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London 2012 Olympics: 23 competitors return positive drug tests
Olympic chiefs have announced 23 competitors at the London 2012 Games have failed retrospective doping tests. Those athletes are from five different sports and six different countries. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) retested 454 selected doping samples from the 2008 Games in Beijing and a further 265 from London...
North Korea ‘tests long-range missile engine’
North Korea says it has successfully tested an engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile. The new type of engine would "guarantee" the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the US mainland, the KCNA news agency said. The test was conducted at the country's long-range missile launch site near its...
Low calorie diet can cure diabetes, tests reveal
DIABETES can be cured by a low-calorie diet, tests reveal. Losing weight reverses the condition even after 10 years, a breakthrough study by British scientists revealed. In a two-year trial, almost half those taking part who dramatically slashed their calorie intake then became free of diabetes. The findings bring hope to Type...
Teachers SLAM primary school tests as ‘damaging and a health threat to children’
TEACHERS are set to boycott primary school tests after condemning the “testing culture” as “damaging” and causing a threat to the health of children. Testing and labelling of children as "successful" or "failing" is leaving young pupils demotivated and difficult to educate, according...