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Virgin Birth Is Way More Common In Animals Than Scientists Thought
Two cases of virgin birth have been observed in wild snakes, the first time the phenomenon has ever been recorded among vertebrates living in their natural habitat. Genetic analysis of the litters...
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10 New Mammals Discovered In The Last Decade
A new species of monkey has been identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The lesula, or Cercopithecus lomamiensis, described as shy and quiet, has excited conservationists because the...
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The Next Leader Of China Was Under Heavy Pressure From Communist Party Elders
Xi Jinping, China's president-in-waiting, who has not been seen in public for two weeks, was under intense pressure from within the Communist party before he disappeared, the Daily Telegraph has been...
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'Three-Parent Baby' Fertility Technique Could Be Made Legal
A fertility treatment which eliminates hereditary disease by engineering babies to carry healthy DNA from a third biological parent could be legalised next year. Members of the public are being asked...
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Anti-Terrorism Police Across Europe Planning To Patrol Facebook, Google And...
Police across Europe will "patrol" Facebook, Google and Twitter for postings supporting terrorism under an EU project detailed in a leaked report. Internet firms also face an array of new obligations...
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Spain Is Turning Into The New Greece
Spain has taken another confident stride to becoming the next Greece, a status long predicted for the country in some quarters. When the economic situation is bad ( the country’s GDP estimates fell...
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One Mutation Could Explain Infertility And Lead To Male Birth Control
Researchers found that mice with a damaged copy of a particular gene produced sperm with tails which were 17 percent shorter, making them less able to swim. The mice which had mutated versions of the...
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Scientists Find The Brain Switch That Makes Us Recognize Faces
The mystery of why some people never forget a face while others struggle to recognise people they have already met could be explained by two small bundles of nerves in the brain, according to a new...
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British Vacuum Cleaner Manufacturer Accuses Chinese Spy Of Stealing Secrets...
It is a case of espionage involving top secret blueprints for the latest technology and an international trail that leads from a world-leading British company’s HQ to China, via Germany. The alleged...
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Why Dinosaurs Had Wings
The first feathers and wings in nature evolved for decoration rather than flying, according to a new study. Today's birds inherit their wings and feathers from their dinosaur ancestors, which are...
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Ian McKellen: Being Gay Made Me A Good Actor
Sir Ian McKellen said there are many gay actors at the top of the profession because "we spent so long pretending to be straight, to be someone else, that eventually we became very good at it". Sir...
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CFOs Agree: Investing In Southern Europe Is As Scary As Investing In The...
BDO's annual 'global opportunities' survey found that the eurozone debt crisis remained one of their key concerns. Almost half (44pc) of the 1,000 CFOs surveyed by the global business consultancy...
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They Just Discovered A Bunch Of Awesome WWII Spy Gadgets
A rare wartime book documenting the ingenious James Bond-style gadgets invented by British 'spooks' to help prisoners of war escape has been discovered. The 1942 classified catalogue contains the...
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It's Only A Matter Of Time Before China Drops The One-Child Policy
China should immediately end its one-child policy and instead adopt a two-child scheme, a foundation with close links to the highest levels of the Communist party has said. The report from the China...
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Beijing Begins Eccentric Crackdown On Everything From Taxis To Model Airplanes
The Communist Party is under pressure, and it is determined that nothing can be allowed to spoil a smoothly running 18th Party Congress in Beijing.With its terrifying traffic and choking pollution,...
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The Most Important Power Change This Week Is Happening In China
As America goes to the polls tomorrow, the gaze of the world’s media will be focused squarely on Washington. But on the other side of the world, a leadership change of potentially greater significance...
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Chinese Police Discover 10,000 Bottles Of Red Wine In An Abandoned House
Some 10,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild red wine has been found in a derelict house in China.Police are yet to determine whether the wine - one of the most expensive reds in the world - is...
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Putin's Spokesman Denies Speculation About His 'Bad Back'
Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has moved to deny speculation that Dmitry Medvedev may step in to replace the Russian president at a summit with EU leaders in December due to a bad back.The...
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Kim Jong-il's Oldest Son Has Reappeared In Singapore
The oldest son of Kim Jong-il, the late leader of North Korea, has reappeared in Singapore nearly one year after fleeing his home in Macau.Kim Jong-nam, 41, had been living a life of luxury in the...
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Israel Air Strikes Hit Hamas Prime Minister's Headquarters
Soldiers deploy along Gaza's border after Israel's cabinet authorised the mobilisation of up to 75,000 reservists, preparing the ground for a possible ground invasion, as air force strikes continue to...
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