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Sweden riots continue after police shooting
Around 200 people hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a Stockholm suburb during the second day of rioting, which was triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a knife. Dozens of windows were smashed, 10 cars and several containers were set on fire, and seven police officers were injured on Tuesday. Six people were arrested early in the day, but two were released after ...
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Microsoft unveils new Xbox gaming console
Microsoft Corp has unveiled the "Xbox One", its first new gaming console in eight years, and its strongest push so far to dominate consumers' living rooms with an array of exclusive media content. The Xbox One took four years to develop and will be the launchpad for a "Halo" live-action video series produced by Steven Spielberg. It will be sold worldwide "later ...
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The making of a nightmare tornado
>Editor's note: Louis Wicker is a research meteorologist at NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma (CNN) -- On Tuesday morning, the residents of Moore, Oklahoma, woke again to another nightmare. In the past 14 years, Moore and its nearby neighbors have been subjected to devastation from three major tornado events. The latest chapter in this nearly ...
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Hamas textbooks to teach about liberation plans
Hamas has begun preparing new school textbooks that teach children about "plans to liberate Palestine and the legitimacy and various forms of resistance [against Israel]." Jamal Abu Hashem, advisor to the Hamas-controlled education ministry, said new books would be introduced as part of National Education Studies for grades 8-10.Abu Hashem was speaking during a workshop in Gaza ...
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Lithuanian FM Heed settlement goods label issue
Linas Linkevicius tells the 'Post' that if Israel does not label products from West Bank settlements it could lead to a boycott of all Israeli ...
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Dont visit casualty - email your GP instead NHS chief Mike Farrars astonishing answer to AE crisis
NHS Confederation boss Mike Farrar stunned MPs by saying that contacting GPs online instead of in person would reduce the pressures on hospital casualty ...
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Bad weather could raise your blood pressure and even kill you
Over time, these fluctuations raise the odds of dying by more than a third. Lack of sunshine and inches of rain can also take their toll, the Glasgow University study ...
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A womans risk of post-natal depression could be identified by a simple blood test during pregnancy
A blood test that can tell if a pregnant woman is at risk of post-natal depression is being developed. Gwyneth Paltrow has spoken of her battle with the ...
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Latest internet meme bearding is the cats whiskers
Bearding involves holding a hapless moggie in front of one's face to give the impression of a glorious, luxuriant beard. And believe it or not, it's catching ...
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Leveson aide Shami Chakrabarti casts doubt on plans for media regulation
A key adviser to Lord Justice Leveson last night threw plans for regulating the media into turmoil by denouncing the idea of a Royal Charter to oversee a new regulator for Britain’s ...
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Sam fell for my car before me says Cameron PM says he was able to woo his wife because he could drive her around
David Cameron has confessed that his wife Samantha only fell for him because he owned a car - and that she may not have been 18 when he fell in love with ...
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT A plea from the heart of loyal Conservatives
In a desperate bid to build bridges with the Conservative rank and file, David Cameron has emailed party members to protest that he is on their side. Today, the Mail imagines how recipients of his ‘personal note’ may ...
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Royal Mail boss Moya Greene Treat junk mail with respect - as it helps profits rise by 60
Although most of it ends up in the bin, postmen should still treat junk mail with ‘utter respect’, the head of the Royal Mail said ...
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Snooker fruity Artist goes completely potty with banana-shaped pool table
Carry me, Mommy! Sarah Jessica Parker holds her daughter in her arms as she goes for a stroll in New York Helping her maintain svelte ...
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Why ever more fathers are killing their children Top criminologist reveals her research into this sickening trend
His neighbours said he was like any other loving dad. They'd often seen him and his wife take their two children to the park, and they'd pop out to local restaurants for dinner ...
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Mark Carney New bank chief warns of a decade of stagnation unless European leaders make substantial and significant reforms
Europe faces a 'decade of stagnation' unless leaders make 'sustained and significant' reforms, the incoming governor of the Bank of England has ...
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Air travel poses no risk to pregnant women and unborn babies as long as they fly before the 37th week
Air travel poses ‘no significant risk’ for pregnant women and their unborn babies – even up to three weeks before the birth, doctors ...
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SANDRA PARSONS Can no one force GPs to do their job properly
Tomorrow, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is due to make a speech criticising GPs for failures that include not knowing their patients’ names and hiving off out-of-hours care to outside agencies. He will also highlight the fact that admissions at A&E departments have soared as a ...
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From hedgehogs to otters our wildlife winners and losers 60 of species decline... as others thrive
Sixty per cent of the animals, plants and insects studied in the first ever national report on the state of Britain’s natural world have fallen in number, including hedgehogs, red squirrels and turtle ...
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Miliband to make tax jibe at Google just days after Cameron failed to do so when he met internet giants boss
Ed Miliband will today challenge Google on its tax affairs just days after David Cameron failed to do the same when he met the firm's chief ...
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Nick Clegg pours petrol on Tory infighting Get back to governing he tells Coalition partners
In a speech today Nick Clegg will say Tory infighting over Europe and gay marriage has been an 'unwelcome distraction' which is undermining public support for the ...
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Handsome men are less prone to COLDS - but the same cant be said for beautiful women
The scientists, led by Markus Rantala, of the University of Turku, Finland, then photographed the women, who had an average age of 20, and asked 18 heterosexual male undergraduates to rate their ...
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Chris Grayling launches crackdown on criminals who are freed from jail halfway through their sentences
Changes: Whitehall insiders said Justice Secretary Chris Grayling (pictured yesterday) had ordered a review on changing the current sentencing ...
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Why women struggle more than men with life after retirement 80 feel they have no purpose in life after quitting work
While men enjoy starting new hobbies and interests and are happy to just relax at home, women are more likely to spend their twilight years worrying – particularly about their lack of income and social ...
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Rendition case involving Libyan Abdel Hakim Belhadj who is suing the British Government could be heard in secret
Ministers are set to use the controversial secret courts law in the case of a Libyan man who is suing the government over his rendition into the hands of Colonel Gaddafi’s ...
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Chemical castration in Argentina for rapists?
Chemical castration of rapists seems a good way to prevent them from re-offending. But, if the 'treatment' is reversible by simply not taking the medicine anymore, and if taking the treatment get the rapist a light sentence, is it fair that the victim still has to carry his child if he makes her pregnant in the attack?
It was announced by officials in Argentina’s Mendoza province on the 21st of March, 2010, that chemical castration has been authorized for rapists convicted in the province. The move came after what the authorities called, a “significant rise” in the number of sexual assaults last year. Read more
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