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Daily Archives: Jan 26, 2014

HDL cholesterol also has a nasty side that can increase the risk of heart attacks

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According to a medical team at Cleveland Clinic, good cholesterol, or HDL, also has a nasty side that can increase the risk of heart...
Syria will allow women and children to leave the besieged area of Homs

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UN mediator at the Geneva peace talks Lakhdar Brahimi has announced that Syria will allow women and children to leave the besieged area of...
Damien Chazelle's Whiplash has won the grand jury prize and the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival 2014

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Damien Chazelle's Whiplash has won the grand jury prize and the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The opening night...
La Braña 1 ancient man had dark skin and blue eyes

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Researchers have found that a 7,000-year-old man whose bones were left behind in a Spanish cave had the dark skin of an African, but...
Gravity film-maker Alfonso Cuaron has picked up the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America

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Outstanding Directorial Achievement Winners at 66th Annual DGA Awards 2014: Feature Film: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity Dramatic Series: Vince Gilligan - Breaking Bad, <<Felina>> Movies For Television And...
Alfonso Cuaron has picked up the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for space drama Gravity

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Alfonso Cuaron has picked up the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America (DGA) for space drama Gravity. The prestigious win for Gravity...
American Horror Story fans received some shocking news in this week's episode

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Spoiler alert! American Horror Story: Coven came to an end thanks to Fiona’s daughter Cordelia. When Cordelia (Sarah Paulson) got her "sight" back, she had a...
Two white doves released by Pope Francis and two children in Vatican City as a peace gesture have been attacked by a seagull and a crow

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Two white doves released by Pope Francis and two children in Vatican City as a peace gesture have been attacked by a seagull and...
Karl Slym had been managing director of Tata Motors, part of the giant Tata Group, since October 2012

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Karl Slym, managing director of India-based Tata Motors, has died in Thailand where he was attending a board meeting. Tata Motors said in a statement...
Fifty Shades of Grey movie is set to be released on February 13, 2015

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Universal Pictures and Focus Features have released the first poster of the adaptation of E.L. James’ novel Fifty Shades of Grey. The poster depicts business...
Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced that Ukraine’s opposition protests will continue after he rejected President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to appoint him as prime minister

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Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced that Ukraine’s opposition protests will continue after he rejected President Viktor Yanukovych's offer to appoint him as prime minister. Arseniy Yatsenyuk...
The Los Angeles ceremony is the biggest night in the US music calendar

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Jay-Z, hip-hop duo Macklemore and Lewis and Pharrell Williams are among the stars who will be vying for glory when the prestigious Grammy Awards...
Thai protesters have surrounded polling stations, blocking early voting ahead of next week's general election

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Thai protesters have surrounded polling stations, blocking early voting ahead of next week's general election, officials say. One of their leaders has been shot dead...
Sao Paulo peaceful protest was marred by sporadic acts of vandalism which turned into clashes with the police

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Sao Paulo police say they have detained 128 people during clashes that followed a demonstration against this year's football World Cup in Brazil. A car...
Human rights activist Xu Zhiyong has been sentenced to four years in prison

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Prominent human rights activist Xu Zhiyong has been sentenced to four years in prison, a Chinese court has ruled. Xu Zhiyong, who campaigned for children's...
The newly-married couple has climbed to the top of a protest barricade in Kiev to celebrate their wedding

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A newly-married couple has climbed to the top of a protest barricade in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, to celebrate their wedding. Anti-government protesters have been...
Jose Daniel Ferrer spent eight years in prison after a major crackdown on opposition activists in 2003

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Leading dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer has been arrested after meeting European diplomats in Havana, pro-democracy activists in Cuba say. The activists said they did not...