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 The Guardian Mon 28 Dec 2009
Retailers concerned over 2010 sales
| Consumers are not forecast to increase their appetite for spending next year, according to gloomy high street predictions. | Firms "overwhelmingly believe 2010 will continue to be tough" a... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Consumers Photos Recession Retailers Sales |
 The Guardian Mon 28 Dec 2009
Disinfectants 'fuelling superbugs'
| Disinfectants designed to keep bacteria out of homes and hospitals could be fuelling the growth of superbugs, a study suggests. | Scientists found that exposing infectious bacteria to increasing amo... (photo: Public domain / )
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 The Independent Mon 28 Dec 2009
Nigerian in aircraft attack linked to London mosque
| Security agencies in Britain are investigating reports that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the young Nigerian accused of attempting to blow up a transatlantic airliner, con... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Nigeria Photos Terrorism UK US |
 The Independent Mon 28 Dec 2009
Britain to send £50m to Palestine
| Britain yesterday marked the first anniversary of Israel's military onslaught on Gaza by announcing a £50m aid package for Palestinians, including backing for what it c... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue)
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 Irish Times Mon 28 Dec 2009
Passenger charged with plot to destroy aircraft
| A FORMER London student has been charged with attempting to blow up a transatlantic aircraft carrying 278 passengers on Christmas Day. | Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
Airline Nigeria Photos Terrorism US |
 The Guardian Mon 28 Dec 2009
The financial fireworks are far from over
| Despite state bailouts buying the private sector time, 2010 may not be the mundane and humdrum year that we're all hoping for | It's December 2010. Another year is draw... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Business Economy Financial Crisis Markets Photos |
 The Times Mon 28 Dec 2009
British charity working to save orang-utans in Borneo
| His cage is so cramped that he is unable to stand. He rocks backwards and forwards, arms folded across his chest as he chews on a foil food wrapper that he has picked f... (photo: Creative Commons / Dezidor)
Animals Borneo Charity Orangutans Photos |
 The Times Mon 28 Dec 2009
Gold brings a smile to the world's central bankers
| There is little to beat the lure of gold, as many recipients of a lavish Christmas gift will confirm, but it is not only seasonal impetus that has put a new shine on th... (photo: AP / Thomas Kienzle)
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 The Star Mon 28 Dec 2009
U.S. plane attacker "sneaked" into Nigeria - govt
| LAGOS (Reuters) - A Nigerian man who tried to blow up a U.S. passenger jet had lived outside the West African nation for some time and only returned on the eve of the f... (photo: Creative Commons / KOknockout)
Airline Nigeria Photos Terrorism US |
![London Overground[1] (LO) is a commuter rail service in London, UK, the brand applied by Transport for London (TfL) to the services on four railway lines: the Wat ford DC Line, the North London Line, the West London Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking Line.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091228054647im_/http://cdn4.wn.com/vp/i/ad/f0afd2dc1c8d6e.jpg "London Overground[1] (LO) is a commuter rail service in London, UK, the brand applied by Transport for London (TfL) to the services on four railway lines: the Wat ford DC Line, the North London Line, the West London Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking Line.")
![Blood smear from a P. falciparum culture (K1 strain). Several red blood cells have ring stages inside them. Close to the center there is a schizont and on the left a trophozoite. Since Charles Laverna first visualized the malaria parasite in blood in 1880,[38] the mainstay of malaria diagnosis has been the microscopic examination of blood.](http://web.archive.org./web/20091228054647im_/http://cdn1.wn.com/vp/i/2f/490912485d1115.jpg "Blood smear from a P. falciparum culture (K1 strain). Several red blood cells have ring stages inside them. Close to the center there is a schizont and on the left a trophozoite. Since Charles Laverna first visualized the malaria parasite in blood in 1880,[38] the mainstay of malaria diagnosis has been the microscopic examination of blood.")
