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After 26-hour long operation, US firefighter gets a new face

The 41-year-old whose face was horrifically burnt while tackling a blaze that has been given a brand new one in the most extensive transplant ever performed. Doctors in the United......

Meet Kilobots, world's largest robotic swarm

Harvard scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have created the world's largest robotic swarm -- 1,024 little bots standing on pin-like legs -- that can assemble into predetermined shapes.......

Revolutionary blood tests to predict Alzheimer's

In what can be termed a clinical revolution, a simple blood test to detect the onset of Alzheimer's disease, long before its victims are robbed of their memory, has been created. An international......

AMAZING! $70-mn organ chips could recreate human body

American scientists are developing computer chips to mimic the human organs to be used for drug development and prevent the death of thousands of laboratory animals. The five-year long 'Tissue......

Mortgaging US growth

Though news of increased defaults from the sub-prime market continues, a combination of rising incomes and higher equity values are shoring up consumer spending. Reports of trouble in the......

US Fed, BoJ may hike rates again

There are more near-term global draggers in store for the domestic stock market, as the central banks across the US, Japan and Europe are likely to further hike their benchmark interest rates......

'The real threat is global imbalance'

Standard & Poor's Chief Economist David Wyss predicts that 2007 will be a reasonably good year as well (4 per cent global growth as compared to 4.5 this year), but sees increasing global imbalances......

War comes at bad time for global economy

With the United States and Europe struggling to shake off their recent doldrums, Japan mired in a punishing deflationary cycle, the global economy could have done without the weight of war with......

Premier League approves proposed takeover of Chelsea

IMAGE: General view inside Stamford Bridge before the match between Chelsea and Watford in the Premier League. Photograph: Reuters/Tony Obrien The Boehly-Clearlake consortium, which agreed terms......

Boehly-led consortium wins bid to take over Chelsea

IMAGE: Russian owner Roman Abramovich, now subject to sanctions by the British government, put the London club up for sale in early March following his country's invasion of Ukraine. Photograph:......

British billionaire Ratcliffe 'not interested' in Chelsea

IMAGE: Forbes magazine valued Chelsea at $3.2 billion and ranked them the seventh most valuable club in the world but below English rivals Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City.......

Abramovich to sell Chelsea FC, donate money to Ukraine war victims

'In the current situation, I have therefore taken the decision to sell the club, as I believe this is in the best interest of the club, the fans, the employees, as well as the club's sponsors and......

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