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Deadly virus kills Tunisian man
Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:16 GMT
A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.
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Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk'
Tue, 21 May 2013 11:47:16 GMT
Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests.
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Murray withdraws from French Open
Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:36 GMT
Andy Murray withdraws from the French Open because of the back injury that forced him out of the Italian Open.
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Intxausti wins 16th stage of Giro
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:53 GMT
Spain's Benat Intxausti wins stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia as Vincenzo Nibali maintains overall control of the race.
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How religions change their mind
Tue, 21 May 2013 02:22:29 GMT
History suggests that religions that don't change die out - but how do they manage it without undermining themselves?
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Readers' music to banish the blues
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:07:58 GMT
After separate studies pointed to the power of music to lighten the mood, we asked readers what they listened to when needing to cure unhappiness.
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Nigeria to free 'terror' women
Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:18 GMT
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan orders the release of all women held over "terrorist activity" - a Boko Haram condition for holding peace talks.
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Parents quit Singapore death probe
Wed, 22 May 2013 05:51:23 GMT
The family of a US man found hanged in Singapore withdraw from an inquiry into his death, saying they no longer have confidence in the system.
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Russia: Eurovision snub 'outrageous'
Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:39 GMT
Russia's foreign minister calls Azerbaijan's failure to award any Eurovision points to Russia "outrageous" and promises a response.
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Rios Montt's conviction annulled
Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:50 GMT
Guatemala's top court throws out the genocide conviction of ex-leader Efrain Rios, whose trial will now be restarted from the middle of proceedings.
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Key pair barred from Iran election
Tue, 21 May 2013 19:55:24 GMT
Two prominent figures in Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, are barred from standing in next month's presidential election.
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Record closing high for US shares
Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:16 GMT
Shares on Wall Street picked up on Tuesday to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank would continue supporting the economy.
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Clegg 'won't pull plug' on coalition
Wed, 22 May 2013 01:29:13 GMT
Nick Clegg insists the Liberal Democrats will not "pull the plug" on the coalition government ahead of the next general election.
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Iodine deficiency 'may lower IQs'
Wed, 22 May 2013 00:23:29 GMT
Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers who studied 1,000 families.
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HMRC to miss tax credit fraud target
Tue, 21 May 2013 23:16:48 GMT
The UK tax authority's failure to hit a target of reducing tax credit fraud and error has "cost the taxpayer dear", a committee of MPs says.
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"In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness, folly, envy, rage, and destructiveness, and I wonder whether we shall not end up as breakfast for newts and polyps, I seem to hear the muffled cries of all the words in all the books with covers closed."
—Leo C. Rosten
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