UN ends sanctions on Libya Central Bank

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17, AFP

The UN Security Council on Friday lifted sanctions on Libya’s central bank and a key investment bank freeing tens of billions of dollars to ease a post-Kadhafi cash crunch. The United States immediately announced it would unblock more than $30 billion dollars of assets of the Central Bank of Libya and its subsidiary,

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Haemophilia gene therapy shows early success

17 Dec BBC

Just one injection could be enough to mean people with haemophilia B no longer need medication, according to an early study in the UK and the US. Six patients were given a virus that infects the body with the blueprints needed to produce blood-clotting proteins. Four of them could then stop taking their drugs.

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Bangladesh man ‘admits’ cutting off wife’s fingers

17 Dec BBC

Human rights groups in Bangladesh have demanded a severe punishment for the husband of a young wife who allegedly cut off most of her right hand. Police say Rafiqul Islam, 30, attacked her because she pursued higher education without his permission.

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