,000 in auction
A rare, once-lost 1962 guitar belonging to former Beatles member John Lennon will go up for auction this year and could break a record. The jumbo...
68 illegal immigrants discovered in container in UK port of Harwich
Seven people have been taken to hospital and 61 others assessed after dozens of people were found crammed in a container at a port in the UK. The...
Why it took so long to approve a Viagra equivalent for women
A drug to treat low female sexual desire should be approved with strict measures in place to ensure patients are fully aware of its risks, an advisory...
Living dead come out to play in Spanish zombie games
As night falls in a small Spanish village, horror movie fan Noelia Vacias prepares for a night as a zombie invasion survivor, her eyes glowing white from...
Money laundering investigation stymied by China, Italy says
As Italy’s economy was heading off a cliff, police couldn’t help but notice that the country’s Chinese communities were booming.
Texas doctors hail first successful skull and scalp transplant
Texas doctors say they have done the world’s first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man with a large head wound from cancer treatment. MD...
Thousands rally in Hong Kong for Tiananmen Square anniversary vigil
A park in central Hong Kong turned into a sea of candles Thursday as tens of thousands gathered to mark the 26th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen...
‘No chance’ of finding survivors after capsized Chinese ferry is righted
Rescue teams have finished righting a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River but officials said there was no chance of finding anyone alive. So...
Five feared dead as strong 6.0-magnitude quake rocks Malaysia’s Borneo
Five are feared dead after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu on Borneo on Friday, cracking roads and buildings in...
‘No possibility’ of survivors in China ship sinking: official
Authorities admit there is no hope for more survivors from a capsized Chinese cruise ship, as cranes on Friday slowly raised the sunken vessel with exhausted...
More reason for calm than panic in South Korea’s MERS scare
Sales of surgical masks surge amid fears of a deadly, poorly understood virus. Airlines announce “intensified sanitizing operations.” More...
Nestle India decides to remove popular noodles from stores
Nestle India said Friday it had decided to take its popular brand of instant noodles off the shelves in the country after several Indian states banned...
Disgraced ex-FIFA head Blatter starts reform work
Two days after becoming the face of soccer corruption, disgraced FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he’s already started working on ways to clean up...
U.S. says data on 4 million government staff hacked
Hackers breached the computer system of the U.S. government agency that collects personnel information for federal workers, compromising the data of about...
Death toll up to 150 in Ghana gas station explosion, floods
Ghana’s president says the death toll from a gas station explosion in the capital and widespread flooding has increased to 150 people. John...
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