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Three-time champions Lakers staring at early exit
Robert Horry barely missed the potential three-point winner, halting a stunning fight-back and dealing Los Angeles a 96-94 loss to San Antonio on Tuesday that has the three-time defending champs on the brink of elimination.
Cambodians flock to see ‘python boy’
B>SIT TBOW (Cambodia): /B>Cambodians are flocking to see a three-year-old boy they believe was the son of a dragon in a former life because his best friend is a 4m-long python.
Researchers: Civet cat likely source of SARS
B>HONG KONG:/BThe coronavirus that causes SARS has been traced to the civet cat, a wild animal that is considered a delicacy in southern China, researchers here said yesterday, hailing the finding as a major breakthrough.
Guangdong to hunt out civet cats - possible SARS source
B>GUANGZHOU:/BSouthern Guangdong province Saturday issued an all points bulletin on the endangered civet cat, most recently determined by medical scientists as the likely source of the SARS epidemic.
Shock and awe
For 20 years, Ingrid Newkirk has waged war against the fashion world and fast food chains. MARCUS WARREN meets the founder of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) movement.
1,700 students in Toronto quarantined
B>TAIPEI:/BA Toronto high school was closed and its 1,700 students were in quarantine yesterday amid renewed SARS fears in Canada's largest city, while Taiwan reported its biggest increase in new cases of the disease in nearly a week.
What a lark
THIS must be the grandest lark of a book that I have read in a long time. It starts off with a prologue that sets you up #8211; even though the author had unabashedly told you this book is a novelty, not fact.
SARS a big worry for HK snake merchants
B>HONG KONG:/BAs mainland Chinese authorities crack down on wildlife markets full of exotic species viewed as culinary delicacies, Hong Kong's snake dealers are worried about their business.