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Chinese woman undergoes plastic surgery to evade $3.7 million debt
how a worm turned into a bringer of medical miracles. PLOEMEUR, FRANCE: For centuries, the only use humans found for the lugworm -- dark pink, slimy and inedible -- was on the end of a fish hook. But the invertebrates´ unappreciated status is about to change. Their blood, say French researchers, ha "The haemoglobin of the lugworm can transp s an extraordinary ability to load up with life-giving oxygen. Harnessing it for human needs could transform medicine, providing a blood substitute that could save lives, speed recovery after surgery and help transplant patients, they say. ort 40 times more oxygen from the lungs to tissues than human haemoglobin," says Gregory Raymond, a biologist at Aquastream, a fish-farming facility on the Brittany coastline. "It also has the advantage of being compatible with all blood types." Raymond and his team, which specialises in fish egg production, joined forces with biotech firm Hemarina in 2015 in the hope of securing a reliable me
DUBAI: The four Arab countries that have cut ties with Qatar said on Sunday they were ready for talks to tackle the dispute if Doha showed willingness to deal with their demands. The foreign ministers of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates met in the Bahraini capital, Manama, to discuss the crisis that has raised tensions across the region. The Saudi-led bloc cut ties with the Gulf state on June 5, accusing it of backing militant groups and cosying up to their arch-foe Iran, allegations Doha denies. Diplomatic efforts led by Kuwait and backed by Western powers have failed to end the dispute, in which the four states have severed travel and communications with Qatar. "The four countries are ready for dialogue with Qatar with the condition that it announces its sincere willingness to stop funding terrorism and extremism and its commitment to not interfere in other countries' foreign affairs and respond to the 13 demands," Bahrain's foreign ministe
Woman held for selling drugs to Karachi students KARACHI: A woman was arrested in Chanesar Goth area of the city for being involved in the sale of drugs to students of schools and colleges. According to sources, an investigation into the matter has revealed the 40-year-old woman, Kulsoom alias Bhabhi, has been in the business of drug peddling for the past 16 years.  Sources said the woman was also working as the front person for all the drug peddlers in Chanesar Goth — she would collect money from them and give it to policemen in Mehmoodabad and Tipu Sultan police stations. She gave money to the police as a bribe so she and others in the business stayed safe from being arrested. The drug peddler was arrested during a joint search operation of the Rangers and police in Chanesar Goth Saturday night.