Chinese medicine plant secrets probed
Scientists have unravelled one of the secrets of a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine. The Chinese skullcap – known as Huang-Qin –
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Kerry in Iraq: Time to ‘turn up pressure’ on IS extremists
Islamic State extremists are losing ground in Iraq, their leaders and fighters are being eliminated and the group’s rank-and-file members are lo
Ex-US Senator: Don’t waste Panama Papers scandal
Former U.S. senator Carl Levin says public anger over the Panama Papers offers an opportunity to “make real progress” in ending financial
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Sudan sentences 22 S/Sudanese to death
An anti-terrorism court in Khartoum has sentenced 22 South Sudan nationals to death and three others to life in prison for belonging to a militant gro