Increasing taxes is a bad idea. The economy needs to grow to recover from the recession. More taxes will just slow down any possible recovery." House Democrats scrambling for ways to pay for overhauling...
" A miraculous 'elixir of youth' which could extend the human life span by more than a decade is being developed by scientists. The anti-ageing pill was created from a chemical found in the soil of Easter...
Bolivia is in the midst of a health emergency after three people died from dengue hemorrhagic fever. More than 1,000 Bolivians are thought to have contracted the mosquito-borne disease since November. Dengue has...
" Although the crew of the spacecraft Endeavour experienced a glitch in the first space walk when an astronaut accidentally let her tool bag float away, NASA had a lot to celebrate as it announced success with a high-tech space program. NASA, along with Vinton Cerf, a...
Fascinating prehistoric megaliths could be the world's oldest worship temple, the one - acre excavation has not yet releaved all of its secrets. " Six miles from Urfa, an ancient city in southeastern...
"By Mosharraf ZaidiThe News InternationalBeing of Pakistani origin qualifies an IMF employee to be as much of a Pakistani economy expert, as being of Pakistani origin qualifies a child that eats a lot of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to be an expert in Pakistani child nutrition....
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Seven whales are missing and presumed dead at Puget Sound near Seattle, USA. This has marine scientists ringing alarm bells. The loss of seven animals is the biggest orca species decline in the last 10 years....
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RBS and Barclays banks in the UK are thought to be the next to be in trouble, with shares in both banks plummeting today. It is thought that the UK government is going to take partial ownership in both banks."The U.K. government may invest at least 45 billion pounds ($79...
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First stage of this campaign has been a success! I joined it, enjoyed it and have a couple of pounds off. The goal has been reached and surpassed. I'm part of these good statistics. Baja...
This from the man who says paying more taxes is Patriotic"Biden Gave Average of $369 Annually to Charity in Last Decade Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Delaware Senator Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for vice president,...
Israel's ruling Kadima party has begun voting for a new prime minister, and a new one should be in place by the end of the week. Israel's foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, is the current favourite. She would be the...
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"Posted: 4:36 am, September 6, 2008, by Amir Taheri, NY POST IN one of his last sermons before his death, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini warned of "three threats" to his vision of Islam: the US, the Jews and women....
It has been long known that a daily half tab of soluble aspirin helps those with heart problems by thinning the blood. Experts have now determined the age at which doctors should urge their patients to take a...
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M15, the British equivalent of the CIA, has instituted a new policy of actively seeking gay men and women as new recruits. The agency says its part of a wider mission to attract more diverse recruits from throughout society rather than just selecting people from Oxford or...
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