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Medical Scans Show Leonardo Da Vinci's Drawings Were Right All Along
Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings were "startling" in their accuracy, new medical scans have shown, putting him hundreds of years ahead of his peers.He has long been praised as one of the finest...
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Argentine President Cristina Kirchner Equates Falkland Islanders With...
Following the referendum in the Falkland Islands in which islanders voted to remain British, the President of Argentina said that it was as if as if "a bunch of squatters were to vote on whether or not...
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China Completes Second Political Succession Since Communist Party Took Power
China's parliament formally elected heir-in-waiting Xi Jinping as the country's new president today, completing the country's second orderly political succession since the Communist Party took power in...
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Cardinal Used Google Search To Learn More About Papal Candidates
Greg Barker, the Climate Change minister, has recalled how Cardinal Peter Turkson used Google ahead of his decision to vote for Benedict XVI to be pope.Greg Barker has given Mandrake an intriguing...
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Pope Francis Laughs, Jokes And Shakes Hands
Around 1,000 people thronged a narrow passageway outside the Church of Sant'Anna, his local parish church just inside the Vatican gates, as he arrived for mass.In dramatic contrast with the reserved...
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Apple's Next iPhone Might Be Unlockable By The Owner's Fingerprint
The end of the smartphone passcode could be at hand, if technology companies have their way.Apple is said to be planning to introduce an iPhone that can be unlocked by the owner's fingerprint, while...
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Hijacked Helicopter Scoops Up Two Canadian Prison Inmates In Daring Escape
Two prisoners in Canada have made an audacious, but short-lived, bid for freedom after being hoisted away in a helicopter reportedly commandeered by their accomplices.In scenes reminiscent Hollywood...
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The Times Admits To 'Massive Mistake' Over Qatar Dream League Story
The Times newspaper has published a full climbdown following an internal investigation of the 'Qatar Dream League' story it ran last week, an episode the paper on Monday described as a “journalistic...
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Police Charge Ten In World's Most Expensive Car Crash
Police in Japan said Monday they want to charge 10 drivers over a £2.6 million, multi-car pileup involving eight Ferraris, one Lamborghini and a Mercedes-Benz.The chain-reaction smash in December 2011...
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Amazon Wants To Be HBO, Too
Amazon has commissioned a series of big-budget, web-only shows as it takes on Netflix in the battle to capitalise on the growing appetite for watching programmes on smartphones, tablets and...
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Obama Look-Alike Cast As Satan In History Channel Series On Bible
His right-wing critics were probably nodding sagely in approval – but Barack Obama may have reason to feel aggrieved after hit American mini-series The Bible cast an actor with a striking resemblance...
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Drinking Skim Milk May Be Making Toddlers Fat
Giving toddlers skimmed or one percent fat milk could cause them to become overweight or obese, according to the counterintuitive results of a study.US researchers found healthy-weight two-year-olds...
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Fake Official Duped China's Communist Party For Years
With his bouffant black hair, white short-sleeve shirt and endless boring speeches, he certainly seemed like a high-ranking Communist party official.But Zhao Xiyong, who has claimed since 2010 to be...
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South Korean Banks And Broadcasters Paralyzed By Cyberattack
Skulls pop up on the screens of some computers — a strong indication that hackers planted a malicious code in systemsComputer networks at two major South Korean banks and three top TV broadcasters went...
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Google Is Working On A Smart Watch, Just Like Apple And Samsung
Google’s Android unit is reportedly working on a wearable smartphone that would be a rival to Apple’s much talked about – yet still unseen – iWatch.Wearable technology has become an increasingly hot...
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Israel's 'Prisoner X' Was Jailed For Exposing Lebanese Informants To Hezbollah
The Australian known as "Prisoner X", who died in an Israeli prison in 2010, had been arrested after a bungled and unauthorised bid to recruit a double agent with links to Lebanon's Hizbollah,...
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The New BlackBerry's Launch Has Been A Disaster
BlackBerry shares have continued to fall after a disappointing US launch of the new Z10 smartphones prompted Goldman Sachs to downgrade its financial rating for the Canadian company.The BlackBerry...
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Parents Are Lying To Cut Their Kid's Car Insurance Costs
One in ten parents are prepared to break the law in order to save money on their child's car cover, new research suggests.A tenth of parents are happy to commit fraud to help their children save money...
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Now You Can Hire Fake Mourners To Cry At Your Funeral
British mourners are renting "professional sobbers" to blub at funerals to make people believe the deceased was really popular.For £45 an hour, the fake mourners can be rented to cry for the duration...
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Here's What We Know About What North Korea Can Hit
Despite North Korea's highly-publicized missile tests, relatively little is known about the actual size and capabilities of its arsenal.The regime is understood to have substantial numbers of short-...
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