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  3 protesters killed in Baghdad as bloody clashes continue

  Riot police fire tear gas during clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-Government protesters in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (Photo: AP)Security forces fired live rounds and tear gas at anti-government protesters in a central Baghdad square Friday, killing three people, in bloody confrontations that continued despite an influential Shiite leader’s call for calm.Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani emphasized support for the demonstrators in his weekly religious sermon, saying none of their demands have been met so far and that electoral reform should be a priority. He called for a new election law that would restore public confidence in the system and give voters the opportunity to bring “new faces” to power.At least 320 people have been killed and thousands have been wounded since the unrest began on Oct. 1, when protesters took to the streets in the tens of thousands outraged by what they said was widespread corruption, lack of job opportunities and poor basic services despite the country’s oil wealth.Renewed clashes broke out in Khilani square Friday afternoon. Soldiers and riot police began firing live rounds and tear gas at hundreds of protesters who removed concrete barriers and streamed into the square. Iraqi security and medical officials said three protesters were killed and at least 25 others wounded.Friday’s deaths brought to four the number of protesters killed in the past 24 hours in the square, which has been at the center of confrontations for days.Demonstrations have mostly been taking place in Baghdad’s Tahrir and Khilani squares and the predominantly Shiite southern provinces, following tough measures by Iraqi security forces to clamp down on protests.The powerful cleric, who’s opinion holds major sway over Iraqis, said a fair electoral law should give voters the ability to replace current political leaders with “new faces.”“Passing a law that does not give such an opportunity to voters would be unacceptable and useless,” he said in h...

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  Greek travel proves to be a hit with young Chinese

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  Medical engineer under investigation for fabrication

  Photo: China DailyNoted medical engineer and President of Nankai University Cao Xuetao expressed that he is still confident in the validity and strength of the scientific conclusions and reproducibility of his papers, which wererecently accused of fabrication. Cao nevertheless apologized for his lack of oversight in a number of published papers.Last week, US scientist Dr. Elisabeth Bik claimed to have found traces of possible image duplication in graph results from 18 papers supervised by Cao. In a Twitter post last week, she said she is not accusing anyone of academic misconduct, since the investigation is still ongoing.The claims have gone viral on Chinese social media over the weekend, and Cao posted a response to Bik on science publication evaluation platform PubPeer on Sunday night.The response has been reposted on Chinese question-and-answer platform Zhihu, and Nankai University confirmed with China Daily on Monday that the response is genuine and official.Cao said in the post that the papers in question were from research conducted at the National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology and Institute of Immunology at the Second Military Medical University, with Cao as the corresponding author — that is,the personnel responsible for overseeing the research."I appreciate your interest in our work and your commitment to protecting the accuracy of scientific records and the integrity of research pursuits. They are of the utmost importance to meas well," he said, adding he has made it his highest priority since the notification of the issue and immediately launched an investigation.Cao said he will to look into concerns raised by Bik with the team and collaborators and carefully re-examine manuscripts, raw data and lab records. He will ask to collaborate with the relevant journal editorial office(s) immediately if the investigation indicates any risk to accuracy.Based on current feedback and analysis, "I would like to add that I remain confident about ...