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Dutch bid to thwart young sailor (13 years old)
" Social workers in the Netherlands have taken legal action to try to stop a 13-year-old girl from sailing around the world on her own. They want Laura Dekker to be made a ward of court, so that her parents, who...
Current restrictions on marijuana research are absurd
"The human brain naturally produces and processes compounds closely related to those found in Cannabis sativa, better known as marijuana [see "The Brain's Own Marijuana," by Roger A. Nicoll and Bradley E. Alger. These compounds are called endogenous cannabinoids or... Curfew-like situation in Indian Kashmir ahead of separatists' protest
Kashmir officially became part of Indian state on this date 61 years ago. Pakistan gave support to local separatists fighting for independent Kashmir. There were several rounds of meeting and other attempts to resolve this contentious issue.The non-resolution of the...Glitter faces detention after refusing to board flight from Thailand
There's been more drama in the Gary Glitter extradition to the UK. After the chaos that resulted when Vietnamese officials allowed Glitter to be photographed like an animal on his flight to Thailand yesterday, Glitter has refused to board the connecting flight to the...Huge Queues reported for Olympic Tickets in Beijing and Shanghai
" Just the ticket ... three men sleep as hundreds of people wait, and lie, in line to buy precious Olympic seats in Beijing last night. The last batch of tickets for the Games goes on sale today at booths for the various Olympic venues. Beijing police have...Yahoo and AOL are close to merging
Two of the biggest sites on the Internet are closer than ever to a merge, which would mean Microsoft is out of the loop."Yahoo Inc. and Time Warner Inc.'s AOL are closing in on a deal to combine their Internet... Ben Franklin Gets High-Tech Makeover in New $100 Bill
"WASHINGTON — After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to come.
A new security thread has been... Hikers thwart bizarre suicide bid
"Hikers thwart bizarre suicide bid Vancouver Sun Published: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 A party of hikers searching for a lost dog on the North Shore thwarted a bizarre suicide attempt when they came across a man...
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Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007
"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....
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Bill Gates calls for more powerful computer security
"SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates addressed thousands of computer security specialists gathered at a San Francisco conference, calling for a "powerful paradigm" to thwart online...Could the Abortion Pill Prevent Certain Cancers?
"There may be another use for the abortion pill â aside from stirring up controversy. Researchers from the University of CaliforniaâIrvine have found that mifepristone, a chemical compound found in the abortion pill, helps thwart the growth of mammary tumors that...Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R
"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R
"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...Austrian authorities thwart kidnap plot (AP)
" By WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press Writer Thu Oct 26, 3:05 PM ET VIENNA, Austria - Elite police commandos were providing round-the-clock protection for Austria's most famous couple — crystal heiress Fiona Swarovski and her husband, Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser...UK national gave lead to thwart plot - Pakistan Dawn
" By Syed Irfan Raza, Munawer Azeem & Ismail Khan ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Aug 11: A British national, Rashid Rauf, who was arrested by an intelligence agency provided a lead to thwart the plot to blow up trans-Atlantic flights, sources said. The sources said Rashid Rauf was...
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