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Golden retrievers sent to comfort Newtown survivors
A Lutheran charity group has sent about eight golden retrievers to comfort the survivors of Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Lutheran Church Charities in...
View ArticleInstagram says it now has the right to sell your photos
Instagram said today that it has the perpetual right to sell users' photographs without payment or notification, a dramatic policy shift that quickly sparked a public outcry.The new intellectual...
View ArticleUBS set for $1.5 billion fine for rigging Libor
Switzerland's UBS is set to pay the second-largest fine ever levied on a bank on Wednesday when it admits that a group of its traders rigged Libor interest rates.Zurich-based UBS will pay around $1.5...
View ArticleFrench psychiatrist sentenced after patient commits murder
A French psychiatrist whose patient hacked an elderly man to death was found guilty of manslaughter on Tuesday in a groundbreaking case that could affect the way patients are treated.A court in...
View ArticleGun sales spike after Newtown shooting
The talk of new gun control measures that has followed Friday's mass shooting in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school has gun buyers rushing to the nearest store and picking up new weapons, according to...
View ArticleMore Heath Workers shot in Pakistan bringing the total to 8 in 48 hours
Eight people involved in the Pakistan polio eradication program have been killed in the past two days. No one has claimed responsibility, but some Islamic extremists charge that the drive is a cover...
View ArticlePark wins South Korea presidency, to be first woman leader
The daughter of a former military ruler wonSouth Korea's presidential election on Wednesday and will become the country's first female leader, saying she would work to heal a divided society.The...
View ArticleDangers of Teeth Whitening
Every day, society is confronted with images of celebrities.Striving to be like their idols, people go on diets, get plastic surgery and bleach their teeth to such extremes that it seems like their...
View ArticleSurprising Benefits of Probiotics
You’ve probably heard the virtues of probiotics extolled in health magazines and on cartons of Greek yogurt. Probiotics are live bacteria that naturally occur in certain foods—from fermented...
View ArticleThe Surprising Health Benefits of Rising Early
Early birds are happier, slimmer and healthier than night owls, according to several recent studies. Morning people also tend to perform better on the job, are more productive, and on average, make...
View ArticleRussia votes to ban all adoptions by Americans
The Russian Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in support of a bill that would prohibit the adoption of Russian children by American citizens, though it was unclear if President Vladimir V....
View ArticleMother of 3-year-old named Jihad faces French court for putting ‘I am a bomb’...
The mother and uncle of a three-year old named Jihad, who was born on September 11, were due in a French court Wednesday for sending him to school in a top with “I am a bomb” written on it.The...
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27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012
1. Quadriplegic Uses Her Mind to Control Her Robotic ArmAt the University of Pittsburgh, the neurobiology department worked with 52-year-old Jan Scheuermann over the course of 13 weeks to create a...
View ArticleNorth Korea: U.S. Citizen Detained After Allegedly Committing Unspecified Crimes
North Korea said Friday that an American citizen has been detained after confessing to unspecified crimes, confirming news reports about his arrest at a time when Pyongyang is facing criticism from...
View ArticleU.S. Marine convicted of urinating on corpses of Taliban insurgents
A U.S. Marine staff sergeant who urinated on dead Taliban insurgents and posed for photographs with the bodies has pleaded guilty to two charges in a military court, the Marine Corps said on...
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Assange to publish 'million more files'
Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, has said he will release over a million more documents in the coming year that will affect "every country in the world".The activist made...
View ArticleUS school shooting: Michelle Obama’s open letter to parents
US First Lady Michelle Obama has written an open letter to US parents about what to focus on when talking to children about the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. “It’s not just adults who are...
View ArticleChina opens $962 mn border railway with Kazakhstan
China has opened a USD 962 million second cross-border railway with Kazakhstan on Saturday. The rail line comprised of 292-km section in China and the remaining 293-km section in Kazakhstan. They were...
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The world is going to end ... but not on 21/12/2012
One good thing about denying that the end of the world is nigh is that, if you’re proved wrong, no-one’s going to tell you – unless you believe we have souls that sit around scoring debating points for...
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