Night work may boost women's breast cancer risk: study

Night work may boost women's breast cancer risk: study


Night work may boost women's breast cancer risk: study

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:37 AM PDT

Night work may increase a woman's chances of developing breast cancer by 30 percent -- a slightly elevated but "statistically significant" risk, French researchers said Tuesday.

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Asean braces for haze

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Asean countries are to seek an urgent regional solution to the transboundary haze this year in view of the anticipated dry season that will last up to three months starting July.

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Candy

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 11:45 PM PDT

60-year-old Yuzo Shiozawa dressed in hand-made costume of cartoon heroine Candy at Harajuku fashion district in Tokyo. Candice "Candy" White Ardlay is the main character of a hugely popular 1970s cartoon anime series.

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Pyongyang parade's fake missiles and smuggled Mercedes: UN

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:58 PM PDT

North Korea may have put fake versions of a new missile on display at a major military parade this year, UN sanctions experts said in a report.

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Menswear pioneer Cardin makes 90th birthday 'comeback'

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:57 PM PDT

Back in 1958 Pierre Cardin signed up a battalion of students for Paris' first ever men's catwalk show. As he prepares for a comeback show on Sunday, the eve of his 90th birthday, the style veteran thinks he still has a lot to offer modern man.

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Chinese leader draws sneers in Hong Kong

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Chinese president Hu Jintao was the object of sneers and ridicule from Hong Kongers Saturday, as he prepared to mark the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover amid unusually tight security.

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At least 17 injured in Xinjiang quake

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:25 PM PDT

Local authorities said at least 17 people have been injured after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region early Saturday morning.

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Head of Taiwan's Tatung guilty of breach of trust

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:24 PM PDT

The head of Taiwan's top home appliance maker, Tatung Company, was handed a four-and-a-half-year prison term after he ordered the firm to finance a company he had invested in, a court said Saturday.

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Venomous romance

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:30 PM PDT

A Pakistani man facing stress from joblessness and marriage in KL threw his two children down a highrise apartment before jumping to his death.

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VIDEO: Paraguay suspended from Mercosur

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 09:26 PM PDT

The Mercosur trade bloc has suspended Paraguay over the impeachment of President Fernando Lugo on 22 June.


Mission clarifies alleged participation of Singapore diplomats in rally

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:47 PM PDT

The Malaysian High Commission in Singapore has responded to letters published in The Straits Times last Thursday on the alleged participation of three Singaporean diplomats in the Bersih 3.0 rally seeking electoral reforms held in Kuala Lumpur on April 28.

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6.6-quake hits China's Xinjiang

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:39 PM PDT

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 5:07 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre.

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China to inspect family planning enforcement

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:14 PM PDT

Ten investigation teams would be sent to 19 provincial-level administrative regions to inspect and ensure lawful enforcement of the family planning policy, said the National Population and Family Planning Commission.

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Resolve dispute over Kita presidency, ROS urged

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:07 PM PDT

The Registrar of Societies (ROS) has been urged to resolve the dispute over Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) presidency.

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Bursa to trend higher next week on positive sentiment

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:06 PM PDT

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) will most likely trend higher next week as the outcome of the European Leaders Summit is expected to be a favourable impact coupled with encouraging global economic data and local window dressing activities.

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Malaysian equity market doing well: StanChart

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 07:51 PM PDT

Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) said Malaysia's equity market is doing quite well going into the second half of the year.

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U.N. publishes report on North Korea sanctions violations

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:07 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After more than a month's delay due to Chinese objections, the United Nations on Friday published a report on North Korea that says a panel of independent experts is investigating reports of possible North Korean arms deals with Syria and Myanmar.



UN publishes report on North Korea sanctions violations

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:04 PM PDT

NEW YORK, June 30 — After more than a month's delay due to Chinese objections, the United Nations on Friday published a report on North Korea that says a panel of independent experts is investigating reports of possible North Korean arms deals with Syria and Myanmar. The 74-page report, which was seen by Reuters last month, says North Korea ...



US high court refuses to review Jackson breast case

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 07:14 PM PDT

The US Supreme Court on Friday refused to consider reimposing a government fine on the CBS television network over Janet Jackson's exposed breast "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl.

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Apple wins block of Samsung smartphone sales in US

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 07:13 PM PDT

A judge on Friday granted Apple's request for an injunction blocking US sales of Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphones made in collaboration with Google to challenge the iPhone.

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