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German military chief quits over deadly Afghan strike (AFP)

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:32:29 +0000

AFP – Germany’s top general quit on Thursday over an air strike in Afghanistan on two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in which dozens of civilians are believed to have died in the resulting inferno.

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German military chief quits over deadly Afghan strike
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Iran seizes rights lawyer’s Nobel Peace medal (AP)

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:44:59 +0000

AP – Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal, her lawyer and Norway’s government said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps they are taking against any dissent.

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Iran seizes rights lawyer’s Nobel Peace medal
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Iran seizes rights lawyer’s Nobel Peace medal (AP)

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:44:59 +0000

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Iran seizes rights lawyer’s Nobel Peace medal
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Polanski prepares for luxury Alpine house arrest (AP)

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:21:21 +0000

AP – After two months in a Swiss jail, Roman Polanski prepared Thursday for the splendid captivity of his $1.6 million chalet in one of world’s most luxurious winter resorts.

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Polanski prepares for luxury Alpine house arrest
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Norway: Iran seizes Nobel laureate Ebadi’s medal (AP)

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:33:04 +0000

AP – Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal, the Norwegian government said Thursday, accusing Iran of a shocking first in the history of the prize.

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Norway: Iran seizes Nobel laureate Ebadi’s medal
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Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:18:53 +0000

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Nov.

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Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk
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Folic acid supplements raise cancer risk: study (Reuters)

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:13:46 +0000

Reuters – Heart patients in Norway — where unlike many countries foods are not enriched with folic acid — were more likely to die from cancer if they took folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements compared with those who did not take them, Norwegian researchers said on Tuesday.

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Folic acid supplements raise cancer risk: study
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`80s pop sensation a-ha to call it quits (AP)

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:31:38 +0000

AP – Norwegian pop band a-ha says it plans to call it quits at the end of 2010.

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`80s pop sensation a-ha to call it quits
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Fallen Marine’s father wants change in Afghanistan (AP)

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:55:03 +0000

AP – It was the last way John Bernard would have wanted his voice to gain prominence in the national debate over the war in Afghanistan.

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Fallen Marine’s father wants change in Afghanistan
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In rare public comments, Nobel jury defends Obama pick (AP)

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:21:26 +0000

AP – Members of the Norwegian committee that gave Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize are strongly defending their choice against a storm of criticism that the award was premature and a potential liability for the U.S. president.

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In rare public comments, Nobel jury defends Obama pick
(AP)