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Malignant melanoma

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Melanoma cells manage to stay alive during treatment with BRAF/MEK inhibitors by shifting how they produce energy, researchers have discovered. Identifying the mechanism behind melanoma...
Fans had surged through the streets to attend a rally at their stadium, and a police club and the Egyptian football federation building were set alight in the chaos

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Rival football fans in Egypt have protested over sentences handed down over riots at a match in Port Said in February 2012. The court upheld...
Chemicals found in bee stings could help prevent the spread of HIV

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Chemicals found in bee stings could help prevent the spread of HIV, scientists have claimed. Toxins in the insects' venom can destroy the virus and...
Firefighters have fitted a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican ahead of the conclave which will elect a new pope

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Firefighters have fitted a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican ahead of the conclave which will elect a new pope. The...
Chips are addictive, author claims.

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According to a new book — Salt, Sugar, Fat: How The Food Giants Hooked Us — the food industry has spent years mixing these...
At least 105 people fell ill with a stomach virus on an 11-day Royal Caribbean International cruise ship that returned to South Florida Friday

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At least 105 people fell ill with a stomach virus on an 11-day Royal Caribbean International cruise ship that returned to South Florida Friday. The...
Danielle Fishel posed provocatively in little more than a bra and underwear on the cover of Maxim's April issue

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Danielle Fishel posed provocatively in little more than a bra and underwear on the cover of Maxim's April issue as she prepares to reprise...
Matthew Hartman was at the point of proposing to his girlfriend Lis, when a giant wave rushed in from the ocean and swept the couple completely off their feet

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Matthew Hartman was at the point of proposing to his girlfriend Lis, when a giant wave rushed in from the ocean and swept the...
Manufacturers use aspartame and similar sweeteners in fizzy drinks such as Diet Coke

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Leading British expert Erik Millstone has called for an investigation into serious health concerns over the artificial sweetener aspartame – after the EU food...
The process of electing a successor to Benedict XVI is under way

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The process of electing a successor to Benedict XVI is under way and here are 10 of the candidates in the running to lead...
Jennifer Capriati is accused of getting into an argument with ex-boyfriend Ivan Brannan on February 14 near the men's locker room of the gym

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Former women's tennis champion Jennifer Capriati is facing arrest in Florida after she allegedly struck her ex-boyfriend Ivan Brannan at a Palm Beach gym,...
A research team from King's College London took cells from adult human gum tissue and combined them with another type of cell from mice to grow a tooth

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According to British researchers, dentists may one day be able to replace missing teeth with ones newly grown from gum cells. A research team from...
Luxury goods worth more than $16 million are to be seized from Saudi Princess Maha Al-Sudairi to pay her shopping bills in Paris

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Luxury goods worth more than $16 million are to be seized from Saudi Princess Maha Al-Sudairi to pay her shopping bills, a Paris judge...
Kenyan Deputy PM Uhuru Kenyatta appears to have won the presidential election by the tightest of margins as the provisional results indicate

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Kenyan Deputy PM Uhuru Kenyatta appears to have won the presidential election by the tightest of margins as the provisional results indicate. After all the...
Vice-president Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in as acting president of Venezuela hours after the state funeral of Hugo Chavez

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Vice-president Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in as acting president of Venezuela hours after the state funeral of Hugo Chavez. The ceremony was led by...
Health officials said diners at Copenhagen's Noma restaurant fell sick over a five-day period in February, suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea

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More than 60 people had food poisoning at Danish restaurant Noma, dubbed the world's best eatery. Health officials said diners at Copenhagen's Noma restaurant fell...
South Dakota became the first state to enact a law allowing school districts to arm teachers and other school staff

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South Dakota became the first state to enact a law allowing school districts to arm teachers and other school staff. The law's backers say it...
Daylight Saving Time will begin early tomorrow morning, so don't forget to change your clocks

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Daylight Saving Time in US will begin early tomorrow morning, so don't forget to change your clocks. While Americans in all but a few states...