Malaysian beautician detained in China for carrying friend’s bag filled with TCM pills
A favour of carrying a friend’s luggage at the airport had landed a Malaysian beautician a month-long stint in a Chinese lock-up.
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India’s HIV-infected children live at haven thanks to a man’s ‘happy’ mission
Known affectionately as “Baba” by the residents of the sanctuary, Bapatle has been dedicated to serving those infected with HIV since 2006 after he witnessed the death of a seven-year-old HIV-positive orphan who was abandoned and shunned by the people of his village.
‘Discrimination’: Nepal doctors outraged after US licensing exam invalidates their scores
Last month, a Nepali doctor who had invested years of effort into taking a licensing exam that would allow her to join a medical programme in the United States was devastated to receive an email saying her test score had been invalidated.
Snake venom smuggled from India to China: traditional medicine, rave drug or ‘absolute nonsense’?
Venom experts, however, have raised doubts about some of the claims – especially surrounding the substance’s supposed use as a rave drug.