• US Democrats move closer to healthcare deal
  US Congressional Democrats drew closer yesterday to agreement on a broad healthcare overhaul that could clear the way for a final vote in the next few weeks, but vowed not to be bound by White House deadlines. Senate…
  
• Malaysian royal wins damages from wife
  A MALAYSIAN prince was awarded 6 million ringgit (US$1.8 million) in damages yesterday in a defamation suit against his teenage wife who accused him of sexual and physical abuse after fleeing home to Indonesia. …
  
• Australia voted best for expat youngsters
  WITH its beaches, outdoor lifestyle and friendly schools, Australia has been voted the world’s best country to bring up children by expatriate parents working there, an HSBC bank survey shows. Australia provided…
  
• Largest seed bank buried in Arctic ice
  A "DOOMSDAY" vault storing crop seeds in an Arctic deep freeze is surpassing 500,000 samples to become the most diverse collection of food seeds in history, managers said yesterday. Set up on the Norwegian archipelago…
  

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