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Daily Archives: Jun 17, 2012

Patients with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) struggle to produce a fatty sheath around their nerves, which is essential for function

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According to early studies in mice, a diet high in cholesterol may help people with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, a fatal genetic disease which damages the...
Scientists say time itself is slowing down until eventually, in billions of years time, it will cease altogether

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A new radical theory by academics suggests that time itself could be slowing down - and may eventually grind to a halt altogether. The latest...
Right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza parties are almost neck-and-neck after Greek parliamentary elections, according to the first exit polls

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Right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza parties are almost neck-and-neck after Greek parliamentary elections, according to the first exit polls. New Democracy, which broadly supports...
President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party has won enough seats in French parliament to form an absolute majority, according to exit polls

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President Francois Hollande’s Socialist Party has won enough seats in French parliament to form an absolute majority, according to exit polls obtained by the...
David Nalbandian was disqualified from the Aegon Championships final after injuring a line judge by kicking an advertising board into his shin

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Argentine David Nalbandian was disqualified from the Aegon Championships final after injuring a line judge by kicking an advertising board into his shin. David Nalbandian,...
Right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza parties are almost neck-and-neck after Greek parliamentary elections, according to the first exit polls

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Right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza parties are almost neck-and-neck after Greek parliamentary elections, according to the first exit polls. Greece elections exit polls 75%...
Kevin Costner has won a multi-million dollar case brought against him by fellow Hollywood star Stephen Baldwin

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Actor Kevin Costner has won a multi-million dollar case brought against him by fellow Hollywood star Stephen Baldwin. Stephen Baldwin had accused Kevin Costner of...
The Rolling Stones will play a farewell gig at next year's Glastonbury Festival

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It was reported that the Rolling Stones will play a farewell gig at next year's Glastonbury Festival. It is believed Mick Jagger, 68, Keith Richards,...
Drake performed at the Jones Beach Theater in New York last night and he was not arrested over his role in a vicious nightclub brawl with Chris Brown

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Drake performed at the Jones Beach Theater in New York last night and he was not arrested over his role in a vicious nightclub...
Rodney King, the figure at the centre of the Los Angeles riots in 1991, has been found dead in a swimming pool

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Rodney King, the figure at the centre of the Los Angeles riots in 1991, has been found dead in a swimming pool, according to...
France is voting in a second round of parliamentary elections seen as crucial for President Francois Hollande's reform agenda

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France is voting in a second round of parliamentary elections seen as crucial for President Francois Hollande's reform agenda. Socialist Francois Hollande, who was elected...
Thirteen prisoners have died and five others have been hospitalized after fire broke out in a prison in Sanliurfa province, southeast Turkey

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Thirteen prisoners have died and five others have been hospitalized after fire broke out in a prison in Sanliurfa province, southeast Turkey, officials said. The...
Renee Zellweger showed off her rail-thin frame as she left the Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood yesterday

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Renee Zellweger showed off her rail-thin frame as she left the Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood yesterday. Renee Zellweger sported a brown checked dress...
Glenn Beck announces he has plans to take on Glee, America's favorite musical program, with a singing and dancing television show of his own

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Glenn Beck announces he has plans to take on Glee, America's favorite musical program, with a singing and dancing television show of his own. Speaking...
The Swedish expedition team that found an unidentified object sitting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea has surfaced with more questions than answers and certainly no solution to its origins

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The Swedish expedition team that found an unidentified object sitting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea has surfaced with more questions than answers - and...
IOC has begun an investigation into claims Olympics representatives were willing to sell thousands of tickets for the London Games on the black market

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun an investigation into claims Olympics representatives were willing to sell thousands of tickets for the London Games...
The polls have opened this morning in Greece for crucial elections which could determine the country's future in the eurozone

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The polls have opened this morning in Greece for crucial elections which could determine the country's future in the eurozone. The main contenders, the right-wing...