2015-02-01 Singapore Health

Channel News Asia   

NUS CARES initiative to improve lives in community   
Channel News Asia
Under the programme, NUS faculty, researchers and students will work with various partners to identify community issues and find practical solutions to them. PHOTOS. NUS' 110th anniversary celebrations (Photo: Sara Grosse). Enlarge; Caption.
NUS kicks off 110th anniversary celebrations with launch of new community ...   The Straits Times
NUS celebrates 110th anniversary with new community initiatives   TODAYonline

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AsiaOne   

High time we clipped the mozzies' wings   
The Star Online
THE figures are alarming. The spike in the number of dengue cases has put a severe strain on our hospital and medical resources. And we are now told that a new strain of the dengue serotype is one of the factors for the increase, and also more fatalities.
Mosquitoes mushroom at building sites   AsiaOne

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Channel News Asia   

World first stem cell treatment for heart attacks   
The National
MADRID // A Spanish hospital has successfully used stem cells taken from healthy donors to treat seven heart-attack victims, in what officials said was a world first. Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid plans to treat 55 patients by using the technique in a ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Science

Live Trading News   

Poll: Americans Deny Climate Change, Find GMO Food Unsafe   
Live Trading News
A poll of US opinions has revealed that huge numbers of people consider GMO food unsafe to eat, and doubt that human activity is warming the planet, aka Climate Change. The report by the Pew Research Center in Washington DC was conducted with the ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Entertainment

Fanlala   

Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Kelley, and Meredith Anne Bull Talk 'Strange Magic'   
Fanlala
Now that Strange Magic is in theaters, it's a little less strange to audiences. The Strange Magic cast shares what they hope you took away from the film. "I think one of the main messages is, if you've ever felt like a black sheep or different, or weird, or felt ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Sports

Nation News   

Benzema hits brace as Real sink Sociedad   
Gulf Daily News
BARCELONA: Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid thrashed Real Sociedad 4-1 at home yesterday without the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo to ensure they remained top of the Spanish league. Sociedad defender Aritz Elustondo headed in his first ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

New trains may have tip-up seats, onboard Wi-Fi   
AsiaOne
New trains with tip-up seats and Wi-Fi on board, similar to what is available in European cities, may soon make their way to Singapore. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has called for a tender for 12 new trains on the North-South and East-West lines, with ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

Update household details for MediShield Life   
AsiaOne
The start date for MediShield Life has not been announced but already, the Government is urging those who will be covered under the universal health insurance scheme to update their household information. Subsidies for individuals will be decided using ...

2015-02-01 Singapore World

NDTV   

Sisi: "Egypt faces long, tough battle against militants"   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Sisi said Egypt was confronting the "strongest secret organisation in the world", a reference to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the guard of honor upon arriving at Khartoum International ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Southeast Asia

SBS   

Cambodia deports French nude pics tourists   
SBS
Three French tourists will be deported after taking nude photos inside Cambodia's Angkor temple. (AAP). Previous Next Show Grid. police officer stands guard at Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple. Previous Next Hide Grid. Image. 1/. Video. Audio.
French Tourists to Be Deported Over Nude Photo Shoot at Cambodian Temple   TIME
French tourists in nude Cambodia photo scandal to be deported   Daily Mail
Cambodia fines, deports French tourists in Angkor nude photo scandal   Malay Mail Online

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Philippine Star   

The high cost of peace   
The Star Online
MANILA: We may have effectively compromised part of our territory in the 2012 peace agreement with Moro rebels, but we certainly did not bargain away our duty to condemn terrorism and go after terrorists. The peace agreement must not be used to allow the ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Singapore

AsiaOne   

Balanced approach to liquor licensing, with reviews as needed   
AsiaOne
Laws in Singapore already allow the authorities to make it compulsory for liquor to be sold in plastic containers or cans instead of glass bottles, Second Home Affairs Minister S. Iswaran said yesterday . He pointed out that at some organised events, liquor ...