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- Politics (26 Feb, 2009)
North Korean Authorities Kill Babies Born in Prisons
US State Department's new report on human rights in North Korea showed that the situation in the country is terrible with babies being killed in a number of network prisons shortly after their birth. ...
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- Politics (18 Feb, 2007)
Surgeons Who Play Video Games are More Skilled
Recent studies showed that the surgeons who play video games are more skilled. It seems that video games contribute to a more precise technique of using different medical instruments. The February issue of Archives of Surgery states that there is a direct link between having video game skills and the abilities of a surgeon to perform a laparoscopic surgery. ...
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- Technology (03 Mar, 2007)
Storm virus attacks blogs
Storm virus is back again to infect blogs, webmails and bulletin boards. British and Korean computer security scientists claim it's a new variant of malware that is extremely difficult to detect. ...
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- Health & Fitness (15 Mar, 2007)
Pills Against Insomnia Cause Sleepwalking
Sleeping pills strangely influence people who take them. After waking up these men and women do not remember doing something, like eating, but they see traces of eating all over the place. The drugs' manufacturers will have to comply with a series of criteria, set by the F.D.A. to be able to stay on the market of sleeping pills. ...
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- Health & Fitness (16 Mar, 2007)
A Trojan-horse strategy selected to fight bacteria
A joint project of three teams of researchers from three different US universities (University of Washington, Iowa and Cincinnati) have selected a different approach at fighting bacteria in people with cystic fibrosis. This team of scientists will investigate the possibility of substituting iron with another metal with similar properties to attract the bacteria to it. ...
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- Offbeat (25 Mar, 2007)
Google's List of Class-Action Lawsuits
A list of lawsuits with different charges, where Google participated either as a defendant (in most of the cases) or as a plaintiff. It seems like when people are in financial trouble, they try to sue Google. ...
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- Politics (26 Mar, 2007)
Japan's uncertain guilt for sex slavery during World War II
The apology on the Japan's contribution to forced women prostitution made by Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was not convincing enough to acknowledge their responsibility. ...
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- Offbeat (27 Mar, 2007)
Football fans have bitten off the ears of a tavern keeper
Dimitris Tsibibakis, a Greek tavern keeper, working at a health resort, lost both of his ears while trying to part football fans. The fight began in his tavern during a football match between Greece and Turkey. When he tried to part the fighting fans they bitten off significant parts of his ears. ...
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- Politics (28 Mar, 2007)
Possible Aggressive Approach from the U.S. towards China
U.S. legislators plan a bill to force China to raise the value of the Chinese national currency, Yuan, in order to bring more economic stability to the situation of global trading. ...
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- Offbeat (29 Mar, 2007)
High school student shot himself in the leg
While at marine science class, Myrtle Beach's high school senior accidentally shot himself in the leg. ...
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- Offbeat (16 Apr, 2007)
USA Workers Allowed to Use Marijuana?
At present day it is estimated that about 300,000 people in the USA smoke marijuana for medical purposes, according to ASA data on registered users. ...
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- Science (25 Apr, 2007)
Rich People Are Not Always Smart People
One can make a fortune without having an astronomical IQ score, scientists proved. ...
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- Offbeat (25 Apr, 2007)
Women Find $70,000 on Junk-Yard
A group of environmentally aware women, i.e. collectors of paper and other recyclables, found an impressive prize - $70,000 - on their usual work place: junk-yard. The authorities promise to return the money, if the owner would not be found. ...
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- Politics (26 Apr, 2007)
Lawsuit to Target E-mail Harvesters and Spammers
A federal lawsuit, on behalf of Project Honey Pot, was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria by a company that represents internet users from more than 100 countries. ...
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- Offbeat (29 Apr, 2007)
Cartier Fights Fake Watch Business
Different branches of the luxury goods industry withstand negative effects of piracy. Cartier, being one of the luxury brands facing the problem of counterfeiting, has its own ways of fighting it with success. ...
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