Chinese scientists make headway in leprosy prevention
Beijing, Jan 30 : Chinese scientists have claimed to have identified 10 susceptibility genes for leprosy to date, a finding that will help identify high-risk individuals and aid in the prevention of the infectious disease.
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Chinese welfare home embraces abandoned kids
Beijing, Jan 30 : A shelter home in north China's Hebei province has emerged as a big ray of hope for life for many newborns who are abandoned by their parents for different personal reasons.
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Study: 'Tiger Parenting' Tough on Kids
"Tiger mom" and Yale professor Amy Chua caused an uproar last year with a Wall Street Journal article about the superiority of her strict, Chinese-style version of parenting. Now, research suggests that critics of the piece may have had a point: High-achieving Chinese-American children do, in fact, struggle more with depression, stress and low self-esteem than their equally high-achieving ...
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India wants to keep getting oil from Iran: Pakistani daily
Islamabad, Jan 30 : India intends to keep importing oil from Iran and it appears that Indians, and even Chinese, will explore paying Tehran "with gold, the Japanese yen or even in part with their own national currencies", said a Pakistani daily.
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Bringing Home The Fries: Fast Food Comes By Delivery
Fast-food restaurants would love to break into the lucrative home delivery market. But can a delivered French fry be a crispy one? We tested Burger King's new home delivery service to find out.
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