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  • Nobel Prize in chemistry is awarded to 3 scientists for using evolution in design of molecules

    Date: 2018-10-03 11:01:53 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:36 - ID:7604538

    STOCKHOLM, Oct 3 (MENA) - The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to Frances H. Arnold of the US, and jointly to George P. Smith of the United States and Gregory P. Winter of Britain for their work on evolutionary science, The New ....

  • Global(2):Luxury Villa On Island Of Koh Samui, Thailand, To Be Sold At Auction Via Concierge Auctions

    Date: 2018-10-03 10:51:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:7604565

    LONDON, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Global luxury auction firm Concierge Auctions is to sell a luxury villa in the exclusive Samujana development on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand — the company's first sale ever in the country. Villa 22, ....

  • Malaysia again questions former PM and wife in 1MDB probe

    Date: 2018-10-03 07:26:03 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:10 - ID:7604093

    KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (MENA) - Malaysian authorities once again called in former Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, for questioning on Wednesday in an investigation into alleged graft linked to state fund 1MDB. Najib, whose ....

  • China says security dialogue with Washington postponed upon US request

    Date: 2018-10-03 06:28:38 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:7603990

    BEIJING, Oct 3 (MENA) - China has postponed upcoming security talks with the United States at the request of Washington, a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday, amid rising tensions between the two sides over trade, Taiwan and the ....

  • Ukrainian president ratifies defense agreement with Poland

    Date: 2018-10-02 23:03:12 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:97 - ID:7603724

    KIEV, Oct 2 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law ratifying the general agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Poland on defense cooperation. According to the press ....

  • India, Russia to ink S-400 deal at Putin's visit to India

    Date: 2018-10-02 22:34:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:7603621

    NEW DELHI, Oct 2 (MENA) - India and Russia are set to sign a $5 billion contract for the supply of S-400 surface-to-air missile system during Russian President Vladimir Putin's New Delhi visit later this week, India TV reported on Tuesday. ....

  • NATO gears up for largest war games since Cold War

    Date: 2018-10-02 22:25:28 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:91 - ID:7603588

    BRUSSELS, Oct 2 (MENA) - NATO is gearing up for its "biggest exercises in many years," the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg revealed Tuesday, according to Business Insider. Around 45,000 troops will take part in the Trident Juncture ....

  • Pompeo to meet with North Korea's Kim on Sunday

    Date: 2018-10-02 21:54:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:7603874

    WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Sunday as part of his trip to Asia beginning later this week, the State Department announced Tuesday, Fox News ....

  • Envelopes suspected of containing poison found in Pentagon

    Date: 2018-10-02 21:17:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:7603844

    WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (MENA) - Two envelopes suspected of containing ricin poison, one addressed to Defense Secretary James Mattis, have been identified in the Pentagon's Central Processing Center, ABC News reported Tuesday. The envelopes were ....

  • Egypt's Misr El-Kheir wins UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education

    Date: 2018-10-02 20:17:06 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:83 - ID:7603801

    NEW YORK, Oct 2 (MENA) - Egypt's Misr El-Kheir Foundation on Wednesday won this year's UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education for its project to provide educational opportunities for marginalized girls, according to the UN ....

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