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Creator of meldonium ‘quite sure’ other top athletes using it

The Latvian creator of banned drug meldonium said on 10 March that he was quite sure other top athletes are – and should – use it. Latvia expressed sadness over the banning of the drug that has cast a pall over the career of tennis star Maria Sharapova, describing it as one of the most significant accomplishments of the tiny nations scientists. Mar 10, 2016

Florida: Lowry Park Zoo welcomes two rare baby clouded leopards

Tampas Lowry Park Zoo released video on 9 March, showing a set of new-born clouded leopard cubs that had recently joined the zoo. The video and photographs show the boy and girl being fed from a bottle by the zoo staff and wrapped up in blankets. The two tiny creatures were born on 29 February 2016. Mar 10, 2016

Nick Clegg denies claims of Queen’s Brexit rant

Nick Clegg has strongly denied claims that The Queen backed Britain’s exit from the European Union. Buckingham Palace has insisted the Queen is “politically neutral” in the EU referendum campaign, after a report published in The Sun newspaper said that she had expressed strong Eurosceptic views. Mar 9, 2016

Junior doctors’ strike: Views from behind the picket line

Englands junior doctors began a 48-hour walkout on 9 March, following the imposition of a new contract by the Secretary for Health, Jeremy Hunt. The government wants to introduce changes in the way doctors are being paid. The main sticking point is over weekend pay and whether Saturdays should be classed as normal working days. Junior doctors are currently paid a premium at weekend. Mar 9, 2016
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