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UAE hospital offers treatment that's for the birds Under the watchful eyes of a white-coated doctor, two orderlies in scrubs sedate the patient on a paper-covered stainless steel table, then begin the procedure -- trimming her vital hunting tools. more France vaunts '40 virtues' of Armagnac France's oldest spirit, Armagnac, is celebrating its 700th birthday with a new marketing push vaunting its "40 virtues" as a drink that is good for the body and good for the soul. more Dubai closes top deck at world's tallest tower The observation deck of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest high-rise, has been closed for repairs only a month after the iconic tower was inaugurated, the developers said on Monday. more Taiwan's birth rate hits record low in 2009 Taiwan's birth rate hit a record low in 2009, making it amongst the lowest in the world, the government said Sunday. more Wildlife group, stars urge Indians to save the tiger As China prepares to usher in the Year of the Tiger next week, a massive publicity drive has begun in neighbouring India, where the big cat is the national animal, to save it from extinction. more
Republicans skeptical on Obama health summit Republicans staked out a tough bargaining position Monday and demanded President Barack Obama shelve his massive health reform plan, after he cajoled them into a summit on his top priority issue. more Errant gene may make some people age faster: study Certain people carry a genetic variant that could shave three or four years off their life, according to a new study. more Global swine flu death toll falls in past week: WHO The global death toll from swine flu has risen to 15,174, up 463 from a week ago, but the pandemic is steadily losing momentum around the world, the World Health Organisation said on Friday. more 2,000 hit by Papua cholera outbreak: WHO Papua New Guinea's cholera outbreak has spread to 2,000 people, a World Health Organization official said Monday as he warned that poor water sanitation was making the disease hard to contain. more Study confirms link between maternal age and autism Women over 40 are nearly twice as likely to give birth to an autistic child than a mother under 30, researchers said Monday in a study that found more evidence of links between autism and maternal age. more
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