Metal objects are removed from the patient’s stomach in this photo provided by 175 Military Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The man is considered a rarer case of pica as he had consumed a large number of metal objects, including nails, spoons, nail clippers, blades, iron sticks and hooks, and others. … [Read more...] about Vietnam doctors remove 1kg of metal objects from patient with pica disorder
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Australian Open to plough ahead despite players’ quarantine anger
MELBOURNE -- Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has confirmed the year’s first Grand Slam will go ahead from Feb. 8 despite anger from players forced into hard quarantine in Melbourne due to positive COVID-19 cases on their charter planes. … [Read more...] about Australian Open to plough ahead despite players’ quarantine anger
Ho Chi Minh City tranquilizes rampaging monkeys
Three monkeys are seen on the roof of a house in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre The troop of monkeys has the characteristics of the macaque species, which is listed in Appendix 2 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), according to a representative of the city’s forest protection department. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City tranquilizes rampaging monkeys
