Taliban ‘resolve splits’ over successor
A dispute that threatened to split the Afghan Taliban has been resolved after relatives of late leader Mullah Omar backed his successor, the group say
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‘Dislike’ button coming to Facebook
Facebook is to add a “dislike” button to its social network, founder Mark Zuckerberg has said. In a Q+A session held at Facebook’s h
Marijuana tax take nearly double expected in Colorado
Sales tax on marijuana in Colorado was so profitable last year that the state declared Wednesday a pot tax-free day. Tax collected on marijuana sales
Malaria ‘700m cases’ stopped in Africa
Nearly 700 million cases of malaria have been prevented in Africa as a result of concerted efforts to tackle the disease since 2000, a study shows. Th
Call for mass de-worming exercise
A large-scale de-worming treatment programme is needed to rid some 1.5 billion people of these harmful and unpleasant parasites, say researchers. The