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Breaking News Thu, 2 Dec 2010
A member of staff clears snow on the runways to reopen the airport as a British Airways plane is seen in the background at the London City Airport in London, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. More heavy snow caused havoc across Britain on Thursday disrupting plane and rail services and leaving travellers stranded. Commuters struggled to get to work as Britain's worst early winter weather in almost two decades showed no sign of easing its icy grip.
Emergency   Europe   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: Winter storm  
Snow batters Europe; Britain grinds to a halt
| LONDON—Fresh snowfalls swept northern Europe Thursday, causing misery for travellers as airports remain closed, roads were blocked and Eurostar international rail services were cancelled. | The unse... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
Inquirer
Mono Lake tufa towers are seen in this Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, file photo near Lee Vining, Calif. The discovery of a strange bacteria that can use arsenic as one of its nutrients widens the scope for finding new forms of life on Earth and possibly beyond. But the researchers found that the bacteria, discovered in Mono Lake, California, is able to continue to grow after substituting arsenic for phosphorous.
Bacteria   Life   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Mono Lake  
Arsenic-munching germ redefines "life as we know it"
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strange, salty lake in California has yielded an equally strange bacterium that thrives on arsenic and redefines life as we know it, researchers reported on Thursday. | The ... (photo: AP / Ben Margot,File)
The Star
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and FIFA President Sepp Blatter seen during their meeting in Moscow, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Russia's World Cup coup shows Putin's power
| MOSCOW - By leading the charge that won the 2018 World Cup, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin cooly reinforced his image as Russia's man of power, bolstering his ability to one day return to his country... (photo: AP / Alexei Nikolsky) Herald Tribune
Photos   Putin   Russia   Wikipedia: 2018 FIFA World Cup   WorldCup  
Supporters of opposition leader Alassane Ouattara run through the streets in celebration after the electoral commission head announced his victory in last Sunday's presidential run-off, in the Abobo neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. A senior advisor to Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has described the announcement of results by the country's electoral commission showing a victory for the opposition as "an attempted coup. Ivory Coast opposition leader named winner of vote
| ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The head of Ivory Coast's electoral commission says final results from the country's presidential runoff indicate opposition leader Alassane Ouattara has won the vote. ... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell) The Guardian
Elections   Ivory Coast   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Alassane Ouattara  
Top Stories
Smartphone - Mobile phone - Technology The Smartphone Race Heats Up
| According to a report released Wednesday by the Nielsen Company, a market research firm, 30 percent of all mobile phones in the United States are now smartphones as cus... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The New York Times
Customer   Market   Photos   Research   Wikipedia: Smartphone  
Pregnancy - Prenatal - Health Issues Living near main roads 'triggers early birth'
Living near a major road appears to trigger premature birth, scientists have found. | Pregnant women who lived within 650ft (200m) of a main road were at a 50 per cent hi... (photo: WN / sweet) The Daily Telegraph
Photos   Road   Scientists   Wikipedia: Birth rate   Women  
Internal nuclear components of the B61 bomb. Father of the Neutron Bomb dies at 89
|   | Follow me on Twitter | Samuel Cohen, the inventor of the neutron bomb, which he called "the only nuclear weapon in history that makes sense in waging war," has d... (photo: Creative Commons / Georgewilliamherbert) The Examiner
Bomb   Nuclear   Photos   Scientist   Wikipedia: Samuel Cohen (disambiguation)  
Green Tea - Antioxidants - Drinks Good for you food of the week: green tea
| Green tea, the good for you food of the week, is the perfect thing to warm you in all this wintry weather we’ve been experiencing in the Treasure Valley lately. Not o... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Examiner
Antioxidants   Green Tea   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: Green tea  
One thousand-pound MK-82/Bottom Loaded Unit 110 general-purpose bombs sit stacked in the hangar bay of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in preparation for an ammunition offload. Inventor of neutron bomb which was designed to destroy people but not buildings dies at 89
| 'It's the most sane and moral weapon ever devised'Cohen worked on bomb dropped on Nagasaki in 1945 | Neutron bomb inventor Samuel T. Cohen, who designed the tactical nu... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong) The Daily Mail
Bomb   Nuclear   Photos   Scientist   Wikipedia: Samuel Cohen (disambiguation)  
Food - Vegetables - Breakfast - Meals - Health Issues Empty stomach ups heart disease risk
Leaving the house on an empty stomach increases the risk of potentially deadly heart disease, says a new research. | It shows that regularly skipping breakfast leads to o... (photo: WN / sweet) Zeenews
Breakfast   Disease   Photos   Research   Wikipedia: Heart disease  
Discovery Science & Technology
Coast loses golden hue
Teams rallied for Cancer Society Relay For Life
Baba Ramdev's visit to Namrup
National Symposium on Biodiversity of Assam
Exercise - Fitness - Health Issues
Diabetics should exercise 150 minutes a week
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Blow for Mum'n'Dad investors in Blue Chip ruling
Simcro wins award for vaccine gun that avoids pricks
Shame and $474.12 – the price to remain an MP
House of Travel joins forces with AirAsia X
Mono Lake tufa towers are seen in this Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, file photo near Lee Vining, Calif. The discovery of a strange bacteria that can use arsenic as one of its nutrients widens the scope for finding new forms of life on Earth and possibly beyond. But the researchers found that the bacteria, discovered in Mono Lake, California, is able to continue to grow after substituting arsenic for phosphorous.
Arsenic-munching germ redefines "life as we know it"
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Showbiz Music Madness
Suspect in Hollywood murder shoots himself
MGM studio's deal over The Hobbit movies
Phus in boots
Ganja-ni
Kate Winslet, nominated for best actress for "The Reader," arrives for the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
Kate Winslet Reveals Her Secret 'Love Affair' With Michelle Williams
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Dream girl
iPod shuffle
It must be RIP for bank `funeral' music
Eminem leads Grammy nominations
US director Quentin Tarantino poses for photographers during the red carpet for the film ' Inglourious Basterds ' in Rome, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
Celebrity pals roast Tarantino
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Relationship Movies
Honeymoon hotel turns five-star
Gadkari Jr's big, fat wedding makes waves
Campbell 'doing great' after split
Love Daily: Love quotes in a Feng shui way, 12.02.10
Liam Neeson at 2008 TIFF
Liam Neeson's Australian love interest
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Gordon Campbell on Treasury's hostility to film tax brea
Hollywood publicist's suspected killer commits suicide
An upsurge of civic activism is challenging Putinism
Suspect in Hollywood murder shoots himself
Helen Mirren poses for the photographers following the 19th annual Women in Film and Television Awards in London. Mirren was was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best actress in a motion picture drama for her role in the film, "The Last Station," Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2009.
Helen Mirren: Brand is a great guy
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Sport & Leisure Fashion Guide
Black-empowered project management firm clinches R3m contrac
Entertaining the kids in the school holidays?
Thousands stranded as cabin crew strike
'Invasive' pat-down for woman who stripped
A member of staff clears snow on the runways to reopen the airport as a British Airways plane is seen in the background at the London City Airport in London, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. More heavy snow caused havoc across Britain on Thursday disrupting plane and rail services and leaving travellers stranded. Commuters struggled to get to work as Britain's worst early winter weather in almost two decades showed no sign of easing its icy grip.
Snow batters Europe; Britain grinds to a halt
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41 officers of All India and allied services booked by CBI
Only 4 women lifters in All-India Railway competition
Wanted, all-season man
Conn. home invasion defendant: Death a 'relief'
Blowering Dam
NSW dams nearly all full
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