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God did not create Universe: Hawking

LONDON- God no longer has any place in theories on the creation of the Universe due to a series of developments in physics, British scientist Stephen Hawking said in extracts published Thursday from a new book. In a hardening of the more accommodating position on religion that he took in his 1988 international best-seller "A Brief History of Time", Hawking said the Big Bang was merely the consequence of the law of gravity. "Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from...

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Friday September 3, 2010

Abbas, Netanyahu vow to meet every two weeks for peace 2010-09-03

Hamas vows more deadly attacks on Israelis 2010-09-03

US should apologise for Yemenis' arrest: Yemen ambassador 2010-09-03

France's Cassel vies for US stardom as gangster 'Mesrine' 2010-09-03

Beirut's beautiful people splash out for Ramadan 2010-09-03

God did not create Universe: Hawking 2010-09-03

Saudis query Sri Lankan maid's torture claim 2010-09-02

Netanyahu calls Abbas 'my partner in peace' 2010-09-02

Mubarak says peace talks hinge on Israeli settlement freeze 2010-09-02

Ex-head of Cairo museum in Van Gogh theft warned on security 2010-09-02

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Mexico to host World Environment Day in June 2009

Mexico City - Mexico will host the next World Environment Day in June 2009, the head of the UN...

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Jackson doctor denies manslaughter charge

LOS ANGELES, Soo Youn - Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty here Monday after being charged...

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Obama hails New Orleans 'resilience' five years post-Katrina

NEW ORLEANS, Tangi Quemener- President Barack Obama, marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Sunday, praised the...

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US lawmaker urges France not to arm Lebanon army

WASHINGTON- A US lawmaker on Friday warned France not to sell anti-tank missiles to Lebanon, saying they could end up being used against...

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Abbas condemns West Bank attack during US visit

WASHINGTON- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday condemned from Washington a West Bank attack that killed four Israeli settlers,...

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Playboy publishes excerpt of new Madame Bovary translation

WASHINGTON- The September issue of Playboy will include an excerpt of what the magazine claims on its cover is "The Most Scandalous Novel of All Time" -- the 19th century French novel "Madame Bovary." The translation of the novel by Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) is by US writer Lydia Davis, herself a novelist and translator of works by the likes of Marcel Proust and Michel Foucault. Deep inside...

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Anne Frank's tree falls in heavy winds

THE HAGUE- A chestnut tree in Amsterdam that Jewish teenager Anne Frank wrote about in her World War II diary collapsed on Monday in high winds, the museum dedicated to the youthful author said. "There were several strong gusts of wind and one of these knocked over the tree," Hans Westra, the director of Anne Frank House, told AFP. The tree, which was diseased and supported by a steel...

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Harvard tops Chinese university rankings for eighth year

SHANGHAI, D'Arcy Doran- Harvard topped a Chinese ranking of world universities published Friday for the eighth year running -- a list dominated by US...

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Beatings, bullying rife in Philippine schools: study

MANILA- Beatings and sexual harassment are rife in state-run schools in the Philippines, with many pupils also routinely bullied, according to a government-led...

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Famed Russian poet Voznesensky dead at 77

MOSCOW- Andrei Voznesensky, a Russian poet who became immensely popular in the 1960s but had an uneasy relationship with the Soviet authorities, died on...

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Telling a story in 140 characters or less

NEW YORK, Chris Lefkow - Arjun Basu writes short stories. Very short stories. "I'm doing 140-character stories on Twitter," said Basu, one of scores of...

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Americans average eight hours a day in front of screens

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Adult Americans spend an average of more than eight hours a day in front of screens -- televisions, computer monitors,...

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Egypt antiquities chief slams Ramadan TV Cleopatra

CAIRO- A television series about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, broadcast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, has sparked the ire of...

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Japan develops 'touchable' 3D TV technology

TOKYO- A Japanese research team said Thursday it had developed the world's first 3D television system that allows users to touch, pinch or...

Michael Douglas optimistic despite serious throat cancer

NEW YORK- Hollywood star Michael Douglas has admitted his throat cancer is more serious than first thought, but says he remains optimistic as he undergoes intensive treatment. "It's a stage four, which is intense, and they gotta go at it,"...

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Titian masterpiece in Venice damaged by water after fire

VENICE- Water sprayed by firefighters has damaged a painting by Renaissance master Titian at a Venice basilica, local authorities said Monday. "I saw water dripping from the painting for an hour" after the fire at an adjacent construction site was put out late on Sunday, the head of Venice's...

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Vienna state opera's new chief Meyer to expand repertoire

VIENNA, Pierre Feuilly- The new French director of Vienna's famed opera house, Dominique Meyer, has big plans for his...

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Emperor Beck Assumes the Throne of Italian Cuisine

Rome – Abdul Rahman Bitar - Who could have imagined that Italians would crown a German from Bavaria coming from a...

Science Moon is shrinking, say astronomers WASHINGTON- The Man in the Moon has become the latest victim of contraction in the housing market. Astronomers...	Medicine Child health at risk from non-prescription drugs: study LISBON- Many parents give their children too large or frequent doses of non-prescription medicines for fever, coughs...
Media Dutch Arab group fined over Holocaust cartoon THE HAGUE- A Dutch appeals court on Thursday fined an Arab organisation in the Netherlands 2,500 euros for causing...	Festivals You Only Live Once: Guca festival lures trumpet afficionados GUCA, Suzana Markovic- Hundreds of thousands of people have flocked to the small central Serbian town of Guca to join...