Monday, 13 February 2012 <<previous next>> Recommend Twitter , February 13: Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday gave clear indications that the State Government might not accept the two pending demands of junior doctors whose strike has crippled the State Government. During the review meeting held at the Chief Minister's camp office here on Sunday, the officials informed that the remaining two demands of junior

Health Ministry says Al-Quds cannot be considered a "foreign university" since it holds offices in Jerusalem. By Nir Hasson Tags: East Jerusalem Palestinians Israel health Get Haaretz on iPhone Get Haaretz on Android Health Ministry officials refuse to allow 35 Palestinian doctors from East Jerusalem to attend Israeli certification exams - and help relieve a shortage of doctors there. The ministry claims the doctors, who graduated from Al-Quds University, are

By Chen Xin BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhuanet) --The government plans to introduce 500 to 1,000 high-end non-Chinese foreign professionals from other countries in 10 years to spur innovation and promote scientific research. The One Thousand Foreign Experts Project, launched late last year, has attracted 214 candidates from countries including the United States, Japan and Germany, said Yi Fanping, deputy director of a work team under the

View Photo Gallery -  Republican leaders continue to push through their agenda. By Emma Brown, Virginia lawmakers are debating whether to eliminate seniority-based job protections for public school teachers, making the commonwealth another front in a national fight over tenure laws that critics say protect ineffective educators from dismissal. The House is expected to vote Monday and the Senate on Tuesday on bills

The father of one of the victims of the Dunblane massacre has called on the Prime Minister to make sure the UK "remains strong" during global talks on tighter controls on the arms trade. Dr Mick North is urging David Cameron to show international leadership as the campaign for an Arms Trade Treaty reaches its final stages. Dr North's five-year-old daughter Sophie was among 16 children and a teacher killed in the shooting at Dunblane Primary School in March 1996.

A MAN is believed to have become Britain's first "male mother" by giving birth despite his sex change operation. The man, thought to be in his 30s, had the child last year, said transgender support group the Beaumont Society. It is possible for transgender men who were born women, who still have functioning ovaries and a uterus, to become pregnant. Joanna Darrell, from the Beaumont Society, said the man, who was born a

A Chinese court said it had accepted a lawsuit from one of China's most popular young writers, Han Han, giving him a chance to defend his reputation after being accused of using ghost-writers. The Putuo District People's Court in the commercial hub of Shanghai said Han's case against Fang Shimin - an academic fraud campaigner nicknamed "science cop" - could move forward, the court said this week. Han, a 29-year-old blogger and novelist, has found fame through the

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Starting today, the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is holding a forum on the research and innovations in traditional Chinese medicine, which the city is trying to develop into a new industry for diversifying its economy. The State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Quality Research, jointly developed by MUST and the University of Macau, is hosting the two-day academic forum together with the Macau Foundation and the Science and

Youth participants of Phase One of the Belia Cinta Tanah Air Program, also actively participated in today's flag raising ceremonies in Kampong Penapar, Tutong District. From Penapar Primary School to Kampong Penapar Mosque, they were welcomed by a Legislative Council Member, Yang Berhormat Awang Haji Ramli bin Haji Lahit, in his capacity as Penghulu of Mukim Telisai.