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New cholesterol drug’s high price may not be worth it: Study
From Newsmax Despite being slashed by half in recent months, the price tag for advanced cholesterol-fighting drugs is still too high to make them cost-effective, a new analysis has concluded. In March, the manufacturer of alirocumab (Praluent) announced that it…
What rise of Jeremy Corbyn means for the Middle East
By Martin Newland From Asia Times It is impossible to predict with any accuracy the political, economic and social developments in Brexit Britain over the course of this year. But whatever happens, there will be repercussions for the Middle East….
China’s lunar probe makes history by successfully soft-landing on the far side of the moon
By Catherine Shu From TechCrunch It’s not Lunar New Year yet, but there is something new on the moon. In a major milestone for space exploration, China announced that its lunar program has successfully soft-landed a probe on the far…
Hearing loss in seniors increases chances for depression
From Newsmax Hearing loss among seniors is not always recognized and treated, but if it were it might help head off late-life depression, a new report suggests. Older people who suffer from hearing loss have a high risk for depression,…
Bridge from Northern Ireland to Scotland wasn’t my idea: Coveney
By Philip Ryan From Belfast Telegraph Tanaiste Simon Coveney has become embroiled in a bizarre war of words with former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson over whose idea it was to build a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Speaking…
Cardinal on trial in France’s biggest church sex abuse trial
By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny AP From Yahoo News LYON, France (AP) — A Catholic cardinal and five other people went on trial Monday accused of covering up for a pedophile priest who abused Boy Scouts — France’s most important church sex…
Colorado introduces bill with securities law exemptions for cryptocurrencies
From Bitcoin.com The U.S. state of Colorado has introduced the “Colorado Digital Token Act” which provides some “exemptions from the state securities laws for cryptocurrencies,” according to the text of the bill. Meanwhile, the state’s securities commissioner has already taken…
Former Manning Police Chief Blair Shaffer arrested by FBI
BY SHARRON HALEY Special to The Sumter Item MANNING – Blair Shaffer, the former police chief in Manning whose firing made headlines throughout last summer, was arrested Monday morning by FBI agents. Information on the arrest is expected to be…
Pope urges EU to show ‘Solidarity’ with migrants stranded off Malta
AFP From EWN The European Commission also urged EU member states to admit them earlier this week as concern grows over their plight, with some of the migrants stranded at sea for more than two weeks. THE VATICAN – Pope…
Former Venezuela Supreme Court judge flees to US, denounces Maduro
From Aljazeera Christian Zerpa says Venezuela’s Supreme Court is ‘an appendage’ of Nicolas Maduro’s government. A former Venezuelan Supreme Court judge fled his country to the United States to protest President Nicolas Maduro’s second term. A one-time Maduro backer, Justice Christian Zerpa…
