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Daily Archives: Sep 25, 2012

Police have fired rubber bullets and baton-charged Spanish protesters attending Occupy Congress rally against austerity in Madrid

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Police have fired rubber bullets and baton-charged Spanish protesters attending a rally against austerity in Madrid. The clashes occurred as protesters tried to tear down...
Denmark has liberal sperm donation policies that appeal to women who want to conceive using artificial insemination

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Denmark has decided to tighten the rules of sperm donation after one donor was found to have passed on a rare genetic condition to...
Sao Paolo has some of the worst congestion problems in the world

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Sao Paolo, Brazil's biggest city, has some of the worst congestion problems in the world. Friday evenings are a commuter's worst nightmare in Sao Paulo. That's...
The couple who tried to extort millions of dollars from Stevie Wonder have pleaded no contest

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Alpha Walker and Tamara Diaz, a couple who tried to extort millions of dollars from Stevie Wonder, have pleaded no contest and been sentenced...
Indignants, as the protesters are known, say they are protesting at the "kidnapping" of democracy

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Riot police have ringed the Spanish parliament in Madrid as protesters gather for a march against austerity tagged "Occupy Congress". Metal barriers have been placed...
Social network Myspace has announced its fourth major redesign as it seeks to regain relevance in the face of falling numbers

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Social network Myspace has announced its fourth major redesign as it seeks to regain relevance in the face of falling numbers. Myspace, now part-owned by...
A powerful explosion has rocked the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli and killed at least seven people

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A powerful explosion has rocked the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli and killed at least seven people, local media reports. The blast targeted a military...
Vaginal whitening wash Lactacyd White Intimate promises to make your private area safely fairer within four weeks

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Vaginal whitening wash Lactacyd White Intimate, a product that promises to make your private area “safely fairer within four weeks”, has hit the beauty...
Curiosity rover has completed its first close-contact science on Mars

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Curiosity rover has completed its first close-contact science on Mars. The robot pushed its arm instruments up against a pyramidal rock to assess the atomic...
Helen Mirren is to receive an honorary award for achievement in world cinema from the European Film Academy

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Helen Mirren is to receive an honorary award for achievement in world cinema from the European Film Academy. "It was discovering the immense diversity of...
Barack Obama is addressing the UN General Assembly in New York

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Barack Obama is addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, where he is to say the US will "do what we must" to...
Debenhams 2in1 boots

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How a girl can quickly (as well as effortlessly and economically) freshen up her work look after a long day in the office, readying...
Kim Kardashian covered her famously curvaceous figure in a grey sleeveless “skorts-suit” while shopping in Miami Beach

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Kim Kardashian covered her famously curvaceous figure in a grey sleeveless “skorts-suit” while shopping in Miami Beach with a friend. The bizarre ensemble featured black...
Fuhu, the creator of the Nabi tablet, claims Toys R Us copied the design for its new tablet Tabeo

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The Toys R Us chain is being sued over allegations it stole one of its former partners' trade secrets to develop its own tablet...
Liaoning is a refurbished Soviet ship purchased from Ukraine

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China's first aircraft carrier, a refurbished Soviet ship, has entered into service, the Defence Ministry says. The 300 m (990ft) Liaoning - named after the...
Kim Kardashian smiled as she made the appearance on the boardwalk followed by fans who recognized her

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Kim Kardashian went one step further to prove she has the curvy credentials during a visit to Miami Beach on Monday with her sister...
An analysis of hundreds of years of eunuch "family" records showed that castration had a huge effect on the lifespans of Korean men

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An analysis of hundreds of years of eunuch "family" records showed that castration had a huge effect on the lifespans of Korean men. They lived...
Dozens of Taiwanese boats sailed to disputed East China Sea islands in a brief protest

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Dozens of Taiwanese boats sailed to disputed East China Sea islands in a brief protest, as top Japanese and Chinese diplomats met in Beijing...
Scientists have discovered that a harmless virus that lives on our skin could be used as a treatment for acne

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Scientists have discovered that a harmless virus that lives on our skin could be used as a treatment for acne. The virus, called a phage,...