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Plans to shut Guantanamo Bay prison
With President-elect Barack Obama about to take his oath of office, the US Defence Secretary has announced plans to close the infamous prison camp in Cuba. Read on ...
Bird Flu Virus Returns to Asia
The Bird Flu is back. Hundreds of thousands of poultry are being culled across Asia. Are migratory birds responsible? Read on ...
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UN Conference on Climate Change
The world may be a few steps closer to fighting global warming. The climate change conference at Poznan, Poland, marked the half-way point in a two-year process towards reaching a new global agreement. Read on ...
Riots Rage in Greece After Cop Shoots Boy
The shooting of a fifteen year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Athens sparked off violent riots by outraged masses in Greece. Read on ...
A Glider at the Railway Station
A railway station has all kinds of visitors passing through it. Sarnath, near Varanasi, had a rather special one, reports the PTI. Read on ...
Rags-to-Riches: The Café Route
What makes a best-selling writer? Does it pay to follow, say, J.K. Rowling’s writing methods? A new European best-seller and a first-time author’s success story. Read on ...
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A safety net for cheetahs, vultures & dolphins
The cheetah, the Egyptian vulture, and some varieties of dolphins are all endangered species. This is what a UN conference on conservation found out. Read on ...
Gunning for Clouds
The Olympic Games will kick off at Beijing's open air stadium in August 2008, in the rainy season. But the government has promised clear skies. Clouds beware! Read on ...
Potatoes get you into the pink of health
Word's just in: potatoes are good for you. A team of Spanish researchers say that eating potatoes could have a beneficial effect on the body's immune system. Read on ...
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Pretty Bird No More
No one quite knew how the Indian parakeet landed in London. But people were happy to see this colourful bird in their parks. Now they are being told that the rising number of parakeets poses a danger to local birds… Read on ...
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