Friday 24 March 2017

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Target killers, extortionists among 15 arrested in Karachi

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KARACHI (Dunya News) – Crackdown against criminal elements continues in Karachi as police and Rangers arrested at least 15 accused during operations in different parts of the city on Friday, Dunya News reported.According to details, Ranger conducted an operation in Nazimabad area and arrested two extortionists and target killers belonging to MQM-London. The arrested persons were identified as Arfain alias Arshad Muna and Saghir Ansari.Ranger also carried out operation in Saeedabad and Sohrab Goth areas and arrested four accused involved in street crimes.Rangers also apprehended five members of a dacoit gang during operations in Korangi, Shahrah-e-Faisal and Defence areas.On the other hand, Police carried out raids in Awami Colony, Shahrah-e-Faisal and Gulshan-e-Iqbal areas and arrested four accused involved in street crimes.

Kasur: Two Punjab Highways Patrol officials martyred

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KASUR (Dunya News) – At least two Punjab Highways Patrol officials were martyred in firing by some unidentified persons in Raja Jang area of Kasur on Friday, Dunya News reported.According to details, Punjab Highways Patrol officials tried to stop two motorcyclists at a check post near Malkan Wali Haveli upon which the motorcyclists opened fire and critically wounded ASI Sajad Haider and Farmaish Ali.The injured were rushed to Sharif City Hospital where they succumbed to their wounds. Bodies of the martyred Punjab Highways Patrol officials were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Kasur for autopsy.

Pakistan passes climate change act, reviving hopes and skepticism

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan’s parliament has passed a climate change bill that officials promise “will fast-track measures needed to implement actions on the ground” in a country that has so far lagged on climate action.The new law establishes a policy-making Climate Change Council, along with a Climate Change Authority to prepare and supervise the implementation of projects to help Pakistan adapt to climate impacts and hold the line on climate-changing emissions.The legislation has received cautious backing from climate change experts, who say they welcome its potential but question whether the government should instead be offering more direct support to provinces to implement environmental projects.Pakistan has earlier passed measures to address climate change, but most have been little implemented, critics charge.Pakistan’s Senate passed the Climate Change Act 2016 this month, following the bill’s passage in the National Assembly in December. The legislation is expected to be approved by the President in the coming weeks, a requirement under Pakistan’s constitution.Pakistan’s federal minister for climate change, Zahid Hamid, called the legislation “historic” and said it would “fast-track measures needed to implement actions on the ground.”Pakistan’s former government, led by President Asif Ali Zardari, introduced a comprehensive National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) in 2013, but it languished under the successor government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.Upon coming to power in June 2013, Sharif’s government also downgraded the Ministry of Climate Change to a division and slashed its budget by more than 60 percent. He later elevated its status back to a federal ministry ahead of the historic climate change conference in Paris in 2015.Climate expert Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry, who was the lead author of the NCCP, credits the climate change minister, who also helped draft a national environmental protection act 20 years ago, with pushing ahead the current legislation.Chaudhry said the new bill will help the provinces with adaptation and mitigation strategies and projects.“The Climate Change Act will also ensure awareness of climate policy at the highest level,” he said. “The (climate change) council will hopefully expedite action, and the implementation of climate projects will pick up.”Hamid said that Pakistan today faces major climate-related risks, including glacial melt, variable monsoons, recurrent floods, sea intrusion, higher average temperatures and greater frequency of droughts.Millions of people across the country have been affected, and major damage has been caused by recurring natural disasters.Under a 2010 amendment to Pakistan’s constitution, handling of environment, food and agriculture issues was largely delegated to the provinces.But “climate change is multi-dimensional in nature and no one province can handle it. We need a federal body to do the necessary coordination among the provinces and to access the available global climate finance,” Hamid said.The new law establishes a Pakistan Climate Change Council, Pakistan Climate Change Authority and Pakistan Climate Change Fund.The council will be a decision-making body chaired by either the prime minister or a person nominated by him. The government will appoint federal and provincial ministers, chief ministers and chief secretaries as members of the council.Other members of the body, which will total around 30 people, will be scientists and researchers, representatives of business and industry, and experts from non-governmental organizations concerned with climate change.The Climate Change Authority will be an autonomous government department, housed in Islamabad and led by scientists, academics, industrialists, agriculturalists and serving and retired government servants, with a chairperson appointed by the prime minister.It will formulate adaptation and mitigation policies and projects designed to meet Pakistan’s obligations under international climate accords like the recent Paris Agreement.Projects are to be implemented by the provinces. The Climate Change Fund will support adaptation and mitigation schemes, and other measures including research.Hammad Naqi Khan, director-general of WWF-Pakistan, one of the country’s oldest environmental NGOs, questioned whether the new bodies would have regulatory teeth.“While I appreciate the fact that we now have new legislation in place to address issues related to climate change, the fact remains that we have policies for everything but where is the enforcement?” he asked.He pointed out the earlier example of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Council, set up under the 1997 Environmental Protection Act.The council was headed by the prime minister and required under the law to meet at least twice a year, but it rarely did so, while environmental protection agencies were widely regarded as toothless and unable to enforce the law.“This new council and authority are all good things on paper, but we will only see their benefits when they materialize,” Khan said.“I would like to see things on the ground – how they link this legislation to a water policy, to food security, to the energy policy and large infrastructure projects. Otherwise it is just cosmetic, a wish-list based on past experience, he said.Ejaz Ahmad, an environmentalist who recently retired from WWF-Pakistan, argued that the government needs to support the provinces in implementing climate change policy, rather than creating new federal bodies.“I don’t understand the need to add another layer of responsibilities to those who don’t have the capacity to deliver. Perhaps it would have been better to strengthen existing policies and fill the gaps,” he said.According to Ahmad, Sindh province’s Environment Protection Agency, which was established under the 1997 Environmental Protection Act, has fewer than a dozen officers, who lack the capacity and resources to inspect industries being developed in Karachi.Chaudhry, the lead author of the NCCP, agreed there has been little action on the ground due to capacity gaps at the provincial level.But he believes that the new law will facilitate implementation of climate policy.“Only time will tell if the new legislation bears real outcome. Let’s see how it proceeds,” he said.

Elimination of terrorism boosted Pakistan economy: Aizaz Chaudhry

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WASHINGTON (Dunya News) – Addressing the media persons in Washington on Friday, Pakistan ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said that leadership, security forces and the people of Pakistan are united in fight against terrorism.Aizaz Chaudhry said that peace has returned all across the length and breadth of the country after success in fight against terrorism. He further said that improved security situation and the economic reforms have led to a revival of the economy in the country.Answering a question Aizaz Chaudhry said that the solution for peace and stability in Afghanistan lies in negotiations and political stability.He further said that Pakistan wants good relations with India. He said that there is a need for meaningful dialogue between Pakistan and India to resolve all issues.

Shahid Afridi leaves Peshawar Zalmi

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PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Star all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday announced that he is leaving Pakistan Super League champion side Peshawar Zalmi due to personal reasons, Dunya News reported.In his message on twitter, Afridi wrote that I am announcing end of service as president and player for Peshawar Zalmi team due to personal reasons.He further wrote that my best wishes with Peshawar Zalmi and as far as my fans are concerned I know they are with me wherever I go.Shahid Afridi led Peshawar Zalmi in the first edition of Pakistan Super League but handed over captaincy to West Indian Darren Sammy in the second edition of PSL.

Islamabad: 200 litres of spurious wine seized

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A police party from Sabzi Mandi Police station raided a plastic factory, where spurious wine was being prepared, in I-10/1 area in Islamabad and seized 200 litres of spurious wine.Police also recovered wine making machine, 4000 empty bottles and stickers of different brands on wine during the raidPolice have arrested an accused named Malik Zahid from the site while launched an operation to arrest other persons involved in this illegal business.

South Africa win toss, bat first

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HAMILTON (AFP) - South Africa won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Saturday.The Proteas are 1-0 up in the series and a win in Hamilton will elevate them to number two in the world rankings.However, rain is threatening to disrupt the Test with early morning drizzle delaying the start by an hour and with heavier showers forecast from Sunday.South African captain Faf du Plessis, who completed a clean sweep of winning the toss in all three Tests and in the five one-dayers before that, relished the prospect of batting first and bowling last on a wicket that looked spin friendly.Theres spinning conditions here in Hamilton, even though it looks a tinge green and the first hour will be a little tricky, he said.A draw will not sit very well with us. Were one up in the series and we want to win another series.South Africa have compiled an enviable off-shore Test record having lost just one away series since 2007, to India two years ago, against 11 wins and three draws.For injury-hit New Zealand it is the first time in 49 Tests, dating back to 2012 they have fielded a side without at least one of Tim Southee and Trent Boult in the line up.Captain Kane Williamson said New Zealand did not mind bowling first and Matt Henry would take the new ball.It looks like a good surface. A little bit dryer than normal but with the overhead (conditions) were looking to get a bit out of it for our seamers, he said.We wanted to bowl with the weather around, especially tomorrow.South Africa have made one change to the side that won the second Test by eight wickets with Theunis de Bruyn replacing opener Stephen Cook.In addition to losing their two frontline bowlers, New Zealand have dropped all rounder Jimmy Neesham in favour of a second spinner in Mitchell Santner.Teams:New Zealand: Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, Kane Williamson (capt), Neil Broom, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Jeetan Patel, Matt Henry, Neil Wagner.South Africa: Theunis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (capt), JP Duminy, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada.Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS), Rod Tucker (AUS).Third umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI).Match referee: David Boon (AUS).

WIndies look to revive fortunes against depleted Pakistan

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BRIDGETOWN (AFP) - World champions West Indies will be seeking to erase the recent memory of a pitiful showing in the United Arab Emirates when they commence a T20 International series against Pakistan at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Sunday.With their strife-torn squad obliterated in all three matches at the start of the campaign in the UAE last September, Carlos Brathwaites team has the opportunity to make an immediate statement on home soil against a Pakistan side that has also been inactive as a national unit since those comprehensive triumphs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.However, a cloud hangs over the visitors in the aftermath of a corruption scandal that emerged during last months Pakistan Super League with five players, including regular internationals Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Irfan, prevented from leaving their homeland as investigations continue into spot-fixing allegations.Their absence presents an opportunity, either for players emerging from a period in the wilderness, like opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad and veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, or newcomers like Shadab Khan and Fakhar Zaman to stake their claims to regular international duty.Sundays match is the first of four -- a rarity in bilateral T20 International series -- with the remaining three at the Queens Park Oval in Trinidad at the end of the week.Yet for all the excitement and hype generated by crickets most abbreviated and lucrative format, it is fair to suggest that both teams will have a greater level of focus and intensity in the three-match One-day International series that follows in Guyana, especially with the West Indies desperate to stay in the hunt for an automatic qualifying spot for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England.Trounced 3-0 in their own backyard by the English just two weeks ago, including a 186-run humiliation at Kensington Oval in the final match, the two-time former World Cup winners continue to languish in ninth spot in the rankings on 84 points, five behind the Pakistanis, who will want to ensure they maintain that eighth spot and even improve to advance automatically to the World Cup.Pakistan have already pipped the West Indies for the last available spot at Junes Champions Trophy in England, and although the Caribbean side will still have the chance to get to the World Cup via the qualifying tournament in Bangladesh next year, failing to qualify as one of the top eight teams will be seen as yet another embarrassment for the one-time undisputed kings of the game.In what is believed will be his final series before bowing out of the international game, Misbah ul Haq will then lead Pakistan in three Tests at the conclusion of the ODI duel as the visitors seek to make history by winning a Test series in the Caribbean for the first time.Pakistan briefly reigned at the top of the Test rankings during the series against the West Indies in the UAE last November, although defeat to Jason Holders men in the final Test in Sharjah not only halted their quest for a clean sweep of the entire campaign but triggered a decline with the Pakistanis being swept in two Tests in New Zealand and three in Australia.Teams:West Indies:Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Evin Lewis, Chadwick Walton (wicketkeeper), Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Jason Mohammed, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Kesrick Williams, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree.Pakistan:Sarfraz Ahmed (captain/wicketkeeper), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz.

India's Manohar to stay on as ICC chairman

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DHARAMSALA (AFP) - Indias Shashank Manohar has deferred his resignation as the chairman of the International Cricket Council to see through a reform programme, the games world governing body said Friday.Manohar quit earlier this month in the middle of an overhaul of the ICCs governance designed to reduce the power of crickets most powerful nations -- India, Australia and England.He agreed to withdraw his resignation temporarily after the ICC board asked him to see through the restructuring.In a significant show of support for Mr. Manohar the board asked him to withdraw his resignation or at the very least defer it until the ongoing process relating to governance and financial restructuring are completed, the ICC said in a statement.Manohar ended his two-year stint as ICC chairman just eight months into the job after the divisions between the powerful Indian board and most of the rest of the game erupted into the open.India had last month voted against a proposed shake-up of the ICC, fearing a curb of its earnings and clout as a result of the changes to the organisations financial and governance structure.Manohar had argued that the reforms would ensure a more equitable distribution of revenues and greater equality in the game by attaching the same weight to each member nations vote in board meetings.The ICC statement Friday quoted the 59-year-old former head of the Indian board as saying it was his duty to ensure a smooth transition.I respect the sentiments expressed by the directors and the confidence they have reposed in me, he said.In the light of this, and although my decision to depart due to personal reasons has not changed, I am willing to continue as chairman.The Indian cricket board said it had shared its concerns over the new financial model with Manohar prior to his resignation.It is important that the current issues are resolved to everyones satisfaction, said Vikram Limaye, an administrative member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.We are committed to working with ICC for a satisfactory resolution of these issues.

De Kock declared fit after pressure from skipper

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HAMILTON (AFP) - Injured South African Quinton de Kock was Friday cleared to play in the third Test against New Zealand after captain Faf du Plessis said resting the influential wicketkeeper-batsman was not an option.Despite South Africa having an unbeatable 1-0 lead going into Saturdays final Test, du Plessis described their batting as not good enough and said he wanted his best possible team on the field.Its a big game. Quinton is someone who you dont just replace. From my side, I am trying to have Quinton in my team all the time, he said.South African team medical officials say it could take several weeks for the ligament damage in de Kocks right index finger to heal.But after wearing a protective covering to dull the pain during batting and fielding practice he was given approval to play.New Zealand have strike bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult along with senior batsman Ross Taylor sidelined by injury, and du Plessis said while that made things a little bit easier it was no reason to rest de Kock.Well be trying to put as much pressure on New Zealand, playing our strongest team. To push (de Kock) for one more game is something thats important for the team, the captain said before the training session.If its a 50-50 (injury), and I think it is, then he will be able to play definitely because its a big game for us. To rest him for someone else, for me personally, is not an option.The number two South African wicketkeeper on this tour, Heinrich Klaasen, has never played a Test.Central to du Plessiss drive to field his strongest side is that another victory over New Zealand will lift South Africa to number two in the world, completing a remarkable turnaround since being ranked as low as seventh 12 months ago.Its been an incredible year for us and thats why (this Test) is so important for me, he said.Our goal was to try get back to number two at the end of the season, and if we do that in this Test match it will be an incredible year and weve ticked every box and weve won every series weve played.De Kock made 91 in a 160-run match-winning partnership with Temba Bavuma (89) in the second Test, but du Plessis said too few South African batsmen are scoring runs.The standard we set for ourselves as a batting unit is extremely high and we havent delivered on that, he said.In every series weve played theres been one or two guys thats put their hand up and thats been great. But, if we dont have those guys who save us on the day there would have been a few times we would have been rolled out cheaply.So thats a concern and thats something we have to work on. Its not good enough.

Aussie skipper Smith rubs noses with Dalai Lama

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DHARAMSALA (AFP) - Australian skipper Steve Smith revealed Friday his team held a relaxing session with the Dalai Lama where they learnt about keeping their cool, just a day ahead of the high-pressure series decider against India.Smith has been in the centre of a controversy after his opposite number Virat Kohli accused him of systematically abusing the Decision Review System during the second Test in Bangalore.The Aussie captain has admitted breaching the DRS rules by looking up to his own dressing-room to seek advice over whether to review an lbw dismissal, but he insists it was a one-off brain-fade.The verbal volleys have continued unabated with each side hurling accusations at each other through the bitterly fought series, tantalisingly poised 1-1 ahead of the finale in Dharamsala beginning Saturday.The stakes could not be higher for Smiths men as they seek to win their first Test series in India in 13 years despite starting as underdogs.With emotions running high, the Australian team headed out for a private meeting Friday morning with the Dalai Lama who has lived in exile for over half a century in McLeodganj, a suburb of Dharamsala nestled in the Himalayas.I asked him a question about sleeping and how he could help me and he gave me his blessings, Smith said at a news conference.We rubbed our noses together. Hopefully it will help me with my sleep over the next five daysOn a more serious note, Smith said the team learnt all about kindness and compassion.It probably relaxes us a little bit. He (Dalai Lama) is all about compassion and oneness for each and every human being. It was great to hear something like that from someone as prestigious as the Dalai Lama.It was a great experience for all of us. I guess the one thing that we can learn from it, its that sometimes we get over the top when we are out there playing cricket.Its a tough game but at the end of the day its just a game and you need to realise that at times. I guess that is something this team can take from meeting the Dalai Lama.

Wild parrots get high on opium after attacking Indian poppy fields

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(Web Desk) – Wild parrots in India were reportedly getting high after attacking the local poppy fields. The Indian farmers look helpless in front of these raiding parrots.Sometimes, the parrots even fall dead after consuming the opium. There are hundreds of parrots who raid poppy fields and remain asleep for several hours. These parrots even fall from the trees when they are high.The problems had started in 2015 near the Chittorgarh city where there are poppy fields. Today, the wild parrots have discovered similar fields in Neemuch town.The government in India and farmers appear helpless to defend the fields and protect lives of parrots. These poppy fields are kept to grow opium for medicinal use. According to a media source, parrots are stealing as much as 10pc of the crop.Meanwhile, farmers have tried everything including the firecrackers to disperse the parrots but all went in vain.VIDEO: IndianParrots high on drugs

Markets on edge before US healthcare vote

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LONDON (AFP) - World markets wobbled Friday as investors looked to a key vote on US healthcare reform whose passage is seen as crucial to the future of Donald Trumps growth agenda.The four-month rally in global stocks came to a juddering halt this week as the new president struggled to garner enough support from his own Republican party for a bill repealing ObamaCare.There are fears the bills failure would throw a spanner in the works for his other big-ticket pledges on infrastructure spending, tax cuts and deregulation -- key drivers of the markets surge.A vote on the reforms pencilled in for Thursday was put back a day, with the White House saying it would definitely pass. Nevertheless, Trump turned up the pressure on lawmakers on Friday.After seven horrible years of ObamaCare (skyrocketing premiums & deductibles, bad healthcare), this is finally your chance for a great plan, Trump tweeted.Global equities are on the back foot into the weekend as investors eschew risk following a 24-hour delay by US lawmakers to vote on a repeal of Obamacare due to lack of Republican support, said Mike van Dulken, analyst at Accendo Markets.Considered a key hurdle before moving forward with other bullish stimulus pledges (tax cuts, deregulation, infrastructure spending) the outcome could represent a turning point within the Trump rally, either reigniting it or possibly snuffing it out, the expert said.The threat of a rejection in Congress for Trumps Obamacare replacement has brought about significant doubts over his ability to pass his corporate tax cut this week, noted IG analyst Joshua Mahony.- Move on to tax -==================However, Trump has indicated that should the healthcare reforms not pass, he would simply move on to his other plans, such as cutting corporate taxes.The administration gave lawmakers an ultimatum Thursday, warning that if the bill failed then Obamacare -- which Republicans have vilified since its inception seven years ago -- would stay in place and Trump would move on to the rest of his agenda.Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at CFD and FX provider AxiTrader, added that the bills success would be a major positive for Trump, who is struggling with a fractious Republican party, controversy over alleged links to Russia and record low popularity ratings.And Toshihiko Matsuno, head of investment information at SMBC Friend Securities, told AFP: Even though the vote was delayed, the fact that it will take place Friday probably means the Republican plan will pass.However, McKenna added: If it fails then the whole house of cards thats been built up since the election can come crashing down as traders and investors wonder what the heck will happen to tax and infrastructure plans.- Key figures around 1640 GMT -================================New York - Dow: UP 0.1 at 20,671.72 pointsLondon - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.05 percent at 7,336.82 (close)Frankfurt - DAX 30: UP 0.2 percent at 12,064.27 (close)Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 0.2 percent at 5,020.90 (close)EURO STOXX 50: DOWN 0.2 percent at 3,444.15 (close)Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.9 percent at 19,262.53 (close)Hong Kong - Hang Seng: UP 0.1 percent at 24,358.27 (close)Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.6 percent at 3,269.45 (close)Euro/dollar: FLAT at $1.0805Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2491 from $1.2484Dollar/yen: DOWN at 111.03 yen from 111.21 yenOil - West Texas Intermediate: UP 15 cents at $47.85 per barrelOil - Brent North Sea: UP 25 cents at $50.81

Dogs detect breast cancer from bandage: researchers

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PARIS, March 24, 2017 (AFP) - Dogs can sniff out cancer from a piece of cloth which had touched the breast of a woman with a tumour, researchers said Friday, announcing the results of an unusual, but promising, diagnostic trial.With just six months of training, a pair of German Shepherds became 100-percent accurate in their new role as breast cancer spotters, the team said.The technique is simple, non-invasive and cheap, and may revolutionise cancer detection in countries where mammograms are hard to come by.In these countries, there are oncologists, there are surgeons, but in rural areas often there is limited access to diagnostics, Isabelle Fromantin, who leads project Kdog, told journalists in Paris.This means that people arrive too late, to receive life-saving treatment, she added. If this works, we can roll it out rapidly.Working on the assumption that breast cancer cells have a distinguishing smell which sensitive dog noses will pick up, the team collected samples from 31 cancer patients.These were pieces of bandage that patients had held against their affected breast.With the help of canine specialist Jacky Experton, the team trained German Shepherds Thor and Nykios to recognise cancerous rags from non-cancerous ones.It is all based on game-playing and reward, he explained.After six months, the dogs were put to the test over several days in January and February this year.This time, the researchers used 31 bandages from different cancer patients than those the dogs had been trained on.One bandage was used per experiment, along with three samples from women with no cancer.Saving livesEach bandage was placed in a box with a large cone which the dogs could stick their noses into, sniffing at each in turn -- four boxes per test.The exercise was repeated once with each sample, meaning there were 62 individual responses from the dogs in all.In the first round, the dogs detected 28 out of the 31 cancerous bandages -- a 90-percent pass rate, the researchers announced.On the second try, they scored 100 percent -- sitting down in front of the box containing the cancerous sample with their muzzle pressed deep into the cone.There is technology that works very well, but sometimes simpler things, more obvious things, can also help, said Amaury Martin of the Curie Institute, citing the many untested stories of dogs having detected cancer in their owners.Our aim was see if we can move from conventional wisdom to... real science, with all the clinical and research validation that this entails.This was the proof-of-concept phase of Kdog.The next step will be a clinical trial with more patients and another two dogs, but the team is still in need of project funding.The team believes that one day dogs may be replaced by sniffing machines, possibly armies of electronic diagnosticians dedicated to analysing samples that people far from clinics would send them by the post.In the meantime, Experton said there is little danger of the trained dogs using their new-found skills to accost cancer sufferers outside the lab.These tests happen within a very specific work environment, he explained. In a different context, these dogs are unlikely to simply pounce on random people in the street.The team says it is the only one to work with breast cancer detection from skin-touch samples.Other research projects are testing canines ability to smell different types of cancer in samples of the skin itself, blood or urine, even the air people exhale.In France, the chances of surviving ten years after a breast cancer diagnosis is about 85 percent, compared to around 50 percent in poorer countries.

Indian airline bars Shiv Sena lawmaker after shoe attack

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NEW DELHI (AFP) - An Indian airline said Friday it had cancelled a booking by a Hindu nationalist lawmaker who repeatedly hit an Air India steward with his sandal in a row over which seat to take.Ravindra Gaikwad has admitted to hitting the 60-year-old employee of the national carrier 25 times because he was denied a business class seat on a flight to New Delhi from his home town of Pune.On Friday Indigo, a private airline, said it had cancelled Gaikwads return booking and banned him from future flights.We have informed him through his (travel) agent about the cancellation. He was flying to Pune in a late afternoon flight, spokesman Ajay Jasra told AFP.Airlines including Air India have said they are considering a no-fly list that would ban disruptive or violent passengers.The incident caused major outrage but Gaikwad, who represents the hardline Shiv Sena party, has appeared unrepentant about his behaviour, accusing the steward of arrogance.The airline filed a police complaint against the lawmaker over the assault but he is yet to be questioned.It is not the first time such an incident has taken place in India.Last year an MP was arrested on charges of assaulting an airline official after he and his family were prevented from boarding a flight because the gate had closed. He was later released on bail.VIDEO:Ravindra Gaikwad attacks 60-year-old Air India staff with slipper
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