'Britain is colonialist, ludicrous and archaic': Sean Penn blasts UK for refusing to hand over Falklands to Argentina
- U.S. actor said diplomacy needed to resolve the issue
- He is 'firmly' on the side of the South Americans
- Comments came as he met Argentine President Cristina Kirchner yesterday…
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Did Yale University plan to create an intellectually superior race of children to repopulate Britain after World War Two?
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New York high school's Tourette's outbreak mirrors bizarre 'Dancing Plague' in France in 1518
By Michael Zennie
Last updated at 6:42 PM on 12th February 2012
The mysterious Tourette's-like epidemic that has afflicted 21 people, mostly teenage girls from a…
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Russian superlaser to be as good as H-bomb
Published: 12 February, 2012, 22:41
Russia has launched a $1.5 billion project to create a high-energy superlaser site which designers pledge will be the best in the world. Capable of igniting nuclear fusion, the facility will be used both for thermonuclear weapon and civil purposes.
The new laser device will be used for inertial confinement fusion (ICF)…
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15,000 elite Iranian special-ops 'head' to Syria
Published: 10 February, 2012, 13:41
Edited: 10 February, 2012, 20:42
The regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria is expecting up to 15,000 Iranian troops to help maintain order in the country’s provinces, a Chinese newspaper reports. Iran has yet to confirm or deny the news.
According to the central Chinese daily Renmin Ribao, the Iranian special task troops are…
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Al Qaeda leader backs Syrian revolt against Assad
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80 Arrests in Colorado's Biggest Drug Bust Ever
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Growing Up On a Farm Directly Affects Regulation of the Immune System, Study Finds
ScienceDaily (Feb. 8, 2012) — Immunological diseases, such as eczema and asthma, are on the increase in westernised society and represent a major challenge for 21st century medicine.
A new study has shown, for the first time, that growing up on a farm…
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Milky Way's Black Hole Found Grazing On Asteroids
ScienceDaily (Feb. 8, 2012) — The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way may be vaporizing and devouring asteroids, which could explain the frequent flares observed, according to astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
For several years Chandra has detected X-ray flares about…
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Killjoy council workers saw snowmen's heads off after children take hours to build them... because they 'damage the grass'
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 8:33 AM on 9th February 2012
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Gangs behind a quarter of violent crime: 4,800 'soljas' in London blamed for rapes, murders and shootings
- 158 arrests as 1,300 officers are involved in gang raids across the capital
- Gang members are stuck on a 'conveyer belt of crime', says Met Police Assistant Commissioner
- Half a kilo of heroin, crack cocaine and cash…
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115 dead in a week: Criminals go on rampage as Brazil police strike
'The right to protest is guaranteed but not the right to offend, to prey on, or to threaten people,' state governor says
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Trouble in paradise: Soldiers clash with police on the streets of the Maldives as first democratic president is forced to resign
- Winner of first multi-party election steps down in TV address
- Public celebrate by throwing water at each other
- Former UNICEF official educated in…
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'The oldest work of art ever': 42,000-year-old paintings of seals found in Spanish caveSix paintings were found in the Nerja Caves, 35miles east of Malaga
They are the only known artistic images created by Neanderthal man
By Tom Worden
Last updated at 9:27 PM on 7th February 2012
The world's oldest works of art have been found in a…
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Britain will help Syrian rebels says Cameron as Assad army bombs continue to rain down on Homs
- City being bombarded to stop uprising against ruling regime
- Russian foreign minister meets Assad in Damascus
- Pair discuss ways to try to end the uprising
- 95 killed in yesterday's…
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'I just f***ing killed someone and it was ahmazing': The sick diary entries of teen who strangled and stabbed neighbor, aged 9 Alyssa Bustamante was 15 when she killed Elizabeth Olten in 2009 She wrote: 'As soon as you get over the "ohmygawd I can't do this" feeling, it's pretty enjoyable... Kay, I gotta go to church now' Olten's mother called killer 'not even human' at hearing on Monday
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US playing Internet monopoly
Published: 03 February, 2012, 12:00
US playing Internet Monopoly
The US is seeking to control the Internet,…
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Austerity, moi? Nicolas Sarkozy spends £10k a day on food and keeps 121 cars under his palace
By Ted Thornhill
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5 February, 2012 12:01AM AEST
Flood threat increases in South West QLD
Residents in Charleville continue to watch the town's levee which is under pressure from a record flood, while St George is preparing to build a temporary levee. Roma residents are preparing to begin the clean up.…
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Micron CEO dies in plane crash, industry stunned
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Micron Technology Inc. Steve Appleton speaks at the Reuters Semiconductor Industry Summit in San…
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