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Japan child robot mimicks infant learning - 04/12/2009

SUITA, Miwa Suzuki - A bald, child-like creature dangles its legs from a chair as its shoulders rise and fall with rhythmic breathing and its black eyes follow movements across the room. It's not...

Best-selling Spanish novelist Corin Tellado dies at 81 - 04/12/2009

MADRID, April 11, 2009 (AFP) - Corin Tellado, Spain's most prolific romantic novelist whose books sold over 400 million copies, died Saturday at the age of 81, three days after she finished her last...

Universal, YouTube to launch music video site - 04/10/2009

WASHINGTON, Chris Lefkow - Universal Music Group and YouTube have announced plans for a music video website with artists from the world's largest music company, the latest industry bid to pull...

Happy US-Russian crew deny 'divorce in space' - 04/10/2009

MOSCOW, Alissa de Carbonnel- A Russian and US space crew denied on Friday that new rules forbid them from sharing toilets and food in orbit, hailing their work as the "best partnership" in human...

Second face transplant in US performed - 04/10/2009

WASHINGTON - Surgeons in Boston have performed the second-ever partial face transplant in the United States, replacing some 80 percent of a disfigured man's face. A team of surgeons, nurses and...

Blair's stepmother-in-law running for British parliament - 04/10/2009

LONDON- Former British prime minister Tony Blair's stepmother-in-law will stand for parliament, the governing Labour Party confirmed Friday. Steph Booth, the fourth wife of actor Tony Booth, was...

Albanian woman had bullet in face for 12 years without knowing - 04/10/2009

TIRANA- An Albanian woman lived for a dozen years with a bullet lodged below her cheekbone without noticing it, news agency ATA reported Friday. Mrike Rrucaj was sleeping when a bullet flew into...

Microsoft, Yahoo! in search, ad talks: AllThingsD - 04/10/2009

WASHINGTON - Microsoft and Yahoo! have held "early discussions" about possible Internet search and advertising partnerships, a leading Silicon Valley technology website reported on Friday. The...

Indian comedian starts pro-bribe party - 04/10/2009

NEW DELHI- A prominent Indian comedian is taking aim at the country's notoriously corrupt political elite by starting up his own party that promises to bribe as many voters as possible. Jaspal...

World's cheapest car goes on sale in India - 04/10/2009

MUMBAI, Salil Panchal - The world's cheapest car went on sale Thursday, with dealers and the company behind it confident of strong demand despite a slump in global car sales amid the world economic...
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