Deadly virus kills Tunisian man
Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:16 GMT
A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.
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Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk'
Tue, 21 May 2013 11:47:16 GMT
Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests.
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Murray withdraws from French Open
Tue, 21 May 2013 21:26:52 GMT
Andy Murray withdraws from the French Open because of the back injury that forced him out of the Italian Open.
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Intxausti wins 16th stage of Giro
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:53 GMT
Spain's Benat Intxausti wins stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia as Vincenzo Nibali maintains overall control of the race.
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The curious story of how the lie detector came to be
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:27:33 GMT
The science behind the lie detector test has been disputed since its creation 90 years ago, so is there any reliable way to tell if someone is lying?
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The rise of food swapping
Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:11 GMT
The food swapping movement is taking off the UK with anything from sushi to strawberries on offer.
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Nigeria to free 'terror' women
Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:18 GMT
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan orders the release of all women held over "terrorist activity" - a Boko Haram condition for holding peace talks.
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Muslims jailed over Burma clashes
Tue, 21 May 2013 11:03:40 GMT
Seven Muslims are jailed for their involvement in religious clashes in the Burmese town of Meiktila that left more than 40 people dead.
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Barroso urges full tax data exchange
Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:11 GMT
The head of the European Commission tells the European Parliament he will argue for EU-wide exchange of income data to battle tax evasion.
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Rios Montt's conviction annulled
Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:50 GMT
Guatemala's top court throws out the genocide conviction of ex-leader Efrain Rios, whose trial will now be restarted from the middle of proceedings.
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Fresh bombings in Iraq 'kill 23'
Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:26 GMT
At least 23 people are killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left at least 70 people dead.
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JP Morgan boss wins shareholder vote
Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:29 GMT
JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will keep both jobs after shareholders voted in his favour.
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Scotland 'can afford independence'
Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:09 GMT
Scotland can "more than afford" to be a successful independent country, its first minister says as he launches a paper outlining the nation's economic strength.
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'Sugar daddy' serial conman jailed
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:48 GMT
A conman who fleeced more than £170,000 out of women he met on a website for "sugar daddies" is jailed for seven years.
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Three jailed over fake £1 coin plot
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:07 GMT
Three fraudsters are jailed for making 50,000 fake £1 coins in what police describe as the biggest plot of its kind.
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