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Jon Lord, the former keyboard player with heavy rock band Deep Purple, has died from pancreatic cancer at 71

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Jon Lord, the former keyboard player with heavy rock band Deep Purple, has died from pancreatic cancer at 71. Jon Lord co-founded Deep Purple in...
Atom blast at Yucca Flat, Nevada, March 17, 1953

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Alex Wellerstein, a historian of science at the American Institute of Physics, has shared a unique video of a blast during America's testing of...
Owning a pet may in fact help children with their homework

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A new report by UK’s Pets at Home on the beneficial effects of pet ownership suggests that owning a pet may in fact help...
A simple walking test could show if Alzheimer’s patients have the disease

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A simple walking test could show if Alzheimer’s patients have the disease, say researchers after they found a link between the two. In one test...
Getting too much or too little sleep increases your mental age by two years

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Scientists say that having regular lie-ins in old age can bring on dementia. Getting too much or too little sleep increases your mental age by...
Israeli scientists have found a novel way to get images through "scattering" materials such as frosted glass or skin

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Israeli scientists have found a novel way to get images through "scattering" materials such as frosted glass or skin, and even to "see around...
Uma Thurman has given birth to her third child

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Uma Thurman and financier boyfriend Arpad Busson welcomed a baby girl yesterday, according to America's Us Weekly. No other details were immediately available. Uma Thurman, 42,...
Hosni Mubarak was moved from prison to a hospital last month after reports of a deterioration in his health

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Public prosecutor in Egypt has ordered that former President Hosni Mubarak be returned to prison, saying that his health has improved, state media say. Hosni...
Georgie has a voice-assisted touchscreen and offers a variety of apps to help complete tasks such as catching a bus, reading printed text and pinpointing location

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Georgie, the first smartphone designed for blind people, has been recently launched in UK. Georgie, as the device is known, has a voice-assisted touchscreen and...
Microsoft is abandoning the joint venture that owned MSNBC.com after 16 years

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Microsoft is abandoning the joint venture that owned MSNBC.com after 16 years, freeing the world's largest software maker to build its own online news...
Every extra weekly hour spent by children in front of a TV could add 0.5 mm to their waist circumference and reduce muscle fitness

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Children who watch TV an increased number of hours between the ages of two and four years old risk larger waistlines by age 10. A...
Preparations for London 2012 are intensifying with the opening ceremony just 11 days away

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Thousands of Olympic athletes and officials are to begin arriving in London, as questions remain about recruitment of security staff. Preparations for London 2012 are...
Hillary Clinton has arrived in Israel for talks expected to focus on Iran, the peace process and Egypt

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Israel for talks expected to focus on Iran, the peace process and Egypt. Hillary Clinton will...
Syrian capital Damascus has seen some of the heaviest fighting of the conflict so far

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According to reports from activists and residents, the Syrian capital Damascus has seen some of the heaviest fighting of the conflict so far. Mortar and...
North Korean military chief Ri Yong-Ho has been removed from all official posts

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North Korean state media has announced that military chief Ri Yong-Ho has been removed from all official posts. As well as being head of the...
Hillary Clinton was targeted by protesters who threw tomatoes and their own shoes at her motorcade during a visit to Egypt

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was targeted by protesters who threw tomatoes and their own shoes at her motorcade during a visit to...
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