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Friday, July 1, 2011

Scientists find way to 'mend broken hearts'

Scientists find way to 'mend broken hearts'
NASA sues ex-astronaut Mitchell over moon camera
Monaco has new princess after nearly 30-year wait
Pakistan college contest: Praise for Osama bin Laden
Dominique Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest, charges stand
Kim Jong II's brother under house arrest in Pyongyang: Report
Dominique Strauss-Kahn may be released without bail: Sources
Former CIA director Leon Panetta sworn is as Secretary of Defence
At 74, Italian PM can make love five times a day
Gaddafi's son denies he ordered the killing of civilians
Japan imposes energy limits amid power crunch
Kamal Nath claims diplomatic immunity in 1984 riots case in US
Aussie doctor imprisoned for genital mutilation
William, Kate begin first official trip abroad
Criminal probe into CIA detainees deaths: US Attorney General
US TV channel MSNBC suspends analyst for calling Obama a ‘d#%k’

Scientists find way to 'mend broken hearts'

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Scientists claim to have finally found the secret to 'mending broken hearts'. A team at Liverpool John Moores University says that it has discovered how to mend broken hearts by examining ways of repairing damaged tissue after cardiovascular attacks, 'The Daily Telegraph' reported.

NASA sues ex-astronaut Mitchell over moon camera

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NASA is suing former astronaut Edgar Mitchell to get back a camera that went to the moon on the Apollo 14 mission. The lawsuit filed yesterday in South Florida federal court contends Mitchell recently tried to sell the camera at an auction. NASA says there's no record that the device was ever transferred to Mitchell and NASA wants it back.

Monaco has new princess after nearly 30-year wait

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Monaco's reigning prince, Albert II, wed Charlene Wittstock of South Africa today in a long-awaited civil ceremony that transformed the one-time Olympic swimmer into the Princess of Monaco.

Pakistan college contest: Praise for Osama bin Laden

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Two months after the covert US raid that killed Osama bin Laden, posters emblazoned with images of the burning World Trade Center towers appeared at the country's largest university advertising a literary contest to glorify the former Al-Qaeda chief.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest, charges stand

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest on Friday as the sexual assault case against him moved one step closer to dismissal after prosecutors told a Manhattan judge that they had serious problems with the case.

Kim Jong II's brother under house arrest in Pyongyang: Report

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North Korean leader Kim Jong II's half-brother Pyong II, the country's ambassador to Poland, is rumoured to be under virtual house arrest in Pyongyang, a South Korean daily reported today.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn may be released without bail: Sources

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Sources have told the Associated Press that the New York City district attorney will agree to release former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn without bail. Prosecutors had serious questions about the credibility of a hotel housekeeper who has accused former Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault, according to people familiar with the case.

Former CIA director Leon Panetta sworn is as Secretary of Defence

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A day after stepping down as CIA director, Leon Panetta was sworn in Friday as secretary of defence. He began settling into the job by telling members of the military and their families they are "at the top of my agenda."

At 74, Italian PM can make love five times a day

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is capable of making love five times in a day, his doctor has revealed adding that the 74-year-old "has the sex drive of a man at least 15 years younger".

Gaddafi's son denies he ordered the killing of civilians

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The son of Moammar Gaddafi, who is facing an international arrest warrant, says neither he nor his father ordered the killing of civilian protesters, as prosecutors at an international tribunal have charged.

Japan imposes energy limits amid power crunch

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Japan's government began imposing energy restrictions on companies, shopping malls and other major electricity users on Friday to cope with power shortages following the country's nuclear crisis.

Kamal Nath claims diplomatic immunity in 1984 riots case in US

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Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has claimed diplomatic immunity and lack of service of summons before a US court in a case over his alleged role in the November 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Aussie doctor imprisoned for genital mutilation

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A former Australian gynecologist was sentenced on Friday to three-and-a-half years in prison for mutilating a patient's genitals, indecently assaulting two other patients and ignoring a ban on practicing obstetrics.

William, Kate begin first official trip abroad

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Prince William and Kate began their first official trip abroad on Thursday laying a wreath at Canada's National War Memorial as excited onlookers screamed with delight and showered the young royals with flowers and gifts.

Criminal probe into CIA detainees deaths: US Attorney General

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The Justice Department inquiry into CIA interrogations of terrorist detainees has led to a full criminal investigation into the deaths of two people while they were in custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday.