VATICAN CITY, March 12, 2013 (AFP) - The conclaves of cardinals which elect a new pope are laden with rituals and shrouded in secrecy, but tantalising details have emerged from previous votes of what really happens behind the sealed doors of the Sistine Chapel.
The 115 cardinals who have made their way to Rome are members of one of the most exclusive clubs in the world -- and once the doors close behind them on Tuesday with a cry of "Extra Omnes!"...
WASHINGTON: A single dose of an experimental anti-inflammatory treatment reduces heart muscle damage during an angioplasty operation to open blocked arteries, a study found Sunday.The antibody inclacumab, developed by Swiss lab Hoffmann-La Roche, significantly reduced levels of the standard molecular markers troponin I and CK-MB in patients, compared to those who took a placebo in a clinical trial....
SHANGHAI - More than 1,000 dead pigs have been found floating in Shanghai's main waterway, the Chinese city's government said Monday, as residents expressed fears over possible drinking water contamination. Workers in the southwestern district of Songjiang fished more than 1,200 dead swine out of the Huangpu river, which goes on to cut through the commercial hub and create its waterfront Bund district....
KUALA LUMPUR: The Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) says that Malaysia has the highest number of women in the workforce, of up to 40 per cent, compared with other Asean countries.However, the country had the lowest senior roles occupied by women, at only 26 per cent.In a statement, Grant...
SYDNEY: Australia's tourism industry Tuesday resurrected its hugely popular "Best Jobs in the World" campaign, offering a chance to become a "Chief Funster", "Taste Master" or "Outback Adventurer".The marketing push is targeting the youth segment, which contributes Aus$12 billion (US$12.2 billion) annually in tourism spending and delivers nearly 1.6 million, or 26 per cent, of Australia's international arrivals....
WASHINGTON: Researchers say they have, for the first time, cured a baby born with HIV -- a development that could help improve treatment of babies infected at birth.There is an important technical nuance: researchers insist on calling it a functional cure rather than a complete cure.That is because the virus is not totally eradicated....
BEIJING: Asia has more billionaires than any other continent, a survey by a China-based wealth magazine showed on Thursday, apparently overtaking North America for the first time.There were 1,453 people around the world with a personal wealth of $1 billion or more as of January, said the Hurun Report, a luxury magazine publisher that compiled the list....
PHNOM PENH: In a small room in this Cambodian capital city, laboratory technicians wearing latex gloves and flip-flops inspect hundreds of buzzing white silkworm moths before pairing them up to mate.With its silk industry in rapid decline, Cambodia is pinning its hopes on moth matchmaking and disease control to save its precious silkworms and keep centuries-old traditions alive....
LONDON: Swansea manager Michael Laudrup admitted his side's 5-0 rout of Bradford in the League Cup final on Sunday was one of the greatest achievements of his career.Laudrup won the European Cup and lifted league titles in Spain and Italy during an illustrious career with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus....
SYDNEY: Australia's much-hyped men's Olympic freestyle swim relay team on Friday owned up to taking sleeping medication banned by the Australian Olympic Committee and then performing stupid pre-Games pranks.Members of the 4x100m freestyle relay team led by James Magnussen admitted taking Stilnox tablets at a training camp in Manchester and then making random prank calls and knocking on the doors of team mates....
