Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Suicide rates in the US Army have soared over the past three years, hitting levels not seen in more than a quarter century, army data released Thursday show.Read the full story
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
A new study finds that the development of bullous lung disease occurs in marijuana smokers approximately 20 years earlier than tobacco smokers.Read the full story
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
LONDON (AFP) - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits leapt 23 percent last year to a record 31.331 billion dollars (21.115 billion euros), energised by soaring crude prices.Read the full story
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
A British Conservative sparked anger at the European Parliament on Thursday by saying the chamber president\\\\\\\'s new powers reminded him of tactics used by the Nazi government of Germany to rule without the parliamentary consentRead the full story
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
The United Nations Security Council failed on Tuesday evening to issue a statement condemning Israel for its siege on Gaza.Read the full story
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Walmart says it's going to cut prices 10-30% in order to help "cash-strapped consumers" and keep them "excited about shopping."Read the full story
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
PARIS (AFP) - The French government vowed Tuesday to fight off any hostile takeover bid for Societe Generale as the bank\\\\\\\'s chairman faced mounting pressure to stand down over multi-billion-euro rogue trade losses.Read the full story
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, “I wish I knew how to quit you” from Ledger’s gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain, Gibson disdainfully quipped, “Well, he found out how to quit you.”Read the full story
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US scientists have taken a major step toward creating the first ever artificial life form by synthetically reproducing the DNA of a bacteria, according to a study published Thursday.Read the full story
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