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Researcher loads patient samples into a machine for DNA testing (Douglas C. Pizac/AP)

New Study: Hair Samples Reveal Exceptional Information for Investigators

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London – Scientists said they developed a new technique in hair fiber analysis with a more refined scientific technique that could reveal much about a person’s lifestyle. According to the scientists, this could potentially provide investigators with vital clues...

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US Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. (Credit: AFP / Getty Images / Brendan Smialowski)

US Senate in Showdown over Trump Supreme Court Pick

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 5, 2017 | World

US Senate Republicans and Democrats have clashed bitterly over federal Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, with no signs that a potentially damaging Thursday showdown will be averted. The Senate began formal debate Tuesday on...

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Saudi Arabia Establishes International Program to Issue Sukuk

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Apr 5, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi Arabia has mandated investment banks to arrange the Kingdom’s first international sukuk denominated in dollars, the Finance Ministry said. The ministry said in a statement it had appointed a number of local and global banks to coordinate meetings with...

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An official from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics marks a house after collecting information from a resident during a census as security personnel guard them in Peshawar. AFP photo

Taliban Suicide Bombing Leaves at Least 6 Dead in Pakistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 5, 2017 | World

A Taliban suicide bombing in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province has killed at least six people, including two census workers and four soldiers escorting them, Pakistani authorities said Wednesday. A local police official, Mohammad Afzal, said the attack took place...

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Sample analysis tubes are seen in a lab at the Institute of Cancer Research in Sutton, July 15, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

Study: Chemical Disinfectants, Sanitizers Linked to Thyroid Cancer

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2017 | Health

New York – Workers exposed to chemicals like deodorizers, sanitizers, disinfectants and sterilizers on the job may be more likely than other people to develop thyroid cancer, a recent study suggests. The study found that occupational exposure to these chemicals,...