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Articles: Heart disease genetic link found

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 10:44 AM

	Two teams of scientists have identified a genetic flaw which increases the risk of heart disease and heart attacks. Read full article: 'Heart disease genetic link found'

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Articles: 'Up to half' of Mars may have ice

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 07:06 AM

	Scientists in the US say that initial data from a new way of scanning Mars has shown up to half of the Red Planet's surface may contain ice. Read full article: ''Up to half' of Mars may have ice'

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Articles: Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal bill

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 06:57 AM

	US President George W Bush has vetoed a Congressional bill that would have linked war funding to a timetable for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. Read full article: 'Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal bill'

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Articles: Canada 'warned' of Air India plot

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 11:13 AM

	Canadian police were warned of a plot to blow up an airliner months before 329 people were killed in a bombing in 1985, a public inquiry has heard. Read full article: 'Canada 'warned' of Air India plot'

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Articles: Fight over Iraq war funds enters new phase

Posted by Admin on Monday, April 30, 2007 - 11:14 AM

	WASHINGTON — A fierce political battle over a Democratic plan to pull US troops from Iraq is moving towards a critical stage as President George Bush prepares to veto it, but talks on a new bill have quietly begun. Read full article: 'Fight over Iraq war funds enters new phase'

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Articles: Star Trek's Scotty Beamed Up In Final Space Voyage

Posted by Admin on Sunday, April 29, 2007 - 04:52 PM

	Actor James Doohan, who played the starship Enterprise's chief engineer Scotty on "Star Trek," finally made it to space Saturday as a rocket with some of his ashes was launched in New Mexico. Read full article: 'Star Trek's Scotty Beamed Up In Final Space Voyage'

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Articles: AT&T boss to retire prematurely

Posted by Admin on Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 03:53 PM

	The chairman and chief executive of AT&T, Ed Whitacre, is to retire after four decades at the company he helped to build into a telecoms empire. Read full article: 'AT&T boss to retire prematurely'

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Articles: Refining profit supports Chevron

Posted by Admin on Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 03:51 PM

	US oil giant Chevron recorded profits for the first three months of the year that beat Wall Street forecasts, after earnings fell in the previous quarter. Read full article: 'Refining profit supports Chevron'

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Articles: Dollar at record low against euro

Posted by Admin on Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 08:17 AM

	The US economy grew at its weakest pace for four years during the first quarter of 2007, figures from the US Commerce Department show. Read full article: 'Dollar at record low against euro'

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Articles: US holds 'senior al-Qaeda figure'

Posted by Admin on Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 08:06 AM

	The US says it has arrested one of al-Qaeda's highest-ranking operatives, as he was on his way home to Iraq to plan future attacks. Read full article: 'US holds 'senior al-Qaeda figure''

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