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Patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Photo: Reuters

Scientists Find Drug that Could Fight Dementia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- British scientists have found two drugs that block the pathway which leads to brain cell death, and prevent neurodegeneration. The study finds that a licensed antidepressant called trazodone and a compound in liquorice called dibenzoylmethane (DBM) are able to...

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Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. (AFP)

Oil-Producers Might Extend Agreement on Cutting Outputs

by Sabri Najeh and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2017 | Business

Cairo, Abu Dhabi – OPEC members might extend the agreement to cut outputs in order to achieve the desired rebalancing of the market, announced Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that oil-producing countries might have to prolong...

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Attempted Murder over Fettuccine in Italy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Rome, London- A man in Italy was accused of attempting to kill his girlfriend after he assaulted her over an argument on the ingredients used in preparing home-made fettuccine, Italian media reported. Quoting a police statement, the “ANSA” and “Adnkronos” local news...

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This file photograph taken on November 13, 2016, shows Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waving as he arrives to attend a ceremony in Gwadar port. AAMIR QURESHI / AFP

Pakistani Prime Minister ‘Survives’ Removal from Office

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2017 | World

Islamabad- Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that more investigations were needed about accusations of money laundering against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying the evidence in the Panama Papers leak was insufficient to force Sharif’s removal from office....

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Police officers block the access to the Champs Elysees in Paris after a shooting on April 20, 2017 (AFP Photo/FRANCK FIFE)

Gunman Opens Fire on Champs Elysees, French Police Officer Killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 20, 2017 | World

One police officer was killed and two others wounded Thursday in a shooting on Paris’s famed Champs Elysees, just days ahead of France’s presidential election, police said. AFP cited France’s interior ministry stating that the gunman was killed after...