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Daily Archives: Dec 30, 2012

Italian Nobel prize-winning neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini has died at the age of 103

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Italian Nobel prize-winning neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini has died at the age of 103. Rita Levi-Montalcini lived through anti-semitic discrimination under fascism to become one of...
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan celebrate their first Christmas as married couple in Hawaii

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Social network founder Mark Zuckerberg, who is celebrating his first Christmas with wife Priscilla Chan after the couple tied the knot on May 19,...
Researchers have found that heels can emphasize femininity and change the way the entire body moves

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Researchers have found that heels can “emphasize femininity” and change the way the entire body moves, including the pelvis, hips, legs, knees, feet and...
Kate Middleton is facing the prospect of never becoming Prince William’s Queen

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Kate Middleton is facing the prospect of never becoming Prince William’s Queen. MP John Hemming is attempting to ensure all spouses of reigning monarchs are...
In an interview with NBC's Meet the Press, Barack Obama voiced skepticism about proposals to place armed guards at schools in the aftermath of the December 14th deadly assault in Connecticut which claimed the lives of 20 first graders and six teachers

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President Barack Obama pledged this morning to put his “full weight” behind a legislative gun control package aimed at avoiding another Sandy Hook Elementary...
With her blonde pixie crop, pale skin and heavily made-up eyes, Tali Lennox is the spitting image of her mother Annie Lennox in her Eighties prime

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With her blonde pixie crop, pale skin and heavily made-up eyes, Tali Lennox is the spitting image of her mother Annie Lennox in her...
At least nineteen Shia Muslim pilgrims have been killed by a bomb attack on a bus convoy in southwest Pakistan

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At least nineteen Shia Muslim pilgrims have been killed by a bomb attack on a bus convoy in southwest Pakistan, local officials say. More than...
Videos sent via smartphone app Snapchat, which should disappear after a few seconds, can be preserved with easy to find tools

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Videos sent via smartphone app Snapchat - which should disappear after a few seconds - can be preserved with easy to find tools. Snapchat has...
An orchestra of young musicians from a Paraguayan slum has been touring South America, using instruments constructed entirely from recycled materials

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An orchestra of young musicians from a Paraguayan slum has been touring South America, using instruments constructed entirely from recycled materials. They pulled them from...
A video of Moscow plane crash has emerged showing how close one motorist came to becoming another victim of the deadly event

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A video of Moscow plane crash has emerged showing how close one motorist came to becoming another victim of the deadly event. At least four...
The Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus has been cremated in New Delhi

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The Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus has been cremated in the capital, New Delhi. The ceremony came hours after a...
Western actor Harry Carey, Jr. died on December 27 aged 91

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Western actor Harry Carey, Jr. died on December 27 aged 91, his daughter Melinda confirmed. Harry Carey, Jr. passed away from natural causes surrounded by...
Katie Waissel has allegedly split from her husband Brad Alphonso, after just two months of marriage

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Katie Waissel has allegedly split from her husband Brad Alphonso - after just two months of marriage. Former X Factor contestant wed the male model...
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie brought along up to 12 nannies to look after their brood during their festive break in the Caribbean

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie brought along up to 12 nannies to look after their brood during their festive break in the Caribbean. They reportedly...
Former President George H. W. Bush's condition has improved, allowing him to be moved out after nearly a week in intensive care

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Former President George H. W. Bush's condition has improved, allowing him to be moved out after nearly a week in intensive care, his spokesman...
President Evo Morales accused the subsidiaries of the Spanish company, Iberdrola, of overcharging Bolivian consumers in rural areas

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Bolivia has decided to bring two Spanish-owned electricity supply companies under state control. President Evo Morales accused the subsidiaries of the Spanish company, Iberdrola, of...