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Universal flu vaccine tests start (2)
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Fight for rights (1)
onIranian women struggle against restrictionsShared by GerardM (25)Contribute comment
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Shamed Detroit mayor to step down (1)
onMayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick pleads guilty to charges of obstructing justice and will resign from office.Shared by dkastner (16)Contribute comment
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Down's signs 'seen in stem cells' (1)
onScientists in London have traced the embryonic changes that occur in children with Down's syndromeShared by Julie Watt (50)Contribute comment
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UN says wealthy failing the poor (1)
onThe world's wealthiest countries are failing to deliver money promised to poor countries, a UN report says.Shared by Julie Watt (50)Contribute comment
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Metallica welcome album leak (2)
onThe drummer of rock band Metallica, Lars Ulrich, welcomes an online leak of their new album ahead of its release.Shared by christideli (36) dkastner (16)Contribute comment
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Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops (2)
onElectronics firm Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops because of wiring faults that may cause overheating.Shared by Anoop (16) Azeem (36)Contribute comment
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Nigeria arranges 'HIV marriages' (1)
onA Nigerian state government encourages HIV-positive men and women to marry each other.Shared by darkeye11547 (247)Contribute comment
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Opec invites Brazil to join group (2)
onIran invites Brazil, which recently announced major untapped oil sources offshore, to join oil producers' cartel Opec.Shared by Jeremiah (19) Melfi (34)Contribute comment
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Elephant beats heroin addiction after stint in rehab (3)
onElephant beats heroin addiction after stint in rehab
- Anoop said: luckily d elephant isnt a celeb, or it wud b back in rehab within a week ..
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Zombie plague sweeps the internet (1)
onThe number of home computers hijacked by hi-tech criminals leaps during the summer, says a security monitoring firm.Shared by Darin R. McClure (48)Contribute comment
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Grisly discovery (1)
onFinding a suspected lost WWII airman deep in the jungleShared by Mark Fitchett (4)Contribute comment
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It did not go up in a Purple Haze - Hendrix's burnt guitar auctioned (1)
onThe first guitar burned on stage by Jimi Hendrix is goes on sale at an auction of rock memorabilia in London.Shared by Masaya (4)Contribute comment
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Roman Empire 'raised HIV threat' (5)
onThe spread of the Roman Empire through Europe may explain why those living in its former colonies are more vulnerable to HIV.Contribute comment
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Iraq economic outlook 'improves' (1)
onIraq's economic prospects have improved, thanks to better security, increased oil output and exports, says an IMF review.Shared by dkastner (16)Contribute comment
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Thai capital stand-off continues (1)
onProtesters and the Thai government remain deadlocked, but a planned public sector strike causes little disruption.Shared by subpolar (6)Contribute comment
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Street harassment (3)
onEgyptian women tell of almost daily sexual assaultContribute comment
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Didgeridon't: Aborigines outraged over instrument book for girls (4)
onAboriginal leaders in Australia call for a book teaching girls how to play the didgeridoo, viewed as a male instrument, to be pulped.Contribute comment
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In pictures (1)
onThrough a window, sent in by BBC readers in AfricaShared by Thinh (198)Contribute comment
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Six Iraqi troops die in US fire (1)
onUS troops kill six members of the Iraqi security forces during a patrol on the river Tigris north of Baghdad in a friendly fire incident.Shared by subpolar (6)Contribute comment
