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A few coffees a day keep liver disease at bay: study - 10/22/2009

WASHINGTON- Researchers in the United States have found another good reason to go to the local espresso bar: several cups of coffee a day could halt the progression of liver disease, a study showed...

Developing nations join West in deforestation fight - 10/21/2009

WASHINGTON - Six developing countries will join five western nations, including the United States and Britain, to combat climate change by better managing forestry resources, the World Bank said...

Plastic Logic to unveil first e-reader in January - 10/19/2009

WASHINGTON- Plastic Logic, a US company whose planned electronic reader has attracted a lot of media buzz, said Monday that it will announce the availability and pricing of the device for business...

US says ready for NKorea talks - 10/19/2009

WASHINGTON - The United States is ready to meet one-on-one with North Korea but only if it leads "rapidly" to full-fledged six-nation denuclearization talks, a senior US official said Monday. Kurt...

Egyptian lawmaker held for trying to free arrested nephew: source - 10/19/2009

CAIRO - A lawmaker of Egypt's ruling party accused of attacking a police station to free his nephew was arrested on Sunday after his parliamentary immunity was lifted, a security official said....

Bowel disease treatment boosts cancer risk: study - 10/19/2009

PARIS- A standard treatment for keeping inflammatory bowel disease in check increases the risk of infection-related cancers, but not enough to preclude its use, according to a study published...

Balloon boy drama was hoax: police - 10/19/2009

FORT COLLINS, Jeanie Stokes- The runaway balloon saga that gripped the United States was a hoax concocted by the family involved in a bid to secure a contract for a reality television show, police...

Botswana leader's party sails to victory - 10/18/2009

GABORONE, Refentse Tessa - President Ian Khama's ruling party on Saturday swept Botswana's parliamentary polls to return its tough-talking leader to the helm of the world's biggest diamond producer....

70 years on, Nefertiti's new Berlin home opens doors again - 10/17/2009

BERLIN, Audrey Kauffmann - Closed for 70 years following heavy bomb damage during World War II, Berlin's "Neues Museum" throws open its doors again on Friday, with 3,400-year-old Egyptian beauty...

Brace to be 'overwhelmed' by swine flu: WHO official - 10/17/2009

WASHINGTON- The northern hemisphere should brace for a tough fight against swine flu, which "overwhelmed" hospitals in the southern hemisphere, a world flu expert said Friday. Data presented at a...
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