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About a third of adults are not doing enough physical activity, causing 5.3 million deaths a year

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A new study published in Lancet suggests that a lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world. The report,...
Nazis’ plans to conquer Britain included a deadly assault on Sir Winston Churchill with exploding chocolate

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Secret wartime papers exchanged between MI5 officials reveal that the Nazis’ plans to conquer Britain included a deadly assault on Sir Winston Churchill with...
Nigeria's oil regulator has asked industry giant Shell to pay $5 billion for the Bonga oil spill

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Nigeria's oil regulator has asked industry giant Shell to pay $5 billion for the Bonga oil spill from last December. The disclosure was made during...
Steve Ballmer described Microsoft Office 2013 as the firm's "most ambitious release" to date

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Microsoft has unveiled a touch-ready version of Office, the latest version of the company's market-leading productivity software suite. In San Francisco, Steve Ballmer described Office...
George Michael has revealed he has a five-week gap in his memory from when he was battling pneumonia late last year

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George Michael has revealed he has a five-week gap in his memory from when he was battling pneumonia late last year. During an interview with...
Traffic has found that the Solomon Islands has become a hub for "laundering" wild birds into the global captive-bred bird trade

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Wildlife trade watchdog Traffic has found that the Solomon Islands has become a hub for "laundering" wild birds into the global captive-bred bird trade. Thousands...
Sage Stallone was found dead at his Hollywood Hills home on Friday from an apparent overdose

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Edd Filiti, Sylvester Stallone's nephew, has blasted the actor, accusing him of being to blame as he continually neglected his son Sage who was...
Jennifer Lopez announced she would not be returning to American Idol because she wanted to resume her music and acting career

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Despite reports that Jennifer Lopez was pushed out of American Idol by Fox network brass, the singer says Steven Tyler's exit from the singing...
Demi Moore was spotted showing the strain of the family drama on the set of her new movie Very Good Girls in Brooklyn

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Demi Moore's girls, Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, are believed to be at “breaking point” with their mother and “considering a restraining order”, as she...
Television footage showed the Polat Tower building engulfed in thick black plumes of smoke, with pieces of debris falling to the ground

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A large fire has swept through the Polat Tower, a 42-storey building, in the centre of the Turkish city of Istanbul. Television footage showed the...
FBI has opened an investigation after needles were found in turkey sandwiches served on four Delta Air Lines flights

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The FBI has opened an investigation after needles were found in turkey sandwiches served on four Delta Air Lines flights bound for the US...
Katie Holmes and Suri are believed to have been riding in the back of a black Mercedes sedan when it was struck by a sanitation truck

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New reports claim that Katie Holmes and daughter Suri Cruise were involved in a minor car collision in New York City yesterday. Katie Holmes and...
US Senate report into HSBC says huge sums of Mexican drug money almost certainly passed through the bank

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A US Senate probe has disclosed how lax controls at HSBC, Europe's largest bank, left it vulnerable to being used to launder dirty money...
Nick Buckles, G4S chief executive, will go before MPs to explain why his company was unable to provide the Olympics staff it promised

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Nick Buckles, the chief executive of security firm G4S, will go before MPs later to explain why his company was unable to provide the...
Marissa Mayer, a former leading Google executive, has been appointed as Yahoo next chief executive

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Marissa Mayer, a former leading Google executive, has been appointed as Yahoo next chief executive. Marissa Mayer, 37, will become the firm's third CEO in...
Hyon Yong-Chol has been appointed as North Korea’s new vice-marshal

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Hyon Yong-Chol has been appointed as North Korea’s new vice-marshal, the official KCNA news agency says. The move comes a day after the army chief,...
Truvada is the first drug approved by FDA to be used for HIV infection prevention

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Truvada is the first drug approved by Food and Drug Administration to be used for HIV infection prevention. Truvada, made by California-based Gilead Sciences, can...
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...
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