| ‘Little Prince’ celebrates 70th anniversary |
| France is marking the 70th anniversary of the world-loved “The Little Prince” with a host of special editions, including a new biography of its author, native son Antoine de Saint-Exupery. |
| DNA discoverer’s letter sells for $5.3M, a record |
| A letter that scientist Francis Crick wrote to his son about his Nobel Prize-winning DNA discovery was sold to anonymous buyer at a New York City auction on Wednesday for a record-breaking $5.3 million. |
| A statue, a bridge, and a city, fall: April 9, 2003 |
| Ten years after the statue of Saddam Hussein was famously toppled in Firdos Square, symbolising the fall of Baghdad, Ezzedine Said, AFP’s Chief Editor for the Middle East and North Africa, recalls the events of the historic day: |
| Brisk walking as good as running for heart |
| Walking with moderate speed using the same energy as intensive running can be beneficial in reducing high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes risks, says a study. |
| Cash can bribe dieters to lose weight, study finds |
| Willpower apparently can be bought. The chance to win or lose $20 a month enticed dieters in a yearlong study to drop an average of 9 pounds — four times more weight than others who were not offered dough to pass up the doughnuts. |
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