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Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Cellular Aging In The Elderly, Animal Study S...
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that the unfolded protein response, which is a reaction to stress induced by sleep deprivation, is impaired in the brains of old mice.Follow...
150 U.S. embassies at risk
There are only 265 of them in the world, and a new study shows that 150 are at risk. Northern white Rhino? Mexican Spotted Owl? Nope: the endangered species in question is a U.S. embassy (genus: building). " A lack... 
Irregularities and Violence Mar Nigerian Elections
UPDATE:The stakes are high: this election could see Nigeria's first fully democratic transition of power." Police inspector general Sunday Ehindero told state television that a preliminary tally showed 21 dead,...
Fuel shortage forces UN to halt Gaza food aid
What is happening in Gaza right now? "The UN is to halt food handouts for up to 800,000 Palestinians from tomorrow because of a severe fuel shortage in Gaza brought on by an Israeli economic blockade.John Ging, the director of operations in Gaza for the UN Relief and Works... 
Electronic Arts' Takeover Bid Rejected Ahead of GTA IV
Ahead of the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, Take-Two Interactive Software is rejecting a hostile takeover bid from media giant Electronic Arts. In this case, pressing the Y-button doesn't work*.Take Two's financial...
Karachi power cuts hit millions
Developing story..."Millions of people in Pakistan's largest city have been without electricity, following a power outage. Pakistan's state-run utility said it had cut supplies to Karachi because the city's power...
Multiple 9/11s every day of the year
"Multiple 9/11s every day of the year Almost 10 million children die needlessly every year.Why is there no war on this terror?by Shreeram Krishnaswami" "Another child will die in the time it takes to read this sentence. And the death of that child, a child who had a... A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons
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A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons
By Hugh Gusterson
| 5 February 2008
"The [U.S.] Air Force has... 
A SUCESS STORY FROM THE BIRTHDAY GIRL, KRISHANTHI
"Krishanthi Priyadarshani krishanthi@horizonlanka.org Updated: December 31, 2007 11.20 AM. Hi, I am Krishanthi Priyadarshani a former student of the Horizon Lanka. Today (December 31) is my birthday. I have...
Club for Growth: conservative hypocrisy?
Club for Growth President Pat Toomey was recently quoted, "Earmark reform will shine a glaring light on the profligate pork barrel projects and the politicians who sponsor them," It didn't occur to him that earmark reform also exposes the recipients of...
UK Annual Average Earnings
The Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) is the UK’s leading progressive think tank, producing research and innovative policy ideas for the United Kingdom. This latest release is sure to surprise most workers and adds further evidence to the growing disparity between... 
Wild Tigers Face New Threats by Tiger Farms
Some Tiger populations are in grave danger. Some have already disappeared, some are rebounding. The Tigers of China have a beautiful lady going to bat for them. But there's a catch-22 in one effort to protect the... 
U.S. Embassy employees fearful over Green Zone attacks
"BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Embassy employees in Iraq are growing increasingly angry over what they say are inadequate security precautions in the heavily fortified Green Zone, where recent mortar and rocket attacks have claimed the lives of six people, including two U.S....
Judges rule on pension schemes
Steelworkers who lost out when their final salary pensions collapsed have failed in their bid to force the UK Government to make up the shortfall. European judges said pension rules were "inadequate" but said it was up to British courts to decide if the government had to pay out.
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