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HIV blood killed haemophilia patients |
 ...blood product but it turned out that blood was infected with HIV and Hepatitis C. More than 2,000 patients infected through contaminated blood died or are reported to be seriously ill.
Newsnight BBC programme disclosed the hidden facts of contaminated blood use. It became known that doctors were using blood of the clotting agent Factor 8 and these supplies were taken from US prisoners. Specialists testing new blood p... |
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11 Sleepless Days - Not a Problem |
 ...1964. The Guinness Book, however, does not acknowledge any sleep deprivation records anymore, due to health risks, caused by sleeplessness.
After having the 11 sleepless days behind, Mr. Wright told BBC News that he felt rather good, though it was quite difficult making it.
During these 11 days the unofficial record holder shared that he noticed some speech problems, that at some point the words he wanted to say didn't ... |
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Forced Adoption Doesn't Give Parents Any Chance |
 ...A lot of children in Great Britain were taken from their parents and unfairly adopted by government decision.
According to the BBC Radio 4's Face and Facts programme, there were more than 100 cases when children were forcibly adopted by mistake without having enough evidence that their own families were causing harm to them.
As much as 1,300 babies are adopted every year and in around a half of these cases this was... |
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The End of Windows is Close, So is the Beginning of Midori |
 ...dependent on hardware Windows might face opposition from more contemporary ways of working, where people are extremely mobile in using different devices to get different information.
In response to BBC's question regarding Midori, Microsoft mentioned in a statement: "Midori is one of many incubation projects underway at Microsoft. It's simply a matter of being too early in the incubation to talk about it."
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Bees to Help Hunt Down Serial Killers |
 ... tags, which are commonly used to monitor stock in warehouses or supermarkets. Researchers glue the tags to the back of the bees and then analyze the way they move in and out of their hive.
Source: BBC News
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BBC Fined for Cheating Over TV Phone-ins |
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The independent regulator and competition authority for the communication industries in the UK, Ofcom penalized the BBC with a record-high fine of ₤400,000 ($791,535) because the corporation faked winners and misled the television audience in several shows. BBC members invited viewers to participate in phone-ins when the contestants, as well as the winners were already chosen.
Viewers were misled in such shows a... |
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Scientists to Develop "Fitness Pill" |
 ...ersial.
"It's basically a drug that enhances training. The thing that raises eyebrows is the concept of a drug that improves endurance training for sports professionals," said Pr Palmer.
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Georgia Crisis: Genocide or War for Integrity? |
 ...Condoleezza Rice, mentioned about the numerous military crimes of Georgian armed forces against the citizens of South Ossetia, the result of which is a humanitarian catastrophe in the region.
The BBC News reported that the United Nations refugee agency asked the parties involved in the conflict to grant safe passage to people who want to escape the conflict region - up to 20,000 within Georgia and about 30,000 people ... |
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Boy Nicknamed Little Mozart will Debut at BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall |
 ...Though he cannot reach the foot pedals of a grand piano, nine-year-old Marc Yu was nevertheless dubbed Little Mozart for his amazing talent. On Sunday he will debut at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Marc, from California, practices on the piano for 8 hours a day. His first concert Marc made when he was only six, which is the same age that Mozart made his first concert in 1762. It is worth mentioning t... |
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