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The latest media reports confirm that a second member of its president's family for alleged horse doping is being investigated by the International Equestrian Federation.
 
Friday saw the governing body confirming, "Princess Haya of Jordan will step aside from her presidential duties when it considers the case against Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the son of her husband, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum."

The summon by a Singapore private banking client was rejected Friday by Citigroup (C.N). The client claimed that he has lost more than S$1 billion as the bank made available wrong information and failed to execute some of his trades.

In a court filing, Citi clarified that businessman Oei Hong Leong was presenting a considerable appetite for risk and an understanding of the risk and exposure associated with the various derivative investment structures entered into.

As per the media reports, an agreement have been arrived upon between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its pilots' union on pay cuts and non-paid leaves.

The latest move is being seen as the cost-cutting effort of the airline to be able to meet the effects of the global economic downturn.

Via a statement issued late Friday, SIA said that pilots have agreed to take a day of leave each month without pay.

Recent figures by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) indicate that sunbeds are responsible for at least 100 deaths a year in Britain.

Researchers estimate that 370 cases of malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer are result of use of these beds, leading to 100 deaths every year. Sunbeds can leave disfiguring marks like moles which may need to be removed by plastic surgeons.

Richard J Roberts, who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovery of introns in eukaryotic DNA and the mechanism of gene-splicing in 1993 was in Bangalore on Friday to open a plenary session at the 9th Bangalore Bio 2009 conference.

Roberts indicated the huge potential of research in biotechnology.

Different experts have contrasting opinions on taking Ritalin for boosting brain power.

Ritalin is used to treat children and young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for symptoms like inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.

Sometimes people take it to enhance study skills and boost attention focus, to improve their academic performance.

BMJ Professor John Harris said that it would be unethical to stop healthy individuals taking Ritalin, also known as methylphenidate, to boost their mental performance.